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Human Factors in Aviation

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 Human Factor Challenges in Aviation (by Diego Llorente) Sa fety in aviation comes first. The importance of analyzing and studying the great challenges of the human factor in aviation is the second most important point. We can relate these concepts from a vision of aeronautical psychology, this being one of the strongest points to be considered in the last days of aviation. How Important Are Human Factors Challenges in Aviation? The term is known as "human factors in aviation" has become increasingly popular over time for various reasons. First, the commercial aviation industry realized that the greatest consequence of accidents and incidents is caused by human error. About 80% of air accidents or incidents are caused by human error. To a lesser extent, the remaining 20% ​​is subdivided into mechanical failures, climatic factors, and other factors.  The first concept of why human factors in aviation are very important since most aviation accidents and incidents are caused b...

Aviation Security

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Aviation Security: Transport Security Administration (by Diego Llorente)  Aviation is one of the safest disciplines in the world. This concept is not only related to how an airplane fly, its airworthiness inspections, and the low number of accidents/incidents due to the number of daily flights that there is each day, but it is linked to many other factors such as safety from various points to avoid any consequences that include kidnapping, transportation of prohibited materials, non-legal personal travel, among many other things. In Aviation, to avoid some of the threats mentioned and many others, there is the important contribution of work carried out by the TSA. What is the function of the TSA? What is (Transport Security Administration)? The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is an agency of the United States Department of Homeland Security has authority over the safety of the public traveling in the United States. This body was created after the unfortunate event ...

Aircraft Systems and Flight: The importance of the Pitot-Static System

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  Pitot-Static System (by  Diego Llorente)                                The human being is composed of systems that contain organs. Airplanes are also composed of systems that contain fundamental elements for the performance and proper operation of the airplane. In the previous blog, I mentioned the importance of performance and every pilot must have knowledge of those details. By the way, every pilot must know how an airplane is composed, its systems and how each one of them works. One can find several systems such as the fuel system, the electrical system, and many others. In this case, my example is directly connected with the Cessna 172. An aircraft widely used for pilot training and contains, like all aircraft, a system that I consider the relevant system to be analyzed and considered for every pilot worldwide, the pitot-static system.               ...

Environmental Factors that affects an aircraft's performance and safety.

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Environmental Factors in Aviation: Performance and Safety.  (by Pilot Diego Llorente)                  In aviation, as an introduction, the study, and analysis about the impact of environmental factors are very important, not only because it will affect aviation safety but also the aircraft's performance. As I always mention, Safety first and preparation help to reach a better performance. In this case, it is not only important pilot's performance. The aircraft's performance is mandatory too. Therefore, It is necessary for this analysis mitigates all possibles risks because over time aviation became not only the safest means of transportation, aviation plays an important role for economies worldwide. What do environmental and safety factors have to do with aircraft's performance in aviation? It has to do a lot for the following reasons.                 First, if I talk about environmental factors i...

What Does Ethics in the Aviation Profession Mean? by Pilot Diego Llorente

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Ethics in the Aviation Profession (by Pilot Diego Llorente)        Let's talk about the term "Ethics in Aviation."  The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines this term as the discipline that deals with good and bad. linked to duty and moral obligation. In my opinion, whenever we talk about Ethics, we must talk about morality. Therefore, I believe that Ethics is defined as a decision that is made, whether correct or incorrect in the face of a fact and/or an event, where this decision must be based on its correct morality. By linking the term Ethics with morality is the right way or thing to do. The aim is because without morality there can be no ethics, and without ethics, there can be no morality. The moral principle gives correspondence of our words, thoughts, and actions of the discernment of what is correct or wrong.            Ethics and morality are of utmost importance for the development and course of our actual or future decisi...