Approach articles

Recent articles from Approach

The good, the bad, the ugly.(Crew Resource Management)
May 1, 2006... On every NATOPS check, one of the mandatory discussion items is crew-resource management (CRM). For any airborne situation, good CRM can prevent problems and help you deal with emergencies better and more efficiently. Many assume its principles are designed for multicrew aircraft; however,...

Pop the tires, light the fires.(ORM Corner)
May 1, 2006... Newly graduated from the fleet-replacement squadron (FRS), I was excited to head back to the boat for 10 days of carrier qualifications (CQ) and about a week of cyclic ops. Strangely, the boat wasn't the most dangerous part of this detachment; runway 36 at NAS North Island held that...

Remember my mistakes: to say our passes over the target area were low would be an extreme understatement.
May 1, 2006... A series of events took place during a flight, all of which entirely were preventable, completely avoidable, and eventually resulted in my probationary flight status. A senior officer and close friend also permanently lost his flight status. The flight demonstrated almost every example...

Not so fast.(naval aviation accidents)
September 1, 2006... Carrier qualifying before my first nugget cruise was supposed to be a good time: Go out to the boat (always an adventure), get more traps, and finally feel a little more like a fleet aviator and a little less like an FRS student. However, the situation I found myself in during my night CQ...