Toolkits & Resources

FSF ALAR TOOK KIT UPDATE CD CONTENTS

• FSF ALAR Briefing Notes
  Information on 33 topics related to prevention of approach-and-landing accidents (ALAs), including those involving controlled flight into terrain (CFIT).
• Flight Safety Digest, November 1998–February 1999 “Killers in Aviation”
  FSF ALAR Task Force findings and data sources.
• FSF ALAR Task Force Conclusions and Recommendations
  What the data showed about ALAs, and how to prevent them.
• “Killers in Aviation: An Update”
  Findings from analyses of more recent data on ALAs.
• “Review of Detailed ALA Reports: 1995–2007”
  Insights on the causal factors and consequences of ALAs.
• Selected FSF Publications
  Related reading on ALAs and runway excursions.
• Approach-and-landing Risk Awareness Tool
  Approach briefing supplement to increase hazard awareness.
• Approach-and-landing Risk Reduction Guide
  Guidelines for evaluating training, procedures and equipment.
• Standard Operating Procedures Template
  Recommended operating and training procedures.
• ALAR Information Posters
  Illustrations of lessons learned.
• CFIT Checklist
  Guidelines in six languages for assessing CFIT risk.
• CFIT Alert
  Procedure for immediate response to ground-proximity warning system/terrain awareness and warning system warnings.
• Flight Operations and Training
  Data-based recommendations for aircraft operators and pilots.
• Equipment for Aircraft and Air Traffic Control
  Recommendations for optimum usage.
• Air Traffic Control Communication
  Improving the pilot-controller confirmation/correction process.
• Pilot Guide to Preventing CFIT
  CFIT accident data and lessons learned, plus a review of approach design criteria.
• Approach-and-landing Accident Data Overview (1980–1997)
  ALA data and lessons learned.
• Approach-and-Landing Accident Data Overview (1995–2007)
  An update on ALA data and findings.
• An Approach and Landing Accident: It Could Happen to You
  Video presentation of ALA data and findings.
• CFIT Awareness and Prevention
  Video presentation of CFIT data, plus analyses of three representative accidents.
• Reducing the Risk of Runway Excursions
  Report on the findings and recommendations of the FSF Runway Safety Initiative, with appendixes including two RSI briefing notes, plus three PowerPoint presentations.

The FSF ALAR Tool Kit Update is a multimedia resource on compact disc (CD) for safety professionals and training organizations working to prevent the leading causes of fatalities in commercial aviation: approach-and-landing accidents (ALAs), including those involving controlled flight into terrain (CFIT).