AOA: Benefits, Choices

摘要

In 2015, a public-private partnership involving the FAA, pilot and industry organizations, plus airframe and powerplant manufacturers, and known as the General Aviation Joint Steering Committee (GAJSC), used accident data to identify in-flight loss of control as the leading cause of fatal general aviation accidents. A GAJSC working group determined we could substantially reduce the number of fatal accidents by equipping more light airplanes with angle of attack (AoA) indicators. Industry made this the number one target for improving general aviation safety and the FAA developed new certification policies allowing non-required safety enhancing equipment (NORSEE) were adopted that allowed installing safety improvement items such as AoA indicators with little more paperwork than a mechanic's signature.