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
In the aviation industry, we sometimes have this attitude that everything can be solved with training. Partly because it’s the building block of everything we do. 🔸 Someone forgot to do something on the line? More training. 🔸 Certain checks Read more
There are accidents that are caused by very loud and obvious things: Mechanical failures, fire warnings, things that are obviously wrong 👀 Then there are accidents caused by sneaky threats that weren’t managed well enough. The Morecambe Bay crash is Read more