PRECAUTIONS OFF SHORE FLYING
- Number of Helicopters are involved in
offshore flying for oil producing companies (Mumbai, Rajah Mundri) and for
inter-island transportation in Andaman and Nicobar and Lakshadweep Islands.
Aviation Safety
CONTROLLED FLIGHT INTO TERRAIN (CFIT)
When an airworthy aircraft or helicopter under the command of a qualified pilot, is inadvertently or without prior knowledge is flown into terrain, water or obstructions, is called CFIT. Most of the CFIT accidents are fatal and almost always a pilot error.
ALTIMETER TEMPERATURE ERROR CORRECTION
Definition
Altimeter Temperature
Error Correction is applied to altimeters to compensate for error caused by
deviation from ISA conditions.
Description
Pressure altimeters are calibrated to ISA conditions. Any deviation from ISA will result in error proportional to ISA deviation and to the height of the aircraft above the aerodrome pressure datum.