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AeroSafety WORLD NO GO-AROUND The psychology of continued unstable approaches UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES Fatal control movements in EC135 CEASE FIRE Suppressing cargo airplane fires BENEFITS OF WAKE VORTEX MEASUREMENT TRAILING INDICATORS THE JOURNAL OF FLIGHT SAFETY FOUNDATION FEBRUARY 2013 The Foundation would like to give special recognition to our BARS Benefactors, Benefactor and Patron members. We value your membership and your high levels of commitment to the world of safety. Without your support, the Foundation’s mission of the continuous improvement of global aviation safety would not be possible. bars benefactors benefactors Snecma patrons PRESIDENT’SMESSAGE CHANGE AT The Helm n Jan. 1, I assumed the helm of the Flight Traveling on behalf of the Foundation took Safety Foundation, the most respected countless hours away from the office and, most independent and impartial interna- importantly, away from his family. Without his wife, tional aviation safety organization in Carol’s, support and understanding, that would Othe world. Following in the sizeable footsteps have not been possible. For that, I would like to rec- of our founder, the late Jerry Lederer, and the ognize and thank her on behalf of the Foundation. Foundation’s most recent president and CEO, Throughout Bill’s tenure at the Foundation, he Bill Voss, will not be an easy task, but it is a was known for his insight into individual safety challenge that I sought and about which I am issues. He has a gift for shaping an issue so it can very excited. be understood by everyone, inside and outside Bill’s background as a pilot and air traffic of the aviation community. For that, we will be controller gave him a well-rounded perspective forever indebted. of the basics of aviation safety. His many years This spring, Bill plans to write one more at the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration column for AeroSafety World, and to provide and the International Civil Aviation Organiza- us with his unique perspective on global avia- tion gave him an appreciation for what can be tion safety and on his tenure at the Foundation. achieved when regulators and industry partners I look forward to reading that piece and seeing work together to improve aviation safety. When and consulting with Bill as he embarks on a new he joined the Foundation in November 2006, Bill flight path here in Washington. immediately began visiting state regulators, avia- As the new president and CEO, I am excited tion organizations and industry groups, resulting to share my thoughts with you each month in this in dozens of trips annually, hundreds of speeches column as I, along with the Foundation Board and presentations, and even more meetings, con- of Governors and a very dedicated and talented ferences and one-on-one sessions — all in quest staff, move the Foundation into a new generation! of advancing aviation safety. His appearances were not limited to the de- veloped world. Bill traveled to areas where help was needed most, where regulators, operators and industry needed to become better informed on safety issues. Sudan and the Middle East were among the places where Bill made a significant Capt. Kevin L. Hiatt difference in how aviation operations and safety President and CEO are handled. Flight Safety Foundation FLIGHTSAFETY.ORG | AEROSAFETYWORLD | FEBRUARY 2013 | 1 AeroSafetyWORLD contents February 2013 Vol 8 Issue 1 features 12 Cover Story | Wake Vortex Perspectives 12 18 2012 Review | CFIT’s Unwelcome Return 22 Flight Ops | Dissecting Go-Around Decisions 18 29 Causal Factors | Abrupt Collective Input 33 Cargo Safety | Fire Detection and Suppression 37 Av Weather | Fathoming Superstorm Sandy 42 Seminars IASS | Pan American Accomplishments 22 departments 1 President’s Message | Change at the Helm 5 Editorial Page | The Right Decision 7 Safety Calendar | Industry Events 8 Air Mail | Letters From Our Readers 2 | FLIGHT SAFETY FOUNDATION | AEROSAFETYWORLD | FEBRUARY 2013 29 37 33 AeroSafetyWORLD telephone: +1 703.739.6700 9 In Brief | Safety News Capt. Kevin L. 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William F. Curtis of The Presage the U.S. Virgin Islands for a little mid-winter Group. I’d like to thank all three gentlemen for their R&R sans kids. Moments before anticipated work on the Foundation’s go-around project and touchdown at St. Thomas’ Cyril E. King Air- for the hours they put into crafting the article. I’m Sport, it flashed through my mind that the airplane looking forward to the next installment. was landing long. Almost at that same moment, we As always, we welcome feedback from our heard and felt the roar of the engines as the pilots opt- readers. ed to go around and try again. A little spooked, my wife asked what had just