Cirrus Owners & Pilots Association (COPA) Rick Beach Safety Liaison & CPPP Chair Integrating COPA with Cirrus Training Network Ultimate Goal:! Fewer fatalities, Fewer accidents Interim Goal:! Expand the market for Cirrus transition training and recurrent training Immediate Goal:! Achieve synergy, at least understanding!
COPA Motto: Flying and Safety COPA 3,300 paid memberships 2,200 Cirrus aircraft Global membership! 52 countries! US, Europe, Canada, Brazil, Australia Internet community! www.cirruspilots.org
Non-Owner CFI Members COPA appreciates role of instructors! Key to achieving safety goals Membership at reduced rate: $35 ($65)! COPA forum access! Cirrus Pilot magazine! COPA events CPPP at reduced rate: $100 ($375) Flying Activities Migrations! Annual gatherings M1 to M8 Weekend events! Nemacolin, Ocean Reef, Bahamas, Regional events! Bar Harbor, Block Island, San Diego Casual fly-ins! Lunch
COPA Safety Programs COPA Forum discussions Cirrus Pilot magazine Critical Decision Making (CDM) Partner in Command (PIC) Safety Stand-Downs Cirrus Pilot Proficiency Program (CPPP) Safety on COPA Forum Accident threads! Compilation of early details! Each 100s of posts, 1000s of views! Discussions of contributing factors! Wisdom from experts (instructors, maintenance, weather)
Forum: Fatal Accidents Cirrus fatal #66 in SR22 N146CK near Deer Valley, AZ! 8,910 views, 239 posts! Accident details, door open, fly the airplane!, partner training, CO risk, POH, litigation issues Forum: Parachute Activations CAPS pull #25 in SR22 N513CM near Idabell, OK! 7,042 views, 351 posts! CAPS decision, engine-out plan, investigations, flightaware data, slow flight training, low-key, high-key, accident rates, spins, recovery, spin training
Cirrus Pilot Magazine 6 issues per year Annual safety issue 2007 to 2009 Safety articles by CSIPs, CPPP instructors Training Spotlight Critical Decision Making Aeronautical Decision-Making seminar Half-day fly-in event Facilitated discussion Accident reviews Personal Minimums Risk Assessment Online facilitators guide
Partner in Command Traveling in the right seat! Pilot incapacitation: CO poisoning, hypoxia, choking More than Pull CAPS! Radio, ELT, Autopilot, CAPS choices Simulator experience Booklet for reference Practice suggestions Safety Stand-Downs After NJ fatal near NY CPPP! 7 fatal accidents in 12 weeks Mornings of CPPP weekends All Cirrus pilots No cost! Review Cirrus accidents, normal & emergency procedures
Cirrus Pilot Proficiency Pgms 2.5 day weekend event (Fri eve to Sun pm) Most extensive Cirrus-specific ground instruction! Procedures, Avionics (2), Weather (2), Engine Management, Aviation Survival, Single Pilot Resource Management! Partner in Command Highly experienced Cirrus-specific instructors! Variety of Cirrus configurations! Variety of expectations! Variety of learning styles Cirrus Pilot Proficiency Pgms 2010 Events Lakeland,FL Las Vegas, NV* Atlanta, GA* Evansville, IN Stewart, NY Kansas City, MO Minneapolis, MN* Van Nuys, CA Georgetown, TX* Concord, CA France Baden-Baden, Germany Southend, UK Brisbane, Australia Wagga Wagga, Australia
CPPP Criteria C3PO volunteer CPPP Organizer Airport + Hotel! On ramp or within walking distance! Airspace! Instrument procedures! Congestion for training flights Meeting space! Three concurrent presentations Sufficient attendees Cirrus SR2X Accident Statistics 66* fatal accidents 2001 to 2010 (as of 9/20/2010)! 130 fatalities, 15 serious injuries! 18 SR20, 48 SR22 (same as production ratio)! Includes 4 CAPS activations w fatalities (Norden, CA; Indianapolis, IN; Deltona, FL; Boulder, CO) Cirrus SR2X fatal accident rate: (per 100,000 hours)! 1.74 in past 12 months (12 fatal/688,000 hrs)! 1.71 in past 36 months (38 fatal/2,217,000 hrs) FAA fatal accident rate: (per 100,000 hours)! 1.33 for GA fixed-wing fleet (2009 prelim)! 1.19 to 1.33 for past decade! 1.86 for GA single-engine piston fixed-wing fleet (2007) * 49 in United States, 17 in other countries
Cirrus SR2X Accident Rate A few accidents can make big swings! 3 accidents in 2003; 11 in 2008 Trend calmed down, but May 2010 11 3 Pilot Experience: Time in Type Matters Killing zone < 250 hrs
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Data from a Bad Landing Richard Wheeler data from EMAX! A self-confessed not-so-good landing! Touch down near stall speed! Plot airspeed and altitude during approach Stall speed 59 KIAS On runway, still flying! 9 seconds, 800 Runway Courtesy Richard Wheeler, COPA Safety Alert Letter Cirrus Aircraft & COPA Review POH and Flight Operations Manual Currency flight 1.0 to 1.5 hours! Airspeed control! Approach stability! Touchdown control! Safety of flight Plan for six-month recurrent training! CPPP! CDM! Cirrus-specific training
COPA Champions Safety Acknowledge 97% of fatal Cirrus accidents have a pilot cause It s not the plane, it s us! Safety culture emerges from safety programