Flight Safety

Flight Safety, a topic that is both a concern for commercial and military aviation. But
sometimes the people confuse the concept of flight safety with terrorism or Hijack of
aircraft. Which is not the only case that we face. It was actually during the start of World
War 1 that the concept of military flight safety came into picture.
It was amid WW1, that German warrior pro, Oswald Boelcke established his rules of
engagement for ethereal battle which ended up being fairly mainstream. Be that as it may,
Boelcke's standards were likewise an early case of rules particular to protecting military
pilots in battle.
But as the use of the flights in military affairs increased, so did the training of pilots to
compete in this sky and the concern for its security.
The IAF came into existence in 8th October 1932 and since that very moment they adopted
to flight safety approach in all of its workings. In that capacity, its organizational culture is
hung in the qualities and significance of flight safety.
The IAF’s approach to flight safety is clearly outlined by the Directorate of Flight Safety in its
mission statement: ‘To ensure operational capability by conserving human and material
resources through prevention of aircraft accidents.’ In aid of that goal, an ever growing body
of knowledge on air safety is maintained at the Institute of Flight Safety. Moreover, an
‘Aerospace Safety Magazine’, where pilots, both past and present from across services (i.e
from other armed services in addition to IAF) contribute stories of accidents/ incidents, is
also published on a monthly basis.
From the development of the parachute, to the appropriation of the ejection seats or the
utilization of unmanned aerial vehicles, military aeronautics has been at the fore front of
escalated innovation selection to defeat human related restrictions.
The quick paced advancement of innovation and changing strategies in air warfare carry
with them their own particular arrangements of difficulties to flight security. For quite a
while IAF had devoted aircrafts for committed parts like ground assault or air prevalence.
Today, be that as it may, fighter aircrafts are all the more frequently multi/omni part
machines equipped for doing different activities all the while. This implies the pilot should
likewise be prepared to be similarly proficient in shifted parts. This changed condition
requires the appropriation of fresher ways to deal with flight wellbeing.
Today, the IAF's flight security group under the Air Officer Commanding/Station Commander
is going by a Station Aerospace Safety and Investigation Officer (SAS and IO) from the
Operations side. He is helped by the Maintenance Safety and Investigation Officer (MS and
IO) alongside two Maintenance Safety Warrant Officers (MSWOs). An Administration Safety
and Investigation Officer (AS&IO) speaks to a second hub helping SAS and IO alongside two
Administration Safety Warrant Officer (ASWOs).
IAF has likewise actualized a detailing framework called 'JUST'. Here deliberate detailing of
mistakes or SOP infringement is energized and the individuals who volunteer data are
shielded from any disciplinary activity. Mishaps/Incidents are researched utilizing a
framework called Human Factor Analysis and Classification System (HFACS). By chance, IAF
relocated to HFACS in the wake of concentrate different strategies being utilized the world
over.
Clearly, these progressions don't ensure wellbeing yet mirror the way that IAF knows about
expanding difficulties to the same. Today flight wellbeing has advanced into aviation
security and an alarm power will confront the orderlies hazards better. All signs propose
that IAF continually endeavors to be such a power.