1. How To “Not” Have A Great Adventure! Or…Avoid the following suggestions at all costs including your life! Jim Toombs Regional Safety Program Manager Atlanta, Georgia

3. You know..John might have the right idea….. For years we have been fed a lie..that flying is safe..Flying is not safe. Pilots and maintenance technicians need to take every action within reason to minimize threatening situations.

4. Each flight is a series of links in a chain As we prepare for a flight, we need to: flight environment, personal skills, equipment, navigation requirements and weather. Identify -Access - Manage - Monitor

5. There are 7 steps Define Mission Identify Safety Concerns Access Risks Identify Options Balance Risk vs. Gain Execute Your Decision Monitor

6. Step 1: My Mission To Fly my 1953 Cessna 170 B to Grand Cayman Island for the International Aviation Week

7. 2nd Step: Identify Concerns 1. Fuel 1a. Airworthiness 1b. Personal Skills 1c. Weather 1d. Survival Equipment 1.e NAV/COM Equipment 1f. Flight Environment

8. 3rd Step: Access Risks Planes don’t just fall out of the sky. People survive ditching in the ocean with proper equipment and training. 45 minutes from land at the most distant point.

9. 4th Step: Identify Options Avoid Risks Accept Risks Reduce Risks Take the Airlines Understand your personal risk tolerance Proper preflight planning and maintenance will minimize problems.

11. 5th Step: Risk vs Gain Analyze risk level for the mission with your controls in place. This step serves as a “Reality Check” to verify the desire to undertake the mission.

12. 6th Step: Execute The Decision

13. 7th Step: Monitor The Situation

14. Risk Management Model Hazards Associated with Task Mission Severity Probability Exposure Risk Level - Is it Acceptable?

15. No - The Risk Is Not Acceptable Eliminate Risk Reduce Risk Modify Risk Cancel Mission Risk Management is a Continuos Process

16. Yes - The Risk Is Acceptable Control Severity, Probablity & Exposure Execute Mission Monitor The Mission Risk Management is a Continuos Process

17. Enjoy It! (I was still thinking about the trip home)

18. My Traveling Buddy & Maintenance Guy!