January 27– The January/February 2016 issue of FAA Safety Briefing focuses on the FAAs new Compliance Philosophy and what its foundational concepts mean to the general aviation community. Articles in this issue discuss how the agency and aviation community can identify a problem in the National Airspace System , use the most effective tools to correct that problem, and monitor the situation to be sure it stays fixed in the future.
Feature articles include:
- How do You do Safety? Developing Sound Risk-Based Decision Making Practices in Aviation (p 10),
- In Data We Trust: Does Flight Data Monitoring Hold the Key to Improving GA Safety? (p 18),
- Compliance Philosophy with General Aviation The FAAs Evolving Culture on Aviation Safety (p. 23)
In this issues Checklist department (p. 22), editor Susan Parson looks at the FAAs evolving safety role and its focus on risk-based decision making, while Vertically Speaking (p 30) highlights the role of Safety Management Systems (SMS) for rotorcraft operators. Be sure to also check out FAA Administrator Michael Huertas message on Compliance Philosophy in Another First in Our Safety Evolution on page 8, as well as how you can help be an ambassador for drone safety (p 29).
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- making the community aware of FAA resources
- helping readers understand safety and regulatory issues, and
- encouraging continued training
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Source: FAACompliance Philosophy 101