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View allSafety equipmentAn active carbon-monoxide detector can change the outcomeA recent AAIB occurrence shows why an active detector, a prompt response and an early landing decision deserve a place in a pilot's threat plan.Aircraft systemsTrim runaway: preparation starts before the warningThe CAA's current safety material asks pilots, operators and maintainers to treat autopilot and electric-trim knowledge as an active safety defence.Flight operationsTake-off performance: cross-checks that catch the wrong answerA correct-looking number can still belong to the wrong runway, intersection, conditions or aircraft state. The CAA's safety notice makes the consequences clear.
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View allCase studyGo-around: control before climbAn official AAIB investigation into a high-performance single-engine aircraft illustrates how a go-around from a bounced landing can become a loss-of-control event when high power, low airspeed, pitch and yaw are not managed together.Case studyLanding long after a high-workload go-aroundAn AAIB runway-overrun investigation shows how workload after a go-around and runway change can carry forward into an approach that is too fast and too long.Case studyWhen a fuel sample is all waterAn AAIB investigation into an engine power loss shortly after takeoff highlights a deceptive fuel-sampling hazard: a sample consisting entirely of water can still carry an aviation-fuel odour.
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