Loss-of-control incidents are now the number one safety threat in commercial aviation – with the accidents of Air France AF447 in 2009 and Colgan Air in 2009 showing how trained pilots can still make mistakes, with fatal results. Dr Sunjoo Advani, co-Chairman of the International Committee for Aviation Training in Extended Envelopes (ICATEE) a stakeholder body created by the Flight Simulation Group of the Royal Aeronautical Society RAeS, presents the ICATEE research so far and recommendations for action to improve aviation safety in this critical area.
