Comments - Air Inter Flight 148 was a scheduled... - Gaia Community2024-03-29T05:34:30Zhttp://letschangetheworld.ning.com/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=5313775%3ABlogPost%3A34563&xn_auth=noIn the context of ALL of the…tag:letschangetheworld.ning.com,2024-02-20:5313775:Comment:1325102024-02-20T09:55:00.119ZMichael Grovehttp://letschangetheworld.ning.com/profile/MichaelGrove
In the context of ALL of the above I AM minded to remember my own warnings to HM Government, with regard to my personal involvement with sorting out LIBRA issues and the lack of interest at the time of the seriousness of the problems, which I had already brought to the attention of HM Government at that time.…
In the context of ALL of the above I AM minded to remember my own warnings to HM Government, with regard to my personal involvement with sorting out LIBRA issues and the lack of interest at the time of the seriousness of the problems, which I had already brought to the attention of HM Government at that time.<br />
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<a href="https://www.computerweekly.com/news/2240053405/MPs-slam-Libra-as-one-of-UKs-worst-PFI-deals-ever" target="_blank">https://www.computerweekly.com/news/2240053405/MPs-slam-Libra-as-one-of-UKs-worst-PFI-deals-ever</a> The British Airline Pilots'…tag:letschangetheworld.ning.com,2018-12-25:5313775:Comment:350012018-12-25T11:49:22.698ZMichael Grovehttp://letschangetheworld.ning.com/profile/MichaelGrove
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<p>The British Airline Pilots' Association (BALPA), which represents over 10,000 UK pilots, warned politicians that lethargy affecting captains and first officers presented the single biggest threat to plane passenger safety. The union said it wants airlines to use computer programmes to estimate pilots' fatigue levels based on their flight rosters, which are created weeks in advance of their duties.</p>
<p>Long working hours and regularly crossing different time zones are said to…</p>
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<p>The British Airline Pilots' Association (BALPA), which represents over 10,000 UK pilots, warned politicians that lethargy affecting captains and first officers presented the single biggest threat to plane passenger safety. The union said it wants airlines to use computer programmes to estimate pilots' fatigue levels based on their flight rosters, which are created weeks in advance of their duties.</p>
<p>Long working hours and regularly crossing different time zones are said to contribute towards severe tiredness inside plane cockpits. Under rules set by the European Aviation Standards Agency, which regulates working hours, pilots who declare they are too tired to safely lead a journey are not compelled to fly.</p>
<p>However, it is claimed aviators are still operating flight controls over fears they could be penalised or even lose their jobs if they report being too fatigued to work.</p>
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<p><a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/12/24/pilots-should-go-undergo-tiredness-test-flights-stop-falling/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/12/24/pilots-should-go-underg...</a></p> ... THIS was of course one o…tag:letschangetheworld.ning.com,2018-12-04:5313775:Comment:345672018-12-04T07:19:50.495ZMichael Grovehttp://letschangetheworld.ning.com/profile/MichaelGrove
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>... THIS was of course one of the first of several <a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1432633636764883" rel="noopener" target="_blank">major accidents</a> which henceforth led to a deeper understanding of Cockpit Resource Management [<a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1055389724489278" rel="noopener" target="_blank">CRM</a>] and the consequences of badly designed front-end instrumentation and the computerised systems…</strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>... THIS was of course one of the first of several <a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1432633636764883" target="_blank" rel="noopener">major accidents</a> which henceforth led to a deeper understanding of Cockpit Resource Management [<a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1055389724489278" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CRM</a>] and the consequences of badly designed front-end instrumentation and the computerised systems that drove those displays, in the context of Pilot's Human Interface Experience. <br/><br/><span>Accident investigators recommended 35 changes in their report. Airbus modified the interface of the autopilot so that a vertical speed setting would be displayed as a four-digit number, preventing confusion with the Flight Path Angle mode.</span><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Inter_Flight_148#cite_note-7">[7]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Inter_Flight_148#cite_note-8">[8]</a></sup> <span>The</span> <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flight_data_recorder" class="mw-redirect" title="Flight data recorder">flight data recorder</a> <span>was upgraded so that it was able to withstand higher temperatures and for longer.</span><sup id="cite_ref-TheFinalBlow_5-2" class="reference"><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Inter_Flight_148#cite_note-TheFinalBlow-5">[5]</a></sup><span> <br/><br/><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The report also recommended that pilot training for the A320 should be enhanced and that GPWS systems should be installed on them.</span></span><br/></strong></span></p>