Flight Safety Bulletin - No. 50 July 2018
No. 50 July 2018
Editorial
Weak signals
In our search to improve flight safety, several lines of action are possible and should be used.
One is improving knowledge, by staying curious about regulatory changes, flight theory, methods and training, reading the BSV, and so on.
Safety in Figures
The table below summarises the accident statistics recorded from 1st January to 30 June 2018, ranking casualties by severity and distinguishing purely material-damage accidents. The second table shows microlight accidents involving French-registered aircraft that took place abroad with foreign crews.
The Analyst's analysis
In May 2017, the BEA published its report on the accident involving the FK12 Comet microlight, registration 974-GJ, which occurred on 27 August 2016 at Sours (28). Both occupants of the aircraft were seriously injured.
Training Corner
The holidays are coming, and the sky is going to fill up with aircraft of every kind, just like the roads of France.
With good weather back, we can at last put an end to our flying frustration, as the season really got going later this year.
