Article: A controlled flight into terrain crossdown puzzle.

Article: Making "saves" with GPWS: CFITs claimed 241 lives and 104 ...
Approach;  July 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... flight into terrain (CFIT) occurs when a fully ... before planned touchdown. CFITs, normally a result of ... From 1997 through 2006, CFITs resulted in 166 lives ... contributor to the decrease in CFITs. GPWS is a survivability ... the pilot of imminent CFIT over level terrain and ...

Article: Spellar welcomes CfiT annual transport survey.
M2 Presswire;  July 18, 2001 ;     675 words ... ... UK Government: Spellar welcomes CfiT annual transport survey (C)1994 ... for the Integrated Transport (CfITs) tested public attitudes to transport ... full report is published on the CfiT website at www.cfit.gov.uk This is their second ...

Article: Getting control of CFIT.
Approach;  March 1, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... controlled flight into terrain (CFIT) continues to be a major challenge ... we lost? Here's a list of CFIT mishaps within the last 10 years ... in most cases is the human. CFITs originate from a variety of ... OMITTED] [GRAPHIC OMITTED] CFIT has been one of the leading ...

Article: AVOIDING CFIT
Plane and Pilot;  April 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... typically referred to as controlled flight into terrain or CFIT. Most of these CFIT catastrophes result from a pilot's breakdown in situational ... If that isn't thought provoking enough, these CFIT statistics should raise the hairs on the back of every ...

Article: CFIT Asks House Committee on Small Business to Speak for ...
Business Wire;  June 6, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... the Coalition for ICANN Transparency (CFIT). "ICANN only agreed to this deal to ... Internet community," said John Berard, CFIT spokesperson. "This deal will only lead ... market 'lock-out' for small business." CFIT and other members of the Internet community ...

Article: Controlling CFIT: NAVAIR's CAS team qorking on ...
Approach;  May 1, 2009 ;     642 words ...[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "CFIT has been one of the leading causes of ... controlled-flight-into-terrain (CFIT) systems in Navy aircraft since 1991 ... and patented embedded-software, CFIT-protection systems for tactical aircraft ...

Article: Crash at Busan Pushes CFIT Accidents To Record Death Toll.
Air Safety Week;  April 22, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... involving controlled flight into terrain (CFIT). As the saying goes, when a particular ... South Korea, marked the third fatal CFIT accident this year. It was the deadliest yet, pushing this year's CFIT toll to 338 fatalities, more than 45 ...