B. Employee Responsibility
Each employee is charged with the responsibility to conduct all activities in a safe manner and to help ensure that all equipment and work areas are kept as free as possible of potential hazards. Help yourself and others by making a conscious effort to anticipate unsafe conditions or situations. Maintain a sterile cockpit environment during takeoff and landing operations. Remember that detailed safety procedures are not available for each situation; therefore, an alert attitude, thoughtful approach, and plain common sense are perquisites for any task. Our goal is to strive for and attain accident free operations.
C. Policy
All aviation operations in FHP will be conducted in accordance with the applicable FAA regulations, USFS and/or AMD interagency policy, and State and local regulations & procedures. Where other agency policy conflicts with USFS policy, the more restrictive (typically USFS) policy will be followed when USFS personnel are in the aircraft. Safety instructions for personnel should include items requiring special care in and around the aircraft, on the ground, and in the air. An annual safety meeting will be held each spring prior to the aerial survey season. The meeting will be attended by RAG members, FHP & State aerial survey and photography personnel to review current information regarding aviation and cooperative agreements.
D. Lost or Overdue Aircraft
In the event that an FHP aircraft is determined to be overdue, while being flight followed by a Dispatch Center, that Center (no matter the agency) will follow their own aviation plan for overdue aircraft and search and rescue operations. Generally, after 30 minutes of no contact with the aircraft and all reasonable efforts have been made to re-establish contact or determine the location of the aircraft, the Dispatch Center will initiate an aircraft search. These efforts are very time consuming and expensive. Every effort will be made by the FWFMSU to ensure that no aircraft searches are unnecessarily initiated.
E. General Safety Concerns
Flying aerial surveys in mountainous terrain requires special knowledge, experience and special techniques to reduce the inherent risk of such operations. Rugged terrain, mountain winds, lack of suitable landing areas in the event of an emergency, and terrain following add to the potential hazards involved.
1. Ensure the aircraft used has adequate power for the altitude and terrain to be surveyed.
2. Density altitude can drastically reduce aircraft performance capabilities, particularly when operating aircraft with normally aspirated engines. Be familiar with density altitude factors, such as temperature, weight, altitude, and power/performance loss.
3. Mountains or uneven terrain and approaching weather fronts cause normal winds to become very turbulent. Be familiar with wind speed, direction, the effect of terrain, and other weather conditions.
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