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Safety Through Information

Getting the information you need to fly safely even when you’re in new territory. Safety Through Information. By Grant McHerron. “Praemonitus, praemunitus” (Fore-warned is Forearmed) “Be prepared”   Baden-Powell & the Boy Scouts “Knowledge is Power” Sir Francis Bacon

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Safety Through Information

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  1. Getting the information you need to fly safely even when you’re in new territory Safety Through Information By Grant McHerron

  2. “Praemonitus, praemunitus” (Fore-warned is Forearmed) “Be prepared”   Baden-Powell & the Boy Scouts “Knowledge is Power” Sir Francis Bacon “Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.” Confucius “No Campaign plan survives first contact with the enemy” Carl von Clausewitz “Planning is everything, the plan is nothing” Dwight Eisenhower You’ve all heard these, right? Safety Through Information presentation by Grant McHerron

  3. "The success or otherwise of ‘the airway’ is in the hands of the people who do the work – the pilots. In their hands rests everything. No man can be born a fully-trained pilot; no pilot can ever be fully trained. All pilots should ever be learning, ever striving to increase their own efficiency. Efficiency begets confidence, and thus safety. So aim at being safe" Pilots Have Known This For Almost 100 Years Captain Travis W. Shortridge "Blind & Bad Weather Flying" Slipstream Magazine, 1930 (pilot of the ill-fated Southern Cloud) Safety Through Information presentation by Grant McHerron

  4. CAO 95.54 4.2                CAR 233                    CAR 239 The pilot in command (that's you) has to: Plan the flight for the route to be followed and any aerodromes to be used (and any alternates), covering: Current weather reports & forecasts Airways facilities available & their conditions Conditions of any aerodromes & their suitability to your aircraft Air Traffic Control rules & procedures pertaining to the flight Carry (with easy access to) the information you need during the flight, including: Maps covering the proposed area of operation showing aerodromes, controlled airspace, prohibited, restricted and danger areas along the likely flight path Any other information & instructions required Legally, you must be prepared! Safety Through Information presentation by Grant McHerron

  5. You must have current information available to you You need this information in your home area as well as when you go to a new area Never assume you know what's going on because you flew here yesterday - always look for what's changed, new info, etc Today may not be like Yesterday Safety Through Information presentation by Grant McHerron

  6. Safety Through Information presentation by Grant McHerron What's stopping you? • "Who's got the time? The weather is right now!" • "I don't need the latest maps - my parts don't really change." • "I just fly where I know and don't go elsewhere." • "It's too hard to stay up to date." • "It's not like I'm flying at an airport and can just drop by the pilot's shop." • "We're recreational & fly under their radar."

  7. Government Sources ERSA, AIP, VFR Guide NOTAMs Maps VNC, VTC, ERC Low,TAC, PCA Geoscience,LIC NSW, VICMAP, etc BoM  TAFs, METARS, etc ABF Pilot Training Manual, Operations Manual Website Sources of Knowledge Safety Through Information presentation by Grant McHerron

  8. ERSA, AIP, etc: http://www.airservices.gov.au/flying/default.asp CASR, CAR, CAO, etc: http://casa.gov.au/scripts/nc.dll?WCMS:STANDARD::pc=PC_90902 Briefing Services: http://www.airservicesaustralia.com/brief/ http://www.airservicesaustralia.com/NOTAMMAPS/INDEX.ASP http://www.airservices.gov.au/Brief/areabrf.asp TAFs, METARs & NOTAMs: http://reg.bom.gov.au/reguser/by_prod/aviation/ http://www.airservices.gov.au/brief/html.asp?/cgi-bin/avreq?area=30 ABF: http://abf.net.au/links.htm  http://www.abf.net.au/SZ.htm Maps: http://www.melbmap.com.au http://www.ga.gov.au/mapconnect/ (free!) Save the Trees! Safety Through Information presentation by Grant McHerron

  9. Safety Through Information presentation by Grant McHerron It's all Geek to me! • How to read a TAF • AIP GEN 3.5 - 25 • http://www.canberragliding.org/jforum/posts/list/73.page Decoding NOTAMs • http://www.flyingineurope.be/notam_decode.htm • Understanding NOTAMs - Part 1 & Part 2 • http://bathursted.ccnb.nb.ca/vatcan/fir/moncton/WeeklyTopics/Archives/20040404/CurrentTopic.html • http://bathursted.ccnb.nb.ca/vatcan/fir/moncton/WeeklyTopics/Archives/20040411/CurrentTopic.html VFR Guide: • http://www.casa.gov.au/scripts/nc.dll?WCMS:STANDARD::pc=PC_90008 Airspace Regulations Summary • http://www.recreationalflying.net/tutorials/navigation/airspace.html

