Business Aviation Responds

Wednesday, February 17, 2016 at 12:00 AM ET

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Key Takeaways:

Procedural non-compliance (PNC) is a top safety priority for the business aviation community, including the NBAA and NTSB, with NBAA providing resources to address it.
The root cause of PNC often stems from a gradual erosion of professionalism, leading crews to selectively ignore established procedures.
Key markers indicating a risk of PNC include selective compliance by senior crew, an "anything goes" attitude on flights without passengers, and pressures from "pop-up" flights (environmental or dispatched).
Crew physiology and fatigue significantly contribute to PNC, impairing judgment, communication, and thoroughness in flight operations.

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To its credit, the business aviation community has risen to meet the challenge of procedural noncompliance. I serve on the National Business Aviation Association’s (NBAA) Safety Committee and for 2015, procedural non-compliance is one of the committee’s top safety priorities. I should point out that procedural noncompliance (PNC) is also on the NTSB’s 2015 Most Wanted List.

The NBAA Safety Committee developed resources to help address the procedural non-compliance issue. They can be found on NBAA’s web site.