human factors
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October 29, 2020
Final Glide Gone Wrong
These can be a roller coaster of emotions, at one moment everything is tracking nicely, then you start to get a sense that something isn't quite right, then you fall onto slope with no margin to spare, hope starts to set in, you start to tense up & tunnel vision becomes a factor, right now you need a miracle to get you home - you don't want to be here, this is a
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June 28, 2018
"Over 80% of ALL accidents in aviation involve human error"- BOEING
I am guessing that more than my yearly salary was spent on this study...by a factor of 10. After looking at enough NTSB reports or any other accident write-ups it is pretty clear that human error was the cause of most accidents.
After finishing the last few months of bad decisions and losing points, we will take some
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November 09, 2017
Plain Soaring in Australia is a paradise for glider pilots. We paid a nominal fee to cover our meals (where I was introduced to trifle), wonderfully prepared by Maren. We would alternate days flying with George Lee in his beautiful Nimbus 4DM. George, a 3 time consecutive World Gliding Champion, took his retirement with his wife Maren outside Dalby, Australia where they built Plain Soaring and invited