The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) Air Safety Institute (ASI) has released a new video aimed at improving stall awareness and preventing loss-of-control accidents.
“Margins of Safety: Angle of Attack Indicators” delivers a review of angle of attack (AOA), an introduction to the main types of AOA indicators available for general aviation pilots, and an overview of how they can be beneficial in stall awareness and prevention.
According to the National Transportation Safety Board, 40% of fatal accidents are attributed to loss of control.
Based on these findings, the General Aviation Joint Steering Committee (GAJSC), which is co-chaired by ASI and the FAA, encourages the use of AOA indicators in general aviation aircraft. The group recently released a study of accidents attributed to loss-of-control over a 10-year period and found AOA indicators and education to have the greatest potential for preventing similar accidents.
The FAA has also recognized the value of AOA indicators in preventing loss-of-control accidents. In early 2014, the agency announced a new policy aimed at reducing the cost and complexity of installing AOA indicators in general aviation aircraft through streamlined installation and approval processes.
This latest ASI video is provided free to the flying community through support from the Tom Davis Fund and sponsorship by Aspen Avionics.
To start with I do not really have a problem with AOA gauges, just the thought that they are needed. Most normal GA operations do not require the pilot to fly the plane right on the edge. My “normal” is a 1000 ft. strip with a 65 hp Champ or, until this year, a 135 hp Pacer, neither are “STOL” aircraft. One must simply pay attention to the attitude and speed, when descending at 1 g on final, airspeed works.
It was ironic that the video states that distraction is a problem and so the solution is to add yet another item to keep track of.
The runway is there to use, so use it, don’t worry about making that first turn-off. The discussion about AOA is correct in that it is all about speed and angles, pay attention, stay safe and make it to the runway don’t miss the runway trying to make the shortest landing of the day, you might be real short!
Try this link
http://www.aopa.org/AOPA-Live?watch=%7b4BD2C3FE-0668-4DC3-AB6C-07F48308676E%7d
Video opens but would not play even after clicking on the little “play” arrow? Any ideas?
I ran into the same problem. The “new video” hyperlink in the first sentence works though.
The link in the text worked for me, but not “clicking” the video screen.