Flight Safety Bulletin No. 58 - March 2019
Safety12 December 20177 min read
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Editorial
MICROLIGHT QUIZ
This year, we will focus our flight safety improvement policy on preventing loss of control in flight, rigorous application of procedures and keeping theoretical knowledge up to date. This last point is essential for flying safely and is something to work on throughout the year.
That is why we are offering you this 40-question QUIZ so you can test your knowledge.
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Training news
Every month we publish the accident figures. Some of these are, sadly, harder to read: those that represent our fellow microlight pilots who are no longer with us and those who have been seriously injured. For these, our figures are about 100% reliable, as the data is passed to us by the DGAC and the BGTA.
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The Analyst's analysis
REX - Contamination by white frost
At the end of 2017, a weight-shift microlight pilot decides to make an early-morning flight to Bagnères-de-Luchon. The weather is very good and the day looks promising. For technical reasons, the machine had been left stored outside, though protected, because the cover of the AéroBulle that normally shelters this microlight was being replaced. During the morning pre-flight check, the pilot notices a thin film of white frost over the whole upper surface of the wing, particularly on the right wing.
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Safety in Figures
Since the start of this year, we have had no fatal or serious accidents, nor any with minor injuries, to record. The last fatal accident dates back to October 2018, so for three months in a row no death has been recorded in microlighting, which is extremely encouraging and exceptional. We must continue to adopt behaviours that meet the need to improve flight safety, because the results seem to be there.
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2019
BSV No 57 - February 2019
A well-balanced microlight is vital for our safety / The normalisation of deviance / The Analyst's analysis / Safety in Figures
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BSV No 56 - January 2019
Cheers! / And my 2018 resolutions, how am I getting on? / The Analyst's analysis / Safety in Figures
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2018
SGS 2019 / Bob Hoover / The Analyst's analysis / Safety in Figures
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Recreational pilot / The Analyst's analysis / Changing the engine oil / Safety in Figures
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Hands in the grease / The Analyst's analysis / Turning the engine over / Safety in Figures
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Rolling along!! / The Analyst's analysis / Knowing your environment perfectly... / Safety in Figures
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Hot-weather operations / The Analyst's analysis / The party was great but... / Safety in Figures
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Weak signals / Safety in Figures / The Analyst's analysis / Training Corner
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Go-around / The Analyst's analysis / When everything goes wrong, even the weather / Safety in Figures
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Smooth handling: knowing how to manage transitions / The Analyst's analysis / Questioning ourselves / Safety in Figures
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Inversion / The Analyst's analysis / So that the dream of flying lives on / Safety in Figures
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The microlight spirit / Let's refresh our memory / The mechanic's word / Safety in Figures / RASU…
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Who's the boss!! / News from the Safety Committee / Knowing how to question yourself / Safety in Figures / RASU…
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Note it down so you don't forget... and know where you stand!! / The smartphone, mini-camera and tablet generation / RASU / New year's resolutions…
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2017
STOP / Our dear fuel (continued) / RASU / DESTINATION-ITIS... a true story
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Autumn update / Our dear fuel / RASU / A word on training
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The quarrel of the ancients and the moderns? / Let's keep a close eye on our cables! / RASU / A word on training
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Farewell ... for good / The parachute handle / RASU / A word on training
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Become an expert on your microlight!!! / Power surges / RASU / The Tour ULM 2017
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Back to the future / Why being able to be spotted matters / RASU / The parachute is not a safety device
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The wind, our "best enemy" / Beware of modifications!!!
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The Golden Rules / Tightening to the right torque
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Careful, the good weather is back!!! / Searching for information
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Using microlight strips properly / Got a minute!!!
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Looking after your own safety (off-field landing) / Improvements to the Météo-France site
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Reflecting well on safety reports / Happy New Year 2016?? Happy New Year 2017!!
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2016
Steep turns at low speed: DANGER! / Orange vigilance
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How do we use the information we receive? / The right balance
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Making the most of safety reports / Good actions and good behaviour
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Staying focused / The "J.O." awards (timely judgement)
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Your microlight's flight envelope / Tour ULM 2016: a good vintage!
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The "Holy Propeller" / The philosophical legacy of our Chibane
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Let's not neglect the basics of mechanics / I.P.A.D.E.
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What BEA investigations teach us / Air traffic
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Batteries: beware of overheating! / The reliability of a microlight's electrical circuit
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French microlighting: a space of freedom taken up responsibly? / "Facing up"
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Discipline in using radio frequencies / Good resolutions
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Kinetic energy / "YOUR thoughts"
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2015
Special bulletin from the "Flight Safety" committee: Recent fatal accidents
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Dealing with the risk of fire / Autumn advice
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Electric pumps on our microlight engines / "Airmanship"? What's that?
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Lessons from Tour ULM 2015 / The holidays are over!
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Inadvertent control inputs / It's like riding a bike!
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Let's take a moment to think
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Just for our eyes / Infringements in 2014.
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When the engine won't stop / Try safety
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Staying informed – not staying isolated / The annual inspection
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The pre-flight inspection / The emergency parachute
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Resource management - Sharing skills in flight / 2014 accident review
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Departing from the flight path / Leaving the flight envelope
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2014
Technical monitoring and the risk of breakdowns / Handling an engine failure
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Rigour in flight preparation / Paramotor wings
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Let's avoid putting ourselves under pressure! / Responsibility (carrying a passenger)
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Respecting aircraft specifications / Loss of power on take-off
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Inadvertent control inputs / It's like riding a bike!
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Parachute / Fires
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The Safety Letter concept / 2014 infringements (January-June)
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You can also find all these contributors in the safety section of the federation magazine "ULM-Info"
