ASRS Directline

ASRS Directline is published periodically to meet the needs of operators and flight crews of complex aircraft, such as commercial carriers and corporate fleets. Articles contained in ASRS Directline are based on ASRS reports that have been identified as significant by ASRS analysts. Distribution is directed to operational managers, safety officers, training organizers, and publications departments.

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Issue 10

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Cockpit Interruptions and Distractions
By Key Dismukes, Grant Young, and Robert Sumwalt
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Crossing Restriction Altitude Deviations on SIDs and STARs
By Jeanne McElhatton, Paul Buchanan, and Charles Drew
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Communications-related Incidents in General Aviation Dual Flight Training
By Kamil Etem and Marcia Patten
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ASRS Services on the Internet
Services now and moving forward

Issue 9

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The Low-Down on Altimeter Settings
By Marcia Patten with Ed Arri
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Passenger-Related Safety Hazards
By Betty Hicks and Rowena Morrison
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Balloon Incidents
By Allen Amsbaugh
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ASRS Operational Issues Bulletin 96-01
Confusion in Using Pre-Departure Clearances

Issue 8

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ASRS Directline Wins Flight Safety Foundation Publications Award
ASRS Directline Wins Flight Safety Foundation Publication Award
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Callsign Confusion
By Bob Wright with Marcia Patten
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Ramp Safety
By Roy Chamberlin (and a cast of several)
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ASRS Database Statistical Information (1994)
ASRS Database Statistics

Issue 7

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How Do You Spell...? How Do You Pronounce...?
By Allen Amsbaugh
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And You Wanted to be a Flight Instructor?
By Marcia Patten
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More Than Meets the Eye
By Marcia Patten
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Say What?
By Robert Matchette

Issue 6

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Ground Jet Blast Hazard
By Rowena Morrison
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Emergency 911 - EMS Helicopter Operations
By Linda Connell and Marcia Patten
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Lost Com
By Charles Drew, Andrew Scott, and Robert Matchette
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ASRS Database Statistical Information (1993)
See the 1994 Stats in ASRS Directline 8

Issue 5

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PDC's - The Problems with Pre-Departure Clearances
By Charles Drew
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Air Carrier Ground Icing
By Robert L. Sumwalt
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One More Leg
By Robert Matchette
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Hurry-Up Syndrome
By Jeanne McElhatton and Charles Drew

Issue 4

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TCAS II - Genie Out Of The Bottle?
By Vincent J. Mellone
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The Unexpected Results of "Expect" Clearance Technique
By Don George
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The Sterile Cockpit
By Robert L. Sumwalt
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ASRS Database Statistical Information (1992)
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Issue 3

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The Visual Trap
By Perry Thomas
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The One That Got Away
By Robert Petersen
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Great Expectations
By Jeanne McElhatton
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Hold Short!
By Bill Monan
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Taxi!
By Robert L. Sumwalt

Issue 2

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International Altimetry
By Perry Thomas
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One Zero Ways to Bust an Altitude
By Don George
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What Goes Up... Must Come Down
By Bill Richards
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Between a Rock and a Hard Place
By Ed Arri

Issue 1

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Readback/Hearback
By Bill Monan
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Air Traffic Control and Aircraft Performanace
By Ed Arri
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The Tiger in Your Tank
By Perry Thomas and Charles Drew
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Time Allocation and Navigation Errors
By Roy Chamberlin
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There I Was... At Least I Thought I Was
By Mike Smiley