Seguridad Operacional

Operational Safety

We chose to follow our vocation, our dream... to be part of the aviation world. We have made a decision to adopt a lifestyle that this industry gives us. From the basic stages of training, in our chosen speciality, we have been bombarded with countless technical, aerodynamic, regulatory, linguistic, etc. concepts. But let's ask ourselves: How many hours have we spent studying and learning about safety? Difficult to answer, isn't it?

It is true that professional judgement is formed through years of training and experience; however, this judgement must also be based on solid conceptual pillars of safety. This is what makes it possible for each one of us to improve our decision-making and our actions on a daily basis; in short, to promote safer operations. We understand that operational safety is a value that must be instilled from the very foundations of professional aeronautical training. 

That is why this new volume of the HDIW collection is entirely dedicated to transmitting the key and basic concepts that must be used by all aeronautical professionals throughout their careers. These concepts are not only applicable to pilots; safety is a value that is forged by every member of this aeronautical system, regardless of their role or activity within it. With the aim of reaching each of the topics in a more pleasant and didactic way, we present a text with a large number of examples, real cases and simple practical activities, where the reader can experiment with the theoretical concepts and generate different response possibilities... simple exercises, but which put into operation the reasoning structure that we must apply when we think of aeronautical activity as a synonym of efficient and safe operations. 

We invite you to reflect on each of the topics we have prepared, to transfer them to your daily activity and, above all, to rethink: Is it possible for me to carry out my activity in a safer way than I do on a daily basis? We hope to do our bit and help to make operational safety one of the pillars of aeronautical training from the very first minute.