  10. Look for charts (aviation & topographical) - start assessing airspace boundaires, what airports/airstrips/ALAs are in the area, what Area Forecast zone is it in Go to the ABF site and start checking for PZs, SZs & Hazards Use the ABF member directory to find people in the area and CALL THEM to learn which land holders can be relied on for launch/landing plus any transient or seasonal problems that may not be on the ABF site (crops being sown/harvested, livestock, etc) Check ERSA entries for all airports in the area Start building up a mental image of the 3D picture of the space you'll be flying in (landscape, boundaries, hazards, etc) and do some "what if" thinking of how you'd fly for various wind conditions - what you'd watch out for, etc. Mark up your maps & reference cards (cheat sheets) with information so it's easy to find all you need when you're in the air Flying Somewhere New? Safety Through Information presentation by Grant McHerron

  11. Watch the weather forecasts, synoptic charts & trends Check for NOTAMs Check ABF site again and give balloonists with local knowledge a call A Few Days Before Safety Through Information presentation by Grant McHerron

  12. Safety Through Information presentation by Grant McHerron Let's go fly near Mildura • Check out the ABF site for info about the area • Look at the Planning Chart of Australia - find it's in area 30 & on WAC 3458 • Get the maps for the area (WAC, ERC LOW #2, VICMAP topographicals - Meringur & Merrinee) • Look up Mildura in the ERSA to get code (YMIA), frequencies & notes • Look up AirServices web site for TAF/METAR and NOTAM info • Start reading/viewing & thinking • Get ABF member directory and start finding people in Mildura to call

  13. Safety Through Information presentation by Grant McHerron Here's a TAF/METAR • MILDURA (YMIA) • RAIM GPS RAIM PREDICTION 151401 • YMIA • TSO-C129 (AND EQUIVALENT) • FAULT DETECTION • NO GPS RAIM FD OUTAGES FOR NPA • TSO-C146A (AND EQUIVALENT) • FAULT DETECTION • NO GPS RAIM FD OUTAGES FOR NPA • FAULT DETECTION AND EXCLUSION • 10160308 TIL 10160337 • 10161007 TIL 10161016 • 10161036 TIL 10161053 • 10170306 TIL 10170333 • 10171003 TIL 10171011 • 10171032 TIL 10171049 • 10180305 TIL 10180329 • 10180959 TIL 10181007 • 10181028 TIL 10181045 • GPS RAIM FDE UNAVBL FOR NPA • METAR METAR YMIA 152000Z 27007KT CAVOK 06/05 Q1012 RMK RF00.0/009.4 • TAF TAF AMD YMIA 151626Z 1518/1612 24012KT 9999 FEW035 SCT060 FM152300 • 21017G30KT 9999 LIGHT SHOWERS OF RAIN FEW035 BKN045 FM160800 22010KT • 9999 SCT045 RMK FM151800 MOD TURB BLW 5000FT TILL 160800 T 05 06 11 • 15 Q 1010 1013 1014 1014

  14. Safety Through Information presentation by Grant McHerron Here's some NOTAMS • MILDURA (YMIA) • C0048/09 • RWY 18/36 DECLARED DISTANCE CHANGES • RWY ASDA • 18 1139 • 36 1139 • FROM 09 140455 TO PERM • C0022/10 • RWY DECLARED DIST AND GRADIENT CHANGES: • RWY TODA • 09 1950(2.18) • 27 1980(1.62) • RWY 09/27 TRANSITION SFC INFRINGED. • 18 1199(2.36) • 36 1199(2.39) • SUPPLEMENTARY TKOF DIST: • RWY 09 1857(1.6) 1912(1.9) • RWY 27 1970(1.6) • RWY 18 1015(1.6) 1127(1.9) 1178(2.2) • RWY 36 1007(1.6) 1107(1.9) 1168(2.2 • FROM 08 061142 TO PERM • C0024/10 • NDB MIA FREQ 272 PILOT MONITORED • FROM 08 270000 TO 11 260700 EST

  15. Provide information to the ABF so the website can be updated PZs, SZs, hazards, etc Help make that section of the site something of benefit to all of us Be available for calls from other balloonatics who are going to fly in your area Online forums (downwind.com.au? Aunty Monkey?) Social experiences with other pilots ("Hangar flying") Be Willing to help Safety Through Information presentation by Grant McHerron

  16. Somehow ‘airmanship’, which is not just flying, but is everything flying means, is a very neglected subject … If only young pilots would forget that a ‘joy stick’ is in many ways only a secondary consideration, that ‘circuits and landings’ do not make a pilot, that they never will learn all that the air can teach them, and that advice from old hands should never be disregarded – well, lots of young pilots would still be pilots! It's all about Airmanship Captain Travis W. Shortridge "Blind & Bad Weather Flying" Slipstream Magazine, 1930 (pilot of the ill-fated Southern Cloud) Safety Through Information presentation by Grant McHerron

  17. Grant McHerron mcherron@gmail.com 0422 914 949 www.flymefriendly.com www.planecrazydownunder.com Thanks for making it to the end Safety Through Information presentation by Grant McHerron

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