This is probably the shortest question you’ll answer all day. But the answer can have consequences that go far beyond the briefing. “Are you fit to fly?” We hear it every morning (or evening) before a flight. Most of us Read more…
This SAR helicopter landed safely, and the casualty made it to hospital. Yet somebody still lost their life. That’s not how most accident reports start. In March 2022, a UK Search and Rescue Sikorsky S-92 landed at Derriford Hospital in Read more…
How do you know if you’re part of a shortcut culture? 👀 The answer is usually not super clear, because it’s a bit like pointing out water to a fish. You don’t become part of shortcut culture because of one Read more…
The investigation team recreated the Leicester AW169 scenario in the simulator with a test pilot: Every single attempt resulted in a crash 💥 If I asked you: “What would you do if you suddenly lost tail thrust during take-off?” You’d Read more…
We have a Boeing 747, a full runway, and engines set for take-off power 🛫 Yet… it didn’t take off. It crashed, and turned into a fireball, killing everyone on board. No technical failures or weather issues. So what happened? Read more…
I’ve had days where departing to a patient from a busy airport in the middle of summer feels like you’re trying to thread a needle (while someone keeps nudging your elbow) 👀 The airspace is saturated, everyone’s talking, and you’re Read more…
Good Crew Resource Management (CRM) doesn’t always look the same. We’re taught that it should look clear and structured. But take the same principles into a really dynamic mission, at night, under pressure, with multiple moving parts and different cultures… Read more…
I still remember flipping my Night Vision Goggles down before departing an industrial site at 2 AM in the UK, knowing there was a wire right in front of us that we had carefully briefed beforehand 🔎 I knew it Read more…
Sometimes accident chains take minutes, or even hours. But in specific cases: it’s just seconds ⏱️ A study by the US Helicopter Safety Team (USHST) looked at fatal helicopter accidents where pilots unintentionally flew into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC). By Read more…
On the night of January 29, 2025, two professional crews flew in night VMC towards one of the most controlled pieces of airspace in the world 🌎 One was a CRJ700 inbound to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. The other Read more…