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DEDALUS AND ICARUS

Once upon a time, in ancient Greece, there was a man called Dedalus imprisoned with his son Icarus on the top of a mountain. To escape from their prison they made wax wings to fly away. Before taking off, Dedalus recommended to his son not to climb too close to the sun. Once in the sky Icarus disregarded his father's warning and climbed up higher and higher, until his wax wings started to melt and he fall down into the sea.  Of course this is only a legend but this could be the first Aviation Accident recorded in history. Aircraft today have reached a higher degree of safety, but humans have not changed and day after day are still making the same old mistakes. Human Factor is yet the highest contributor to Aviation Accidents, and seldom, if ever, an accident is the result of a single cause.

Aviation Accident Prevention Programme therefore, involves identifying and eliminating theses causes before the chain of events is complete. Just like Icarus, anyone can easily become part of this fatal chain.

In air operations, there are rules and regulations to be followed not only by crew and ground personnel but also by all Staff. You know very well that aircraft are special places and cannot be compared with a ground vehicle that can be boarded at the last minute, showing up with no reservation, load whatever you want, start the engines and just go... Aviation is quite different; there are mandatory safety procedures to be performed before taking off, and behind each flight there is a lot of preparatory work to be carried out.

What is expected from every Staff Member when flying ? The answer is very simple: Checking-in on time, declaring Dangerous Goods, carrying not more than allowed weight, following the instructions given by MOVCON & aircrew, and report any Aviation Safety Hazards. This would be the best contribution that you can give to Aviation Safety and will keep you away from becoming a statistic.

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Aviation Safety Bulletin 14 - Exercise and Flying Aviation Safety Bulletin 14 - Exercise and Flying
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Type of document : Update
Publication date 2005-Oct-01
 
 
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