The OU School of Aviation Studies has a rich tradition of excellence and operational safety. Such a legacy did not just happen suddenly but is a result of the dedication of hundreds of individuals of the past and present who have committed themselves to carrying out tasks and flying missions the right way – following regulations within our SOPs. As operators and maintainers we will incorporate Operational Risk Management (ORM) principals in our daily operations so that risk is continually assessed and most importantly – undue risk is mitigated. Read entire Safety Policy letter.
May 2022 Make Your Weather Briefing as Easy as 1, 2, 3 by James Williams, FAA Safety Briefing Magazine Associate Editor
April 2022 Timely and Proper Completion of Checklists (In-Range) by Dave McClurkin
March 2022 A Pilot Goes One Airport too Far by Peter Garrison for FLYING magazine
February 2022 The Startle Response by FAA Safety Briefing
January 2022 Make your winter safety list, check it twice by Federal Aviation Administration
December 2021 Vectors for Safety/ Accident Analysis by Gene Benson
November 2021 Coming Soon - More Airspace for Drone Operations by Peter Sachs, FAA Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration Office
October 2021 Risky Business by Susan Parson, FAA Safety Briefing
September 2021 The Basic Elements of Aviation Communication by Jennifer Caron, FAA Safety Briefing
August 2021 Making It Look Easy- The “Magic” of Standard Operating Procedures by Paul J. Preidecker, FAA Safety Briefing Guest Writer
July 2021 SPLAT! The Story of Snarge by James Williams, FAA Safety Briefing Associate Editor
June 2021 Why Pilot Health is Vital for Safe Flying by Dr. Randy Georgemiller and Dr. Raymond E. King, FAA Office of Aerospace Medicine
May 2021 Fairbanks Controller Prevents Wrong Airport Landing by C. Troxell, FAA Communications
April 2021 by Richard McSpadden for AOPA
March 2021 From the flight deck - wrong airport landings by FAA
February 2021 Embracing the Cold Weather by Sarah Rovner, Flying magazine
January 2021 I’ve got the flight controls... Or do you? by FAASTEAM
December 2020 Controlled flight into terrain by FAASTeam
November 2020 Use of Weather Informationby FAA
October 2020 UND Seminole Goose collision by NTSB
September 2020 Top 10 Tips for Managing Risk by Jeb Burnside
August 2020 Pattern Precision by FAA
July 2020 Never Again: Finding FOD by AOPA
June 2020 Poor Safety Culture by NTSB
March 2020 The Importance of Accurate Flight Planning by Ryan Ferguson
February 2020 Non-Tower Airport Operations by Joe Shelton
January 2020 WX Watch: Winter Jet Streams by Thomas A. Horne
December 2019 Carbon Monoxide by FAA
November 2019 After the Flight by Tom Hoffmann
October 2019 Real Pilot Story:Bird Strike by AOPA
September 2019 Preflight Precisionby Dale Smith
August 2019 See and Avoid by David McClurkin
July 2019 Wake Turbulence by David Lodes
June 2019 A Flight Near Thunderstorms by Brad Russell
May 2019 Security Awareness by AOPA
April 2019 Weak Battery? by Dave McClurkin
March 2019 FOD Awareness is Everyone's Responsibility by USAF
February 2019 Radio Woesby AOPA
January 2019 Fuel for Thought by AOPA
December 2018 Is Your Aircraft Talking To You? Listen! by NTSB
November 2018 Cold Weather Operations by AOPA
October 2018 See and Be Seen by NTSB
September 2018 Wake Turbulence Avoidanceby Humble Aviation
August 2018 Preflight Precision by Dale Smith (AOPA)
July 2018 Wake Turbulence by David Lodes
June 2018 Carb Heatby David A. McClurkin
May 2018 Why We Practice Stalls by David Kenny
April 2018 A Flight Near Thunderstorms by Brad Russell
March 2018 What's in Your Flight Bag? by David Lodes
February 2018 Westheimer Tower, radio check?</U>, by Harrison Scott
January 2018 Six Basic Risk Mitigation Steps to Hone Flying Skills</U> by FAA Safety Team
December 2017 - FOD Awareness is Everyone's Responsibility by USAF
November 2017 - Professionalism in Aviation by NBAA by NBAA
October 2017 - Accident Case Study: VFR into IMC by AOPA (video)
September 2017 - Collision Avoidance: See, Sense, Separate by AOPA (video)
August 2017 - Pilots and Medication by FAA
July 2017 - Personal Pressure by David Kenny
June 2017 - Checklist Usage by David Lodes
May 2017 - Reduced Inflight Visibility and Diversion, by Billy Kreikemeier
April 2017 - Flight Near Thunderstorms, by Brad Russell
March 2017 -AFTER THE FLIGHT, by Tom Hoffmann
February 2017 - AOPA's Air Safety Institute's online tutorial on radio communications
January 2017 - Prevent Midair Collisions, by NTSB
Nov 2016 - Carbon Monoxide, by FAA
Oct 2016 - AOPA Courses
Sep 2016 - Safety Policy, by Ken Carson
Aug 2016 - Task Load vs. Capabilities for Pilots (video)
Jul 2016 - Using the IMSAFE Checklist to Integrate Flying Into Your Routine, by David A. McClurkin
