Princeton Airport Newsletter October 2013

Let’s talk some more about risk management and how you can make your flying safer and with less stress.

The FAA has spent a lot of effort in developing risk management processes that pilots can incorporate in their flight planning. This month, I want to review the 3-P Risk Management Process, developed by the FAA Aviation Safety Program.

3. A determination of the best course of action.

Sharing the air with birds is a great thing, except when aircraft and birds try to occupy the same space at the same time. Usually that is a lose-lose proposition. In flight training, bird avoidance may not seem like a high-priority item, and yet there is enough evidence to suggest that CFIs and students should have at least a passing discussion about why it’s good to avoid birds.

Reportedly, a CFI and student were cruising at 1,500 feet when they were approached by a flock of 10-pound turkey buzzards. The landing lights on their Piper Warrior were turned on, and most of the flock turned sharply left and dived. But one confused avian turned right and collided with the Warrior’s stabilator. There was a loud bang followed by some vibration. The instructor declared an emergency and landed uneventfully at a nearby airport. The bird was not recovered and presumably fared less well than the airplane.

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