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Encyclopaedia of International Aviation Law
Volume 3 English and French Version Version Englaise Et Française 2013 Edition
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2013
The four volumes of the Encyclopaedia of International Aviation Law are
intended for students, lawyers, judges, scholars and readers of all
backgrounds with an interest in Aviation Law; and to provide the
definitive corpus of relevant national and regional legislation, including
global aviation treaties...
Aviation Resource Management
Volume 2 - Proceedings of the Fourth Australian Aviation Psychology Symposium
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2016
This two volume set presents the reader with new strategies for the contributions of psychology and Human Factors to the safe and effective functioning of aviation organizations and systems. The volumes comprise the edited contributions to the Fourth Australian Aviation Psychology Symposium. The chapters...
by Philip Forsang Ndikum, Serge-Delors Ndikum
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2013
The four volumes of the encyclopedia of Cameroon aviation law are intended for students, lawyers, judges, scholars, and readers of all backgrounds with an interest in aviation law and to provide the definitive corpus of relevant national and regional legislation, including global aviation treaties...
by Dale Crane
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2018
The Aviation Maintenance Technician: General is the first book of Dale Crane's AMT Series, textbooks that were created to set the pace for maintenance technician training and attain a level of quality that surpasses all other maintenance textbooks on the market. The General text covers the first section...
Beyond Aviation Human Factors
Safety in High Technology Systems
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2017
The authors believe that a systematic organizational approach to aviation safety must replace the piecemeal approaches largely favoured in the past, but this change needs to be preceded by information to explain why a new approach is necessary. Accident records show a flattening of the safety curve...
Aviation Instructor's Handbook
FAA-H-8083-9A
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2017
The Aviation Instructor’s Handbook was developed by the FAA in order to help beginning ground instructors, flight instructors, and aviation maintenance instructors understand the basics of flight instruction. This handbook provides aviation instructors with up-to-date information on learning and...
Advances in Aviation Psychology, Volume 2
Using Scientific Methods to Address Practical Human Factors Needs
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2017
Since 1981, the biennial International Symposium on Aviation Psychology (ISAP) has been convened for the purposes of (a) presenting the latest research on human performance problems and opportunities within aviation systems, (b) envisioning design solutions that best utilize human capabilities for...
by Kevin M. Smith, Stéphane Larrieu
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2015
Avionics often serves as the tip of the spear for research into user-interface and systems usability in aviation. However, this emphasis on flashy, technology-driven design can come with a cost: the sacrifice of practical utility, which, in the high-stakes environment of military aviation, can lead...
Upon A Trailing Edge
Risk, the Heart and the Air Pilot
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2015
Four out of five fatal aircraft accidents are due to human error. Three out of five are due to pilot error. This book examines technical aspects of the problem from the viewpoint of one of the UK’s most experienced aviation cardiologists. Upon a Trailing Edge is Michael Joy’s story of a life spent...
Louisiana Aviation
An Extraordinary History in Photographs
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2012
At the beginning of the twentieth century the skies presented a new frontier, one that attracted daredevils, businessmen, politicians, and engineers enticed by a new form of transportation. Louisiana entrepreneurs and pilots proved instrumental in ushering in the Golden Age of Aviation. They advanced...
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: February 11, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: February 11, 2013
Historians generally agree that the birth of American air power occurred in the two decades between the world wars, when airmen in the U.S. Army and Navy forged the aircraft, the organization, the cadre of leadership, and the doctrines that formed a foundation for the country to win the air war in...
by Manoj S. Patankar, James C. Taylor
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2017
Considering the global awareness of human performance issues affecting maintenance personnel, there is enough evidence in the US ASRS reports to establish that systemic problems such as impractical maintenance procedures, inadequate training, and the safety versus profit challenge continue to contribute...
by Manoj S. Patankar, James C. Taylor
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2017
Although several U.S. and European airlines have started providing human factors training to their maintenance personnel, the academic community (some 300 academic programs in the United States and several others in Europe and Asia) has not yet started offering formal human factors education to maintenance...
Culture at Work in Aviation and Medicine
National, Organizational and Professional Influences
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2017
Culture forms a complex framework of national, organizational and professional attitudes and values within which groups and individuals function. The reality and strength of culture become salient when we work within a new group and interact with people who have well-established norms and values....