Controlled flight into terrain (CFIT/CFTT) /
Daryl R. Smith.
- New York : McGraw-Hill, 2001.
- xxi, 352 pages ; 21 cm
- Controlling pilot error ; v. 4 .
- McGraw-Hill controlling pilot error series ; v. 4. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction to CFIT -- Weather -- VFR to IFR -- Situational awareness and complacency -- Crew resource management -- Automation -- Equipment problems -- Controller error -- Problems with instrument procedures -- Planning and time -- Fatigue and other factors -- Finale.
Annotation With up to 80% of accidents attributed to pilot error, this new series is critically important. It identifies and examines the ten top areas of concern to pilot safety. Each book contains real-life pilot stories drawn from FAA/NASA databases, valuable "save-yourself" techniques and an action agenda of preventive techniques pilots can implement to avoid risks