PPRuNe Forums

PPRuNe Forums (https://www.pprune.org/)
-   Accidents and Close Calls (https://www.pprune.org/accidents-close-calls-139/)
-   -   Article about flying safety in Alaska (https://www.pprune.org/accidents-close-calls/629942-article-about-flying-safety-alaska.html)

Pilot DAR 21st Feb 2020 17:29

Article about flying safety in Alaska
 
For what it's worth:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north...fety-1.5471123

I've only flown through Alaska once, though I certainly saw many similarities with "bush" flying in Canada. More operational responsibility placed on the pilot, as there is much less ground infrastructure to rely on (the pilot becomes his/her own dispatcher). When I think of my flying in the far north of Canada, the only weather information for within 500 miles was to look to the horizon (or as far as you could see), or, if you're equipped, download a GFA map or satellite image via satellite phone.

So I accept the concerns expressed in the article, but like remote flying elsewhere in the world, without the traffic, the infrastructure costs to provide the more common pilot decision making information are hard to justify. I don't know if this is a problem with a fix....



All times are GMT. The time now is 23:54.


Copyright © 2024 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. All rights reserved. Use of this site indicates your consent to the Terms of Use.