January-February 2001 - Vol 5 No 1
Cover story
The Brainy Bunch - World human factors experts, James Reason, Dan Maurino and Bob Helmreich point the way to a brighter future for aviation safety.
What went wrong?
High voltage - An ag pilot flies into 230,000 Volt power lines and survives.
Salvation from above - A private pilot is saved by the crew of a passing Ansett jet.
Wing and a prayer - A badly handled engine failure ends in disaster.
Flying operations
Lean and mean - What are the real costs of aggressive fuel leaning?
Human factors special
Heroic compensation - How can we improve our ability to recover from errors.
A closer inspection - The study of normal cockpit behaviour may be the key to accident prevention.
Tired of sweeping up at the end of the parade - Deciding who to blame after an accident solves nothing.
How safe is your organisation - Score your safety culture.
ATSB supplement
Regulars
Letters - Flack and
flattery.
News - Developments in aviation safety.
ADs & AACs - List of airworthiness
directives and advisory circulars.
Maintenance alerts
Safety check - Test your knowledge.
Short final - What surgeons can learn
from pilots.