The great American radio and television comedian George Burns emerged in America during the vaudeville era and became known as a king of the one-liners delivered in his uniquely subtle deadpan style—and always with an El Producto cigar between the fingers of his left hand. Before his death in 1996 at the age of 100, Burns was asked for the secret of his long life. His response was simple and to the point: “Keep breathing.”
Preventing a Loss of Control Accident
Key Takeaways:
- Loss of Control In-Flight (LOC-I) remains a leading cause of fatal accidents in general aviation, despite being largely mitigated in commercial aviation through comprehensive safety programs and mandatory advanced training.
- LOC-I is an outcome, not a root cause, typically resulting from operating outside the normal flight envelope due to factors such as poor risk management, environmental conditions, or pilot errors.
- General aviation training often inadequately prepares pilots for upset recovery, focusing primarily on prevention within a limited flight envelope and lacking the extensive Upset Prevention and Recovery Training (UPRT) received by professional pilots.
- Individual GA pilots must take personal responsibility to seek out additional training, like UPRT, and continuously improve their risk management skills to proactively address the gap in mandated safety education.
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