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Old 03-26-2012, 05:03 AM
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Default Too much automation?

Could this be an uintentional cause of greater automation in GA aircraft?
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According to recent data prepared by the General Aviation Joint Steering Committee (GAJSC), loss of control-inflight (LOC-I) is the dominant cause of fatal GA accident in the past 10 years. “We need to get better at maneuvering our aircraft,” says Rich Stowell, seven-time Master Flight Instructor and author of “Pilot-in-Control” in the March/April 2012 FAA Safety Briefing. “LOC-I happens to low-time and high time pilots, to student pilots and ATPs alike.” Stowell suggests pilots build a multi-layered defense against LOC-I through better training in the mental skills needed to avoid LOC-I, coupled with better training in the stick-and-rudder skills needed to prevent and recover from LOC-I scenarios.
For more tips on how to prevent LOC-I, be sure to read the current of FAA Safety Briefing at: http://bit.ly/SPANS.
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