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
Takeoff does indeed put an additional danger factor in play for the
reasons stated.
It should also be noted that pilots properly trained should be aware
of these additional factors and because of this awareness, be
exercising an ingrained habit pattern that EXPECTS issues to occur on
EVERY TAKE OFF!!! The properly trained pilot expects a forced landing
on every takeoff and is mentally in tune with that scenario right up
until cruising altitude has been reached.
Human factors being what they are, even highly trained pilots
experiencing an issue after takeoff that will result in a forced
landing will still be going through the mental and physical process
that determines an action taken, but the difference in reaction time
and action taken is significent between the prepared pilot and the
unprepared pilot.
Dudley Henriques
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