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Steve Ayres

Accident Analysis

With Steve Ayres
Accident Analysis

Night VMC… an illusion?

To the unwary, ‘Night VMC’ might suggest that flying at night is conducted in the same way as by day – it’s just that bit darker. However, as we struggle with recency and lower total flying hours this year, Steve Ayres suggests these accidents come as a stark reminder that not everything at night is quite the same…

December 2020
Accident Analysis

No need to go it alone…

Maintaining a safe flying environment has never really been possible when we operate in isolation, doing ‘our own thing’ and only joining in with others when we really have to, suggests Steve Ayres. In this recent accident, we shall never know for sure if that was a factor, but all the ingredients are certainly there…

November 2020
Accident Analysis

Just enough vs. just too little

Having sufficient fuel cannot be stressed enough. However, adding that bit extra also has its place. Steve Ayres examines recent accidents that show how handling an emergency is much more challenging when you know you are also running out of fuel…

October 2020
Accident Analysis

When trust is key…

Choosing which organisation to provide the best airborne instructional experience can be more important than many realise, and should never be taken on cost alone. Steve Ayres looks at some incidents which might influence that ultimate decision…

September 2020
Accident Analysis

Who’s in control?

While we all love to share our joy of flying with friends and colleagues, Steve Ayres examines why it’s worth looking at some of the possible consequences of handing over those precious flight controls – and why it’s important to get the cockpit ‘relationships’ right.

September 2020
Accident Analysis

Risky intent?

While we all applaud a light touch to the regs that govern the way we go about our flying, sometimes that isn’t enough to protect us from ourselves. Steve Ayres takes a look…

August 2020
Accident Analysis

Max’d out

Working at the limits of your mental capacity can test a pilot’s ability, particularly when there’s added stress from a problem. FLYER’s new Flight Safety Editor Steve Ayres looks at a couple of accidents where two very different pilots had their capacity stretched…

July 2020
Accident Analysis

Under the influence

The impairing side effects of medicines can last well past the first few hours of relief the medicine brings, so as Joe Fournier asks, when it comes to accidents where do mistakes end and impairment begin?

June 2020
Accident Analysis

Attention to detail

Even with a checklist, all pilots are susceptible to mistakes. But as Joe Fournier reports, regardless of checklists, taking time to review the items that you can’t get along without is time well spent…

May 2020

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