1. I'M SAFE: Reviewing the Pilot's Preflight Inspection Checklist
Prof. H. Paul Shuch, Ph.D., CFII
LSRM-A/GL/WSC/PPC, iRMT Heavy
Chief Flight Instructor, Director of Maintenance
AvSport of Lock Haven
FAA Safety Team Lead Representative
Piper Memorial Airport, Lock Haven PA
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2. A FAASTeam WINGS Award Safety Seminar
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3. Brought to you by: Sentimental Journey to Cub Haven
Piper Memorial Airport
AvSport of Lock Haven
Your FAA Safety Team
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4. OVERVIEW:
None of us would dream of going flying without first performing a thorough preflight inspection of the aircraft. Why should checking the condition of the pilot be any different? In this FAA Safety Team WINGS seminar, I will share examples from decades of my own personal safety deviations. While reviewing a popular acronym, I will explain how it can help us to ensure that the PIC is just as airworthy as the machinery.
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5. OBJECTIVES: Upon successful completion of this Seminar, you will:
Understand the importance of performing a preflight inspection
Explain why this applies to the pilot just as it does to the aircraft
Recite and decode the I’M SAFE acronym
Analyze yourself critically on every point
Be brutally honest with yourself
Prepare to cancel the flight if you don’t measure up
Break the accident chain at the earliest possible link
Be able to say: I’M SAFE!
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7. I’M SAFE is an acronym I M S A F E
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8. Idiotic Memorization Somehow Accounts For Everything
Why do we use Acronyms?
Idiotic
Memorization
Somehow
Accounts
For
Everything
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9. Incomplete Memory Seldom Accomodates Forgotten Events
What’s wrong with them?
Incomplete
Memory
Seldom
Accomodates
Forgotten
Events
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10. No, that’s not right! It’s all about:
Illness
Medication
Stress
Alcohol
Fatigue
Eating
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11. Quiz Time!
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12. Your objective when performing a preflight inspection is to:
Make sure the aircraft is safe
Make sure the pilot is safe
Both of the above
Find and correct safety deviations
Ground yourself
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13. Your objective when performing a preflight inspection is to:
Make sure the aircraft is safe
Make sure the pilot is safe
Both of the above
Find and correct safety deviations
Ground yourself
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14. So, let’s talk first about:
Illness M S A F E
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15. No-Brainers: Fever Headache Dizziness Blurred vision Vomiting Diarrhea
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16. How about the common cold?
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17. Sinus Congestion  Blocked Ears  Vertigo  Accident
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18. I Medication S A F E Next, let’s talk about:
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22. I know this one!
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23. You have a flight scheduled, but have a stuffy nose and headache
You have a flight scheduled, but have a stuffy nose and headache. The best treatment is:
Aspirin
Nyquil
A hot toddy
A light meal
Time
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24. You have a flight scheduled, but have a stuffy nose and headache
You have a flight scheduled, but have a stuffy nose and headache. The best treatment is:
Aspirin
Nyquil
A hot toddy
A light meal
Time
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25. Now, let’s think about: I M
Stress A F E
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37. External pressure to fly has led to far too many accidents.
Ask yourself: on a scale of 1 to 10, how important is it to make this flight?
If the answer is 5 or above, don’t fly!
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38. We must also think about:
Alcohol F E
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39. Three Rules: FAR 91.7(a)(1) 8 hours bottle to throttle
FAR 91.7(a)(2) while under the influence
FAR 91.7(a)(3) max blood alcohol 0.04%
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45. Doh!
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46. You and your spouse have been arguing before a trip. You should:
Take a stiff drink
Take a walk to cool off
Cancel the trip
Go for counseling
Get a divorce
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47. You and your spouse have been arguing before a trip. You should:
Take a stiff drink
Take a walk to cool off
Cancel the trip
Go for counseling
Get a divorce
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48. Don’t forget to consider:M S A
Fatigue E
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50. How Fatigue relates to Sleep:
How often you sleep
How well you sleep
How much you sleep
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58. The A, B, and C of Sleep Apnea Machines
CPAP – Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
APAP – Automatic Positive Airway Pressure
BPAP – Bi-level Positive Airway Pressure
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59. Finally, be sure to think about:M S A F
Eating
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60. Nutrition
Digestion
Hydration
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66. Final Question!
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67. A lack of sleep can have the same influence on safety as
illness
medication
stress
alcohol
eating
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68. A lack of sleep can have the same influence on safety as
illness
medication
stress
alcohol
eating
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69. Putting it all together:
Illness
Medication
Stress
Alcohol
Fatigue
Eating
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71. Grounding yourself is a sign of strength, not weakness
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73. It’s all about Pilot Risk Management!
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75. AVSPORT.ORG/PWRPOINT
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