Open forum discussion among the callers hosted by AeronomX Walter Kraujalis on issues affecting business aviation safety. Discussed during this call include various audits such as Wyvern, ARGUS, ISBAO, what is the value added? And more on Safety Performance Indicators ..read more

Open forum discussion among the callers hosted by AeronomX Walter Kraujalis on issues affecting business aviation safety. Discussed during this call include the illegal charters and contract flying. As a contract pilot, how do you know whether the flight you are working, according to the passengers, may be a charter flight, thus an illegal charter ..read more

The NBAA Safety Committee has issued its annual list of Top Safety Focus Areas for 2021-2022. GUEST SPEAKER, Chairman of the committee, Jeff Wofford, provides an overview of each area of focus and handles questions from the listeners at the end. The list can be accessed from the NBAA website ..read more

With the pace of flying for many operators unexpectedly increasing, many have had to turn to using contract pilots and other help for the first time or more than before. Guest speaker Zoe Katsilis, Director of Sales & Recruitment with Jet Aviation Staffing, discusses the perils of using contract staff directly with the individual instead of through an agency and the benefits they provide the operator and the contractor ..read more

Open forum discussion among the callers hosted by AeronomX Walter Kraujalis on issues affecting business aviation safety. Discussed during this call include the importance of establishing and using standards; being a little "rusty" coming out of the COVID slowdown; FBOs are short on staff; more day trip requests putting pressure to extend duty days; rusty travel planning; and subtle pressure from self-imposed guilt of having so much rest from COVID and wanting to please the customer with requests close to or outside our normal standards ..read more

Open forum discussion among the callers hosted by AeronomX Walter Kraujalis on issues affecting business aviation safety. Discussed during this call include the recent fatal crash of a Challenger 605 at Truckee California (KTRK) and the lessons from it ..read more

Open forum discussion among the callers hosted by AeronomX Walter Kraujalis on issues affecting business aviation safety. Discussed during this call include how the pace of flying has dramatically increased, and with that the pilot shortage has reappeared resulting in being short on pilot staffing. How to use contract pilots in a safe way ..read more

Open forum discussion among the callers hosted by AeronomX Walter Kraujalis on issues affecting business aviation safety. Discussed during this call include whether it is time to update your flight department's COVID mitigation policy and procedures in light of the vaccines ..read more

Guest speaker Dr. Paulo Alves, Global Medical Director Aviation Health for MedAire, and a Member of NBAA Safety Committee returns again within 3 months to provide yet another update on COVID issues in business aviation, specifically about COVID vaccine effectiveness, vaccinated and non-vaccinated workers being together, and suggestions for updating your flight department's COVID mitigation procedures. This call is hosted by AeronomX Walter Kraujalis, and several questions from the listeners were addressed afterwards. There was a request from a listener for some official references, which Dr. A ..read more

Open forum discussion among the callers hosted by AeronomX Walter Kraujalis on issues affecting business aviation safety. Discussed during this call include recent aviation incidents, the prevention of runway excursions, and recent flight activities with the flight departments of the callers. The Global Action Plan for the Prevention of Runway Excursions document mentioned in the podcast is available for download below ..read more