On Oct 3, 4:20=A0pm, "Ol Shy & Bashful" <selway...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On Oct 3, 1:02=A0pm, Steve Hix <se...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > In article
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> > =A0"Ol Shy & Bashful" <selway...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > > What is the most dangerous time of any flight? On average, when
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> > > a pilot be the most aware of what is going on? Gonna post this on
> > > student forum too. Should be most interesting.
> > > Ol SS aka Ol S&B (ol **** stirrer)
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> > At the risk of posting something close to being on topic...
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> > A couple weeks ago I attended a Air Safety Foundation seminar on
> > improving takeoffs and landings, mostly focusing on safety
> > considerations.
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> > According to them (and FAA and NTSB), most accidents occur close to
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> > ground and low(er) speeds, with takeoff/go-around accidents being
> > slightly more like to be lethal than are landing accidents.
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> > Beyond that, I'd have to dig around in the information pile for more
> > detail.
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> Steve
> I think you'll find the numbers relatively the same. However, if an
> accident occurs close to the ground, low and slow, does it really
> matter? I think the main problem is the pilot is not going to take off
> knowing something is wrong with the aricraft. So, when something does
> go wrong on takeoff, the pilot is usually behind events and THAT is
> what makes it so dangerous. Already in flight and something goes
> wrong, you have some time to consider the problem and then deal with
> it. No matter what, landing or taking off, the ultimate outcome
> depends on the quality of the landing! The problems happen in the
> meantime and between time.
> What do you think? And I'm trying to keep this on a more serious note
> and thought provoking.
> Ol S&B
Assuming a normal flying environment (normal takeoff, normal cruise,
and normal landing, one can make a strong argument for assigning a
high degree of danger to the takeoff scenario. It is notable as well,
that all pilots should be aware of the added danger factors found on
takeoff and be especially aware of these dangers which should include
an EXPECTED problem to occur on EACH TAKEOFF!!
Pilots trained properly and flying as they were trained go a LONG way
toward minimizing the added danger factor in this environment.
Dudley Henriques
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