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Lo & Slo Code of Conduct -
Principles1. General Responsibilities of Aviators
Pilots should:
a. make safety their number one
priority,
b. seek excellence in airmanship,
c. develop and exercise good
judgment,
d. recognize and manage risks
effectively,
e. adhere to prudent operating
practices and personal operating parameters (e.g.,
minimums),
f. aspire to professionalism,
g. act with responsibility and
courtesy, and
h. adhere to applicable laws and
regulations
i. encourage and assist other aviators to adhere to these
standards.
j. if witness to pilot errors that could effect flight or
ground safety, or are illegal, make
every attempt to communicate your concerns to the parties
involved.
Explanation : Code of
Conduct Section I serves as a preamble to the Code of
Conduct’s other principles. It emphasizes safety,
excellence, risk management, and responsibility, and lays
the foundation for accountability and heightened diligence
2. Passengers and People on the Surface
Pilots should:
a. maintain passenger safety
first and then reasonable passenger comfort,
b. manage risks and avoid
unnecessary risks to passengers and to people and
property on the surface and in other aircraft,
c. brief passengers on planned
flight procedures, including any significant or
unusual risks associated with the flight,
d. seek to prevent unsafe conduct
by passengers, and
e. avoid operations that may
alarm or annoy passengers or people on the surface.
Explanation: You are solely
responsible for the safety and comfort of your passengers.
Passengers place their lives in pilots’ hands, and pilots
should exercise sufficient care on their behalf. Such care
includes, but is not limited to, disclosing unusual risks,
and exercising prudent risk management. Pilot responsibility
also extends to people on the ground and in other aircraft.
By definition, an LSA may carry only one passenger.
3. Training and Proficiency
Pilots should:
a. participate in training to
maintain and improve proficiency beyond minimum
legal requirements,
b. participate in flight safety
education programs,
c. act with vigilance and avoid
complacency,
d. train to recognize and deal
effectively with emergencies, and
e. accurately log hours flown and
maneuvers practiced to satisfy training and currency
requirements.
Explanation: Training and
proficiency underlie aviation safety. Recurrent training is
a major component of flight safety. Such training includes
both air and ground training. Each contributes significantly
to flight safety and neither can substitute for the other.
Training sufficient to promote flight safety may well exceed
what is required by law.
4. Security
Pilots should:
a. seek to maintain the security
of all persons and property associated with their
aviation activities,
b. remain vigilant and
immediately report suspicious, reckless or illegal
activities,
c. secure their aircraft to
prevent unauthorized use, and
d. avoid special-use airspace
except when approved or necessary in an emergency.
Explanation: This section
addresses preventing criminal acts and promoting national
security. The tragic events of 9/11 have had a profound
impact on aviation, demanding responsive action. Enhanced
security awareness by aviators is a stark new reality for
the GA community.
5. Environmental Issues
Pilots should:
a. recognize and seek to mitigate
the environmental impact of aircraft operations,
b. minimize the discharge of
fuel, oil, and other chemicals into the environment,
particularly during refueling, preflight
preparations, and servicing,
c. avoid environmentally
sensitive areas, and
d. mitigate aircraft noise in
populated or other noise-sensitive areas, and comply
with applicable noise-abatement procedures.
Explanation: Mitigation of
pollution caused by aviation activities is important both to
the general public, to minimize harm to the environment, and
to the aviation community, to avoid unfavorable public
perceptions. Indeed, environmental issues including noise
pollution can lead to the closing of airports and can
otherwise jeopardize aviation.
6. Use of Technology
Pilots should:
a. become familiar with and
properly use appropriate available cost-effective
technologies,
b. monitor applicable airport
advisory frequencies and report position when
approaching airports without an operating control
tower and other higher-risk areas if radio-equipped,
c. use transponders or other
position-indicating technologies during in-flight
operations if available, or otherwise directed by
ATC, and use ATC “flight following” for VFR enroute
operations, and
d. if practicable, carry
redundant transceivers and navigational equipment
and use them in appropriate circumstances.
Explanation: Innovative,
compact, inexpensive technologies have greatly expanded the
capabilities of GA aircraft. This section encourages the use
of such safety-enhancing technologies.
7. Advancement & Promotion of Aviation
Pilots should:
a. advance and promote general
aviation, safety, and adherence to the Code of
Conduct,
b. volunteer in and contribute to
organizations that promote general aviation, and use
their aviation skills to contribute to society at
large,
c. demonstrate appreciation for
aviation service providers,
d. advance a general aviation
culture that values openness, humility, positive
attitudes, and the pursuit of personal improvement,
and
e. promote ethical behavior
within the GA community.
Explanation: General
aviation has a well-recognized, undeserved, and worsening
public relations problem. Vigilance and responsive action by
the GA community are essential to ensure GA vitality and to
enhance the GA experience for pilots and passengers. |