Jun 2016 - Organization Responsibilities of Risk Management, by David A. McClurkin
May 2016 - Checklist Usage, by David Lodes
Apr 2016 - Those Terrible T's, by FAA
Mar 2016 - See and Avoid, by DaviSd A. McClurkin
Feb 2016 - Carbon Monoxide, by FAA
Dec 2015/Jan 2016 -Deadly Pressure, by David Kenny
Nov 2015 - Runway Incursion Avoidance, by FAA
Oct 2015 - Crosswind Landing, Directors Safety Policy
Aug/Sep 2015 - Safety Policy, by Ken Carson
July 2015 - See and Be Seen, by NTSB
June 2015 - Personal Pressure, by David Kenny
May 2015 - Checklist Usage, by David Lodes
Apr 2015 - Westheimer Tower, radio check?, by Harrison Scott
Mar 2015 - What's in your flight bag?, by David Lodes
Feb 2015 - Can this Airplane do that?, by Bruce Landsberg
Dec 2014/Jan 2015 - "FAA Safety Team WINGS Pilot Proficiency Program”, by Bryce Bailey
Nov 2014 - Crosswind Landing, Directors Safety Policy
Oct 2014 - See and Avoid, by David A. McClurkin
Aug/Sep 2014 - Safety Policy Letter, Directors Safety Policy
Jul 2014 - Carb Heat, by David A. McClurkin
Jun 2014 - Organization Responsibilities of Risk Management, by David A. McClurkin
May 2014 - NTSB General Aviation Safety Alert - "Maintenance Risk Management” (video)
Apr 2014 - Virga, by Bryce Bailey
Mar 2014 - See and Avoid, by David A. McClurkin
Feb 2014 - NTSB General Aviation Safety Alert - "Prevent Aerodynamic Stalls at Low Altitude” (video)
Dec 2013/Jan 2014 - "How ‘warm’ air can turn ugly”
Nov 2013 - NTSB General Aviation Safety Alert - "Is Your Aircraft Talking To You? Listen!” (video)
Oct 2013 - NTSB General Aviation Safety Alert - "Reduced Visual References Require Vigilance” (video)
Sep 2013 - NTSB General Aviation Safety Alert - "Risk Management” (video)
Aug 2013 - “Ah the Good Old Days!”, Prelude by David A. McClurkin
July 2013 - Passenger Brief Video, by Jermaine Phillips
Jun 2013 - Organization Responsibilities of Risk Management, by David A. McClurkin
May 2013 - Deadly Pressure, by David Kenny
Apr 2013 - Using Your Resources, by Chip Legett
Mar 2013 - No greater burden, from AOPA.org
Feb 2013 - AOPA Online Safety Courses, from AOPA.org
Dec 2012/Jan 2013 - The Weather Never sleeps, by Robert N. Rossier
Nov 2012 - Can this Airplane do that?, by Bruce Landsberg
Oct 2012 - Expecting the Unexpected Part II, by David A. McClurkin
Sep 2012 - Asleep at the Yoke, by David A. McClurkin
Aug 2012 - Effects of temperatures extremes on pilots, by Pilotfriend.com
July 2012 - Please read two areas within the Gene Benson Vectors Newsletter:
Operational Tip on Carburetor Icing
The first Accident Discussion #1
May 2012 - Flight Near Thunderstorms, by Brad Russell
Apr 2012 - Landmark Accidents, by Bruce Landsberg
Mar 2012 - Aviate, Navigate, Communicate, by David A. McClurkin
Feb 2012 - Using the IMSAFE Checklist to Integrate Flying Into Your Routine, by David A. McClurkin
Jan 2012 - Sterile Cockpit, by David A. McClurkin
Read "Sterile Cockpit" article above, then view "What's That Beeping" video: Whats that beeping (video)
Nov 2011 - Using Your Resources, by Chip Legett
Sep 2011 - See and Avoid, by David A. McClurkin
Jul 2011 - Crosswind Landings, from AskaCFI.com
Jun 2011 - Organization Responsibilities of Risk Management, by David A. McClurkin
May 2011 - Expecting the Unexpected, by David A. McClurkin
Apr 2011 - Flight Near Thunderstorms, by Brad Russell
Mar 2011 - Personal Pressure: Weather Dooms Pilot Anxious To Get Home, by David Kenny, AOPA
Feb 2011 - “Ah the Good Old Days!”, Prelude by David A. McClurkin
Jan 2011 - Asleep at the Yoke, by David A. McClurkin
Dec 2010 - Not So Fast!, by David A. McClurkin
Oct 2010 - Crimson 13 Saga, by David A. McClurkin
Sep 2010 - Nowhere to Turn, by David Kenny
Aug 2010 - Carb Heat, by David A. McClurkin
Jul 2010 - Colorado Rocky Mountain High, by David A. McClurkin
Jun 2010 - VFR Limbo, by Bob Robertson
May 2010 - Deadly Pressure, by David Kenny
Apr 2010 - Flight Near Thunderstorms, by Brad Russell
Mar 2010 - Say It Right - Mastering Radio Communication
Feb 2010 - Sterile Cockpit, by David A. McClurkin
Read "Sterile Cockpit" article above, then view "What's That Beeping" video: Whats that beeping (video)
Jan 2010 - Never Again Online: New York City Fog, by Nick Carroll
Nov 2009 - Online Safety Courses, by AOPA Air Safety Foundation
Oct 2009 - Short Field Landings, by David A. McClurkin
Sep 2009 - Why We Practice Salls, by David Kenny
Jul 2009 - NASA's "Aircrew Reporting System" – “CALLBACK”, by Ken Carson
Jun 2009 - Never Again Online: Lost Dances, by Loren A. Bauman
Apr 2009 - One aviation hero you DON’T want to emulate! (video)
Mar 2009 - Asleep at the Yoke, by David A. McClurkin
Feb 2009 - Aviate, Navigate, Communicate, by David A. McClurkin
Jan 2009 - Never Again Online: Chain of Events, by Kirk Fowler