May-June 2001 - Vol 5 No 3
Cover story
Running out of runway - Determining take-off and landing performance can be child's play.
What went wrong?
The prop stops here - Pilot files prop, prop breaks, aircraft crash lands.
Am I alive? - A flight attendant's remarkable story of survival.
Control confusion - "The next thing I knew there was a terrible crunch and the aircraft was nose-down, hitting the tarmac.
Flying operations
Are you really on Glidescope? -The Instrument Landing System (ILS) is not infallible.
Talk zone - How to get in and out of Mandatory Broadcast Zones.
Staying Alive - Pilot or paramedic? In an emergency you may need to be both.
Airline Operations
Risky business - Risk management programs can save money and lives.
Maintenance
Down to the wire - Old wires need special treatment.
ATSB supplement
Australian Transport Safety Bureau
- Fuel contamination.
- Behind the QF1 investigation.
- Safety briefs.
- Confidential aviation incident reporting.
Regulars
Letters - Flak and
flattery.
News - Developments in aviation safety.
Maintenance alerts - Skyfox fuel leak.
Short final - What do pilots and controllers
know about each others jobs?