The March/April 2021 issue of FAA Safety Briefing focuses on the many facets of airport surface safety. Feature articles and departments provide a "road map" to the various tools, resources, and strategies airmen can use to steer clear of risk during the ramp-to-runway segment of their journey. We look at some technology advances, both inside and outside the cockpit, that are proving effective in the battle against runway incursions and surface safety events. We also take a behind-the-scenes look at the FAA’s surface safety stewards, the men and women who manage the agency’s Runway Safety Program and who regularly depend on your feedback
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Feature Articles
1
The Anatomy of a Wrong Surface Event: Discernment Through Dissection (on FlightPush)
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2
Hot Spots! Part Deux: Don’t Get Burned at Airport Hot Spots (on FlightPush)
Medium
3
Right Stuff – Wrong Place, Wrong Time: Fortune and Misfortune in Surface Safety (on FlightPush)
Medium
4
The Cost of Frost on Runways: A Look at Heated Pavement Technology (on FlightPush)
Medium
5
Safe and Sound on the Ground: An EFB APP-roach to Improving Surface Safety (on FlightPush)
Medium
6
Surface Safety Done Right: Meet the FAA’s Runway Safety Professionals (on FlightPush)
Medium
Departments
1
Jumpseat: The Scoop on Surface Safety (on FlightPush)
Medium
2
Aeromedical Advisory: FAA Welcomes New Federal Air Surgeon (on FlightPush)
Medium
3
Condition Inspection: As Far as the Eye Can See (on FlightPush)
Medium
4
Checklist: Libraries and "Skybraries" (on FlightPush)
Medium
5
Drone Debrief: Drone Operations Near Air/Heliports In Class G Airspace (on FlightPush)
Medium
6
Nuts, Bolts, and Electrons: A Tug Here and a Tow There – Runway Safety for Aviation Mechanics (on FlightPush)
Medium
7
Angle of Attack: Going the Wrong "Way" – A Tale of Taxi Cabs and Taxiways (on FlightPush)
Medium
8
Vertically Speaking: A 4-Star Helicopter Safety Rating System (on FlightPush)
Medium
9
FAA Faces: Nick DeLotell, FAA General Aviation and Commercial Division’s Operations Group (on FlightPush)
Medium
Related Downloads
Airport Surface Safety Crossword Puzzle
Contents as listed in the FAA's archive of FAA Safety Briefing issues. Issue Archive