Podcast: Aviation Safety Culture Change Urged

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Key Takeaways:

  • Mike Slack's law firm provided background information for a controversial USA Today story examining general aviation safety.
  • Slack, an IFR-rated pilot, believes that general aviation should focus on meaningful changes to airplane manufacturing and accident investigation processes.
  • He suggests that the industry should look at implementing these improvements rather than criticizing the media coverage.
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Mike Slackfounded the law firm of Slack and Davis, headquartered in Austin with offices in Dallas and Fort Worth,which provided much of the background information for the controversial USA Today story that examined general aviation safety a couple of weeks ago. Slack, an IFR-rated pilot and owner of a turbo 182 and a T-6, told AVweb’s Russ Niles that rather than shoot the messenger, GA should be looking at meaningful changes to the way airplanes are built and accidents investigated.

Duration: 15:55

File Size: 14.5 MB download here

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