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Developing Proactive Methods For General Aviation Data Collection, Scott Shappell, Carla Hackworth, Kali Holcomb, John Lanicci, Massoud Bazargan, Jaclyn Baron, Rebecca Iden, Daniel Halperin Nov 2010

Developing Proactive Methods For General Aviation Data Collection, Scott Shappell, Carla Hackworth, Kali Holcomb, John Lanicci, Massoud Bazargan, Jaclyn Baron, Rebecca Iden, Daniel Halperin

Publications

Introduction. Over the last 20 years, nearly 40,000 general aviation (GA) aircraft were involved in accidents, roughly 20% of which were fatal. To address this safety concern, scientists have often relied on accident data. Because of the rare nature of accidents, commercial aviation incident and near miss data may prove to be useful sources of safety information. In one such study, the National Transportation Safety Board interviewed GA pilots that were flying near a weather-related accident in pursuit of a different perspective than that of the accident pilot. Interviewing GA pilots about their own weather-related event may provide similar …


Adverse Elevator Effect In Landing Flare, Nihad E. Daidzic Apr 2010

Adverse Elevator Effect In Landing Flare, Nihad E. Daidzic

Aviation Department Publications

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Adding Precision: Incorporating Constant-Rate Descents Into Non-Precision Approaches, Nihad E. Daidzic Mar 2010

Adding Precision: Incorporating Constant-Rate Descents Into Non-Precision Approaches, Nihad E. Daidzic

Aviation Department Publications

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A Historical Look At The Av-8 Harrier Program, Bill O'Hara Jan 2010

A Historical Look At The Av-8 Harrier Program, Bill O'Hara

ERAU Prescott Aviation History Program

Hear the inside story of one of the most controversial airplanes ever introduced to Naval Aviation, as told by a Marine pilot with more than 3,000 hours in the Harrier. Bill (Prof) O’Hara, was also the real pilot in the movie “True Lies” with Arnold Schwarzenegger!