The Takeoff and Landing Performance Assessment (TALPA) Initiative
On October 1, 2016 airports in the United States began using new reporting terminology to describe contaminated paved runways in both Field Condition Notices to Airmen (FICON NOTAMs) and on Automatic Terminal Information Service (ATIS) messages per the Takeoff and Landing Performance Assessment (TALPA) initiative. Under TALPA, Mu (friction) values are no longer provided to pilots. Instead, a three-digit Runway Condition Code (RwyCC) is assigned to paved runways whose surfaces are more than 25% covered by: water, frost, snow, slush, and/or ice. Similar to Mu values, a RwyCC is assigned to each third of a contaminated runway (i.e. touchdown, midpoint
FAA General Aviation Safety Outreach Initiative
The FAA is embarking on an FAA General Aviation (GA) Safety Outreach Initiative. It is intended to increase the GA community's awareness of safety management practices that could elevate the industry’s overall safety performance. The primary goals of the FAA GA Safety Outreach Initiative include: Increase the GA community’s awareness of the Safety Attributes and the benefits of applying them Increase participation in the Safety Management System Voluntary Program (SMSVP) Reaching these goals will result in a desired outcome of a lower accident and incident rate in the GA community. The following link leads to the FAA General Aviation Safety
Podcast Series Highlights USHST Helicopter Safety Enhancement Initiative
Podcast Series Highlights USHST Helicopter Safety Enhancement Initiative You can listen to Push to Talk Podcasts with Bruce Webb and Chris Baur on the topics of Improving Safety Culture and Managing Risk in Flight at: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4MADib0QFuIePujafUfQnZ?si=jRDJh-QrS5WqAiCVim-8_g https://open.spotify.com/episode/0XYZdbsvrGSGgRa9MvL9sI?si=jqBV15zTR-aYBMizhgmoYQ For any questions regarding the information within this notice please contact Chris Baur at chris.baur@hughesaerospace.com or call 281-968-8260 .