NTSB Safety Recommendations A-10-102 through -104

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Title: NTSB Safety Recommendations A-10-102 through -104

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                   NTSB SAFETY RECOMMENDATION

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National Transportation Safety Board

Washington, DC 20594

June 9, 2010

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NTSB Safety Recommendations A-10-102 through -104

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The National Transportation Safety Board recommends that The

Air Care Alliance:

Require voluntary pilot organizations to verify pilot

currency before every flight. (A-10-102)

Require that voluntary pilot organizations inform

passengers, at the time of inquiry about a flight, that the

charitable medical flight would not be conducted under the

same standards that apply to a commercial flight (such as

under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 121 or Part 135).

(A-10-103)

In conjunction with your affiliate organizations and other

charitable medical transport organizations, develop,

disseminate, and require all voluntary pilot organizations

to implement written safety guidance, best practices, and

training material for volunteer pilots who operate

charitable patient transport flights under 14 Code of

Federal Regulations Part 91. The information should address,

at a minimum, aeronautical decision-making; proper preflight

planning; pilot qualification, training, and currency; and

self-induced pressure. (A-10-104)

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http://www.ntsb.gov/recs/letters/2010/A-10-102-104.pdf

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