General Aviation Flight Safety

1. Hazard statistics

2. Evolution/History: now&then

3. (Modern) applications

3.1. Cirrus (vision)

3.1.1. Ballistic Recovery System/CAPS/Parachute

3.1.2. Automatic emergency landing system

4. Non-fixed wing aircraft fl. safety: Heli, gyrocopter...

5. External dangers

5.1. Bird defense

5.2. Precautionary weather systems

5.3. FOD prevention,...

6. Emergency equipment

6.1. Emergency Location Transmitter

7. Safety procedures

7.1. Official weather briefings

8. Aircraft Maintenance

9. Pilot behavior

9.1. Assertiveness

9.2. Communication

9.3. Task Saturation

9.4. Pressure to arrive at destination