FLYSAFE, November 2024
#FlySafe GA Safety Enhancement Topic
CFIT and Overreliance on Automation
Quote: Technological advances in situational awareness have dramatically reduced the number of general aviation controlled flight into terrain (CFIT) accidents. However, the General Aviation Joint Safety Committee (GAJSC) has found that reliance on automation is a precursor to CFIT events. They found that automation use contributed to visual meteorological condition (VMC) and instrument meteorological condition (IMC) accidents in day and night flight conditions. Awareness of automation limitations and pilot proficiency in flying with and without automation are key to safe flight operations.
Read more at CFIT and Overreliance on Automation | by FAA Safety Briefing | Cleared for Takeoff | Medium.
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