Approach- The Navy & Marine Corps Aviation Safety Magazine May-June 2010

Approach – The Navy & Marine Corps Aviation Safety Magazine May-June 2010 issue is available for download here:

This month’s articles include:

• Dehydration, Heat Stress In-Flight?
  
• The Wet-Bulb Globe Temperature Index (WBGTI) takes into account four variables: Air temperature, humidity, radiant heat and air movement. This reading gives a more accurate measurement of heat stress than any one reading alone.
  
• Am I Really Turning? “What just happened? Which way is up? Why is my airspeed going crazy? Am I really turning?”
  
• Flying their AH-1W on a final predeployment training and familiarization flight at MCAS Camp Pendleton. The crew decided to perform practice autorotations. After rolling both throttles to idle and getting established in the autorotation, They realized something wasn’t right. They suspected the No. 1 engine had flamed out, but without a full set of engine instruments in the front seat but couldn’t be sure. Maintenance determined the flameout was caused by a mechanical failure of the fuel-control system.
  
• A routine day in West Florida turned out to be a near miss with disaster. A simple instrument, gas and position (IGP) report made all the difference.
  
• Understand the importance of nutrition, hydration, and a solid exercise program. Here’s a true sea story which highlights the importance of a proper diet, factors that affect your ability to eat properly, and the importance of crew-resource management (CRM).
  
• Just Another “Routine” Combat Operation
  
• LAMPS Bubbas– Don’t Get Shot At
  
• The P-3 community will transition to the P-8, and ergonomics will be important for the aircrew.
  
• While flying a standard mission in the USSOUTHCOM area of responsibility, an aircrewman in the galley of an EP-3 noticed the HF wire antenna hanging outside the window.
  
• The Five Wet Flameout
  
• Same Emergency, Second Time Around EA-6B
  

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