Review of the Guidance Provided for Aircraft Recovery under Instrument Flying Conditions.
Abstract
Aircraft recovery under instrument conditions entails inherent risks. Many commanders, in their attempts to conserve and preserve limited and costly resources, have taken steps to reduce the risk involved. Air Force has expended considerable effort to devise and implement a standardized recovery procedure for instrument conditions. Each major command has the option to modify the Air Force guidance, making it more restrictive for its respective command. In exercising this option the major commands have arrived at guidance which ranges from no action to the establishment of a new set of criteria superimposed over the Air Force guidance. This thesis documents the guidance provided by Air Force and eight different major commands. It further presents the rationale provided by the major commands in support of its actions. The analysis of the actions taken and the rationale, plus the analysis of relevant secondary issues, were used in formulating proposed major command guidance. It is recommended that the Air Force review its directives to correct the known deficiencies and to limit the major commands to modifying only the published weather minimums. Each major command should reevaluate its procedures to insure it achieves command established objectives and is compatible with the Air Force guidance. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1976
- Accession Number
- ADA032201
Entities
People
- David William Livingston
Organizations
- Air Force Institute of Technology