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- Economy (1)
- General Aviation (4)
- SRM/CRM (5)
- November 24, 2008: Too Big to Fix
- November 5, 2008: Complexity
- October 9, 2008: WASS Up?
- November 24, 2007: New FAA Publications
- September 9, 2007: Keep the Change
- March 7, 2007: Top 10 Reasons GA is Better than the Airlines
- February 17, 2007: The Trouble with Trouble
- February 10, 2007: Wind Your Watch
- February 3, 2007: Word Allergies
- January 22, 2007: When the Going Gets Weird...
Archive for February 2007
The Trouble with Trouble
February 17, 2007 by neilkrey.
One of the difficulties, and attractions, of flying is how easy it is to get into trouble. And, once in trouble, how hard it can be to get out. For as long as man has ventured into the air, we have devised gadgets intended to keep us safe.
One of the newer ones is the “whole aircraft parachute” system. Such systems float the entire airplane down to the ground, and have been adopted widely in the ultralight community. Under the name of CAPS (Cirrus Airframe Parachute System), this equipment is installed on every Cirrus Design product. These systems are credited with saving numerous lives, but are still the object of passionate debate in airport lounges and online forums. Folks either love them or hate them. Read the rest of this entry »
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Wind Your Watch
February 10, 2007 by neilkrey.
Back in the ‘80s, I was part of the team that started SimuFlite – at the time the largest startup in dollar terms in aviation history. Besides seeing how a new business is born from the inside, I had the opportunity to give simulator instruction to some of the best business aviation crews in the industry. I spent many hours in the Learjet 35/36 and King Air 200 simulators running training scenarios that taught, tested, and sometimes humbled the pilots.
One session I remember vividly involved a Learjet crew who were very sharp – and quick. They had handled every emergency the lesson plans called for with accuracy and blinding speed. They always took the correct action, and often completed the emergency checklists from memory. It was too good to be true. Read the rest of this entry »
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Word Allergies
February 3, 2007 by neilkrey.
My years in the aviation industry have been evenly split between time in the cockpit and time behind a desk – over 15 years of each. In my desk-life, I have worked in management for some of the most successful companies in aviation – SimuFlite, FlightSafety International, Bombardier, Raytheon, Hughes Aircraft, and General Dynamics. I not only learned a lot about being a pilot, I learned about business. What I have learned makes me believe that sometimes they are not compatible.
Imagine, for example, sitting in a business meeting with your boss and coworkers. The boss asks if the project you are responsible for will be finished on time. If you answer “No”, the results are not likely to be pleasant. The same is true if you say “You will have to wait.” It seems that in our results-oriented business world, you need to develop an allergy to words such as “no” and “wait”. Read the rest of this entry »
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