Questions tagged [safety]
Safety includes all aspects of protecting aircraft, passengers and crew from accidents, mistakes and other potentially dangerous situations.
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Why do they tell you to tie your lifevest on the left side during safety briefings?
This might be UK specific, given I have only been flying internally recently.
During the safety briefings, when describing how to inflate the lifevest the instructions are always:
"Wrap the lines ...
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Is it allowed and safe to carry a passenger / non-pilot in the front seat of a small general aviation airplane?
Is there anything wrong with taking a friend in the copilot's seat of a small general aviation aircraft with me flying, or does he have to sit in the back (if there is one)?
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What accidents have had crew accustomization to warnings among their causes?
A non-answer on this question claimed that:
the idea that maneuvering with the stall warning activated will somehow damage us, causing us to ignore its warning when the chips are down and AOA is up,...
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Is “hacking small planes” a separate or larger problem from/than general small-aircraft security?
Apparently the DHS has issued a "hacking alert" for small aircraft:
The alert warns if a hacker gained physical access to certain small planes, they could attach a common device to its wiring. This ...
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Seat aisles blocked by baggage [migrated]
On a recent full flight there was no room overhead for my standard cabin bag which had even been given an approved sticker when I checked my baggage in. The FA instructed me to put it under the seat ...
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Is this plane safe to fly on? The turbine blades look damaged [closed]
While waiting for a recent flight, I observed this aircraft with what appear to be rather worn turbine blades. Is this close to being a safety issue or is it purely cosmetic?
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Do visual docking systems improve safety?
Are there any studies that shows A-VDGS (Advanced Visual Docking Guidance System) is improving the safety of aircraft movements on airports?
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Are there any safety features to prevent reverse pitch props from reversing in flight?
Some aircraft have propellers capable of reversing pitch, which is also known as beta angle. The example I saw was an Aviat Husky.
(Youtube demonstration)
I want to know if there are any safety ...
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What would be the safest way to drop thousands of small, hard objects from a typical, high wing, GA airplane?
The subject pretty much states my question, now I will provide a bit of background.
A family member, who lived on the west coast of Florida Manasota Key, collected tens of thousands of fossilized ...
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What's the relation between speed of an aircraft and takeoff distance?
I'm making a tool that when given : weight of aircraft , takeoff speed , runway length and some other parameters , it analysis the takeoff performance and states whether using the brakes now is safe ...
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Why don't commercial aircraft adopt a slightly more seaplane-like design to allow safer ditching in case of emergency?
For example :
Why don't they have a more hydrodynamically shaped fuselage underside ?
Specifically for the aircraft that have their engines mounted under the wings, isn't this too dangerous for ...
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Is it Ok for co-pilots to snooze? [duplicate]
What are the policies on long flights and taking shifts sleeping between 2 pilots?
Could a pilot set the cruise control and alarm during any flight?
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Is it possible for crew oxygen to exacerbate a flight deck fire?
Crew oxygen is, as I understand it, a very high percentage of purity.
Oxygen-enriched air acts as an accelerant to a fire, causing things to ignite which wouldn't in ordinary air, and making fire ...
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When do flights get cancelled due to fog?
When flights get cancelled due to fog, what triggers the cancellation? Fog is too thick, too wide-spread, blocks the view of tall buildings or other landmarks? Or is the problem the type of air ...
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What is this loose object above the flap fairing? [duplicate]
During my flight, I noticed a loose object above one of the flap fairings. You can see it in this video: https://imgur.com/wCPSEem.
Is it normal or should I notify the airline?
People pointed out to ...
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Reclined seats for take off and landing
Normally on commercial flights, passengers are expected to bring their seats to an upright position for take off and landing. There are a few valid reasons for this.
A little while ago, on a couple ...
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Why do this airline experience more hard landings than others? [closed]
Ryan air has a reputation for hard landings, watching this video at the 2:22 mark and reading the subsequent comments (along with personal experience) suggests many people find the landing with Ryan ...
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What needs to be considered when changing a tire during boarding/deboarding?
Passenger aircraft tires are physically inspected by the cockpit crew member or technician after each landing or before take-off, that the tire may have been cut or punctured as it may have hit ...
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One man push-back
Towbarless pushback operation of a passenger aircraft is generally done with at least 2 people. The first person (walk-out assistant) communicates with the cockpit crew members and observes the ...
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Are tiltrotor planes less safe than conventional propellor planes?
I got interested in Tiltrotor type of airplanes and was reading up about some specific models, the AgustaWestland AW609 and the Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey. Both planes have a history of quite a few ...
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Eviation Alice Powerplant Placement
I saw an article from the BBC about the Eviation Alice this morning that left me puzzled. The design is a tail wheel tri-motor with the power plants located in a pusher configuration at the wing tips ...
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Why is there always a fire truck present before refuelling?
Whenever I fly within Europe, I notice there is always a fire truck present for refuelling before takeoff.
Is this standard procedure for every flight in commercial aviation? If yes, is this a global ...
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Are there any safety hazards when testing the F-16's fire control radar on the ground?
What are the procedures for ground testing an aircraft's fire control radar - for the F-16 or any other aircraft - and are there safety hazards associated with exposures to humans? Most importantly, ...
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Why did this pilot have his single-engine license revoked?
5 minutes into this video, a commercial Indonesian pilot is shown performing a very tame version of a parabolic flight path as performed by zero-gravity flights, in a Cessna 172.
This video has over ...
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Is this safety ranking of different aviation methods accurate? [closed]
I'm compiling a list of essentially "Different ways a human can fly" and then ranking them in order of safest to most dangerous.
