Lithium batteries: safe to fly?
Today, lithium batteries play a barely visible, yet essential role in both our daily life and aviation alike. Manufactured and handled correctly, lithium batteries are safe. But production failures, mishandling, or not being aware of their specific characteristics can have serious repercussions.
A320 Family Aircraft configuration
With the introduction of a data loading function on A320 Family aircraft Flight Control and Auto Flight computers, managing the aircraft configuration entered a new dimension. Flying a certified aircraft now requires understanding not only hardware Part Numbers, but also less immediately visible operational software ones.
Control your speed… in cruise
Article Third article in the “Control your speed” series started in issue #18 of this magazine, our aircraft is now flying in clean configuration, travelling in cruise. The main objective is to manage threats to the airspeed and avoid speed excursions.
Safety First #21
Safety First #Special Edition – Functional Check Flights
Functional Check Flights 4/4 – Executing a Functional Check Flight
Briefing
Functional Check Flights 2/4 – Airline preparedness to perform Functional Check Flights
Guidance documentation
Functional Check Flights 1/4 – Special flights requiring special treatment
What does it take to be prepared?
Functional Check Flights 3/4 – Planning and preparing a Functional Check Flight
The Aircraft
Lateral runway excursions upon landing
Lateral runway excursions upon landing have long been rather low on the safety issues list. With the remarkable improvements in other areas, they are getting higher up and deserve careful attention. The analysis of real cases allows for drawing interesting lessons on these events and reinforcing prevention.