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The Power of Just Culture: Killing the Blame Game

In many companies across the globe, if something goes wrong, the go-to response is to start finger pointing and finding someone to blame. In aviation though, we sure like to think we’re better than that, but are we really? As the aviation industry has developed over the years, we’ve learnt Read more…

By Jop Dingemans, 4 monthsMay 15, 2023 ago
Safety

The 10 Biggest Threats for Air Ambulance Helicopters

Helicopters have a lot of threats to overcome on a daily basis. From tail rotors without redundancy, to all the moving parts and the aerodynamic counter-forces to actually stay in the air. But the biggest threats for air ambulance helicopters (and causes of accidents) aren’t actually mechanical issues, but more Read more…

By Jop Dingemans, 6 monthsMarch 27, 2023 ago
Single pilot commercial flights
Safety

Single Pilot Commercial Flights: The Future, or a Massive Safety Risk?

We’ve seen waves of proposals and research in the last few years regarding single pilot operations in the commercial airline environment. Companies are constantly looking for ways to cut costs, but at what point will safety have to make way for efficiency? Today we’ll be looking at the arguments and Read more…

By Jop Dingemans, 7 monthsFebruary 20, 2023 ago
Technical

How to Manage Fatigue and Survive Nightshifts

Sleep is something none of us can escape from. For some it’s amazing, for others it’s annoying. Pilots, like many other people in other professions, often have to deal with staying awake while everyone else is dreaming away. Lots of recent research is revealing more and more about the effects Read more…

By Jop Dingemans, 10 monthsNovember 21, 2022 ago
Commercial Pressure in Aviation
Human Factors

Let’s Talk About Commercial Pressure in Aviation

Commercial pressure in aviation is a concept that most pilots are familiar with, especially in this day and age. Unfortunately, it’s still a massive problem in the aviation industry, and has even caused the UK CAA to publish this safety notice featuring commercial pressure. To this day, lots of accidents Read more…

By Jop Dingemans, 1 yearSeptember 13, 2022 ago
VTOL
News

EASA Issues World’s First “VTOL Vertiport” Design Guidance

EASA has just issued the world’s first “VTOL Vertiport” Design Guidance. This is a massive step, and will help to keep up with the rapid development of the Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) industry and the various aircraft (or in English: flying autonomous vehicles carrying people). There are a lot Read more…

By Jop Dingemans, 2 yearsMarch 25, 2022 ago
Safety

Integrating Drones into the Aviation Industry

Drones: A threat to some, a living for others. It is very obvious that no matter where you are in the world, drones are becoming more and more common, and are starting to impact the aviation industry globally. To integrate drones into the aviation industry is not something easy to Read more…

By Jop Dingemans, 2 yearsDecember 19, 2021 ago
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