This is my final list, is it statistically (and practically) accurate?
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Can I fly a paramotor after learning on a paraglider?
This video has inspired me to spend next week doing a 6 day paragliding course. The only downside is the school near me don't teach paramotoring.
Could I buy (and safely use/self-teach) a paramotor ...
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Is it normal for a Boeing 757 engine to bounce under its fairing?
Earlier this week I was on a 757 flight from SFO to JFK and the right engine was bouncing under the fairing under mild turbulence, and really moving 2+ cm under moderate turbulence. Is that in any way ...
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Will dual-learning in a glider make my airplane learning safer?
This question got me thinking, would attending gliding lessons at the same time as my airplane training make me safer in a small plane or microlight?
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Are grass strips more dangerous than tarmac?
There are a couple of flight schools near me. One is at a large airport, they use Piper Tomahawks primarily to teach. Naturally, they use well maintained, tarmac runways to takeoff and land. This ...
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Does Nitrogen inside commercial airliner wheels prevent blowouts on touchdown?
I just watched the first episode of Inside Mighty Machine where civil engineer-turned-host, Chad Zdenek, discussed innovations of the 747. One innovation he discussed was the increased number of ...
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What are the requirements for aircraft marker cones?
What are the requirements on aircraft marker cones (a.k.a. safety cones) according to IATA IGOM-96, i.e. size & weight?
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what are some of the effects of breaking the sound barrier? [duplicate]
I have tried googling it, and nothing came up, please help! I am trying to figure out what happens after a jet/aircraft breaks the sound barrier.
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Why are inflatable pillows not allowed on board? [closed]
Inflatable cushions designed to ensure extra space that children sleep comfortably between the passenger seats are not accepted aboard by most of the airline companies for they can obstruct evacuation ...
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Why is it appropriate to announce ‘stable’ on final approach?
I have recently discovered that a budget airlines flight deck in the UK (Airbus 320) announce ‘Stable’ on the final approach. Both the Captain and F.O, just after 500 ft is called out by the computer. ...
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How are the weights of sumo wrestlers shown on the load&trimsheet form? [duplicate]
Under normal circumstances most airlines use standard weights to calculate passenger weights. Sometimes, passenger groups with different weight than the normal passenger profile can also travel.
How ...
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How is the load & trimsheet form sent to ACARS?
After the last passengers and baggage are loaded onto the aircraft, the pilot in command is given a form called load & trimsheet which shows the passenger/baggage distributions, total weights and ...
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Is there a Risk of Tail Tipping during Push-back of a passenger aircraft?
I remember that there were countless incidents occurred in which the aircraft sits on the tail as the aircraft was heavily loaded at the back of the cargo and/or cabin compartments or the cargo ...
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Does a no-touch policy really work?
In Boeing 787 and Airbus 350 aircrafts, more than half of the aircraft body is made of composite material. The composite structure of the fuselage does not indicate the damage when the body is ...
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How are insects and arachnids kept out of commercial passenger airliners?
If a commercial passenger airliner were to land in a place infested with insects or arachnids, wouldn't it be dangerous to have those animals enter the aircraft?
For example, suppose if mosquitoes, ...
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How can I find out if the FAA has ever sanctioned a pilot?
Is there any easy way to check to see if a CFI or commercial pilot has had past problems with the FAA? The question came to me after an old thread in one of the aviation forums pointed me to this ...
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How was this airline (statistically) never had a fatal incident? [closed]
Ryanair make around 725,044 flights per year. This They have been operating for 35 years, so have accrued around 25,376,540 flights.
They have also never had any fatal incidents or even major ...
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Is the seat-belt sign activation when a pilot goes to the lavatory standard procedure?
Yesterday, I took an inter-European commercial flight with a popular budget airline. Before take-off, the captain announced that the First Officer would be taking the entire flight today.
During the ...
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How should ground crews act to safely extinguish an airliner's brake unit fire?
When the brake unit was overheated and had just begun to catch fire due to excessive braking because of long taxi distance upon arrival, the ground personnel (not firefighters) made the first ...
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Can a protective mesh protect engines from bird strikes? [duplicate]
Can a protective mesh be installed on the front of the engines to stop birds from entering the engine and causing damage?
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Is there a correlation between airport capacity and accident rates?
This question about the new Heathrow runway increasing flights per day by 700 mentions that this airport (and many others around the world) runs at over 98% capacity.
This got me thinking, is there a ...
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What can I do if my aircraft type changes last minute? [closed]
I have a flight scheduled for June with a popular, European commercial budget-operator on a 737. I'm sure everyone knows about the groundings of the MAX. However, I'm concerned that the MAX may be ...
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Are Boeing 737-800s grounded? [duplicate]
I’m flying on a WestJet Boeing 737-800 from Honolulu to Vancouver and then on to Toronto in July, returning on the same type of aircraft in August. Are these aircraft still grounded and are they ...
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Don’t seats that recline flat defeat the purpose of having seatbelts?
Virtually all first-class airline seats, and many to most business-class seats, recline all the way down, either as lie-flat seats (where the seat reclines to a 180º seatback-seatpan angle, but the ...
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Why is a small amount of smooth ice over the top of the wing more dangerous than an accumulation on the leading edge?
According to a Gleim study guide,
"Generally speaking, smooth ice on top of the wing is more dangerous than heavy accumulated icing on the leading edge."
Is this true? If this is true, why?
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Why was the Electra uniquely vulnerable to whirl-mode flutter?
The Lockheed L-188 Electra, notoriously, suffered from early problems with whirl-mode flutter, which caused two Electras to break apart in flight in 1959 and 1960, forcing an expensive redesign of the ...
