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What you should know when sharing airspace with UAVs.(SAFETY SAGE)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Predator, Reapers, Global Hawks ... the list is growing rapidly. Unmanned aerial vehicles are here to stay, are actively flying in the same airspace as civilian and military aircraft, and have safety challenges unique to their platforms that all flyers need to be aware of. Compared to most ...
RQ-4 Global Hawk NAV-BRAO issue.
Aug 01, 2008; O'brien, Dereck M. ... The RQ-4 Global Hawk was Teledyne-Ryan's winning entry to The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's High Altitude, Long Endurance Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Tier II+ program. Later acquired by the Northrop-Grumman Corporation, Global Hawk has gained respect as it gradually comes of age ...
Using good CRM--teamwork.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Anonymous For some of us, it seems that every time we get comfortable with our aircraft and the mission, something jumps up and takes us by surprise. It could be something as simple as a maintenance problem we've never seen nor trained for, or as major as finding yourself in ...
Just another approach? maybe not.
Aug 01, 2008 ... ANONYMOUS "There I was" a couple years ago deployed overseas flying as an instructor pilot in the C-17 on a typical night airlift mission to a downrange airfield. The only other pilot onboard was in upgrade training to become an aircraft commander. We also had two loadmasters ...
UAVs are here to stay learn their capabilities check NOTAMs/TFRs.
Aug 01, 2008 ... UAVs are here to stay learn their capabilities check ...
Too high, too fast for safe approach: a scary lesson to learn.
Aug 01, 2008 ... ANONYMOUS It started at the beginning of the war in Iraq. I moved to a different C-130 crew after my aircraft commander headed back to CONUS. Although I had a good time with my first crew, I was excited about the new one. Looking back, I feel like we gelled well, which really ...
Near midair in the middle of nowhere.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Anonymous There I was, flying on my 30th mission out of Diego Garcia in the KC-135 Stratotanker. The missions were notoriously boring. Typical sorties last between six and eight hours with the entire duration taking place under "due regard." That's right, no controlling agency ...
The unexpected.
Aug 01, 2008; Walker, E. Yancey ... Regardless of airframe, when students are in training, the potential exists for the unexpected to happen. In these situations, the Air Force places faith in its instructors to use their foresight to prevent, or expertise to resolve, potential disasters. To use the cliche, instructors ...
Student/IP communication: keep the brief sacred.
Aug 01, 2008 ... ANONYMOUS I had been a flight commander for about eight months, and had a pretty good feel for the job. I had also come to know the time crunch that occurs just before briefing a sortie. Everyone needs you to weigh in on something: "Can I fly this IP with that student?" "Can ...
Class a flight mishaps.
Aug 01, 2008 ... <Pre> FY08 (Through 24 Jul 08) Class A MishapsFY08 Same Date in FY07 Total FY07 ACC 6 5 8 AETC6 5 5 AFMC0 0 1 AFRC ...