CAA Safety files
by UK Civil Aviation Authority
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Reporting for safer skies
Reporting for safer skies
About this podcast
This series looks at occurrence, incident or accident reports that have been published throughout the different areas of the UK aviation industry.
Each episode will focus on a different report. We'll talk about what can be learned from it, and also hear from experts who will cover the relevant safety guidance.
Episodes
- Reporting for safer skies · 32 min · Episode 9In this special episode, we celebrate 50 years of Mandatory Occurrence Reporting (MOR) and reflect on the vital role it has played in improving aviation safety. Jon Round, Head…
- Lithium batteries - unpacking the risks · 53 min · Episode 8Lithium batteries are used to power a wide range of devices that passengers bring aboard but if they are not handled safely and transported correctly, they can pose serious…
- Laser attack · 43 min · Episode 7Laser attacks on aircraft remain a serious safety risk for all pilots and flight crew, but for air ambulance services these incidents can also delay vital medical treatment…
- Powered flights over gliding sites · 29 min · Episode 6A glider pilot has just launched into the air in Southwest England and released from the winch when they see a Cessna flying below them. They take immediate action to avoid the…
- The risk of incorrect altimeter settings · 20 min · Episode 5In May 2022, an Airbus A320 approaching Paris Charles de Gaulle airport was given an incorrect altimeter pressure setting, which caused the barometric altimeters on board to show…
- Runway incursions - Part 2 of 2 · 44 min · Episode 4How do airports manage the risk of runway incursions? We talk to Heathrow Airport’s Head of Airside Operations Trevor Waldock about causal factors that can lead to an incursion…
- Runway incursions – Part 1 of 2 · 36 min · Episode 3An aircraft has landed at a busy UK airport and taxied away from the runway. A tower controller asks the flight crew to hold position and the pilot reads the instruction back to…
- Take off decisions - go or no go? · 30 min · Episode 2The pilot of a light aircraft is accelerating down a runway in southern England when the plane starts moving to the left. Trying to avoid a runway excursion, he rotates the…
- The importance of occurrence reporting · 25 minReporting occurrences has never been more important and in this special edition we speak to the CAA's Head of flight Operations Glen Bradley and Aerospace Modernisation Lead…
- Missing over the English Channel · 31 min · Episode 1On 2 April 2022 a light aircraft flying from England to France disappeared from radar over the English Channel. Tragically both of the pilots on board and the aircraft haven't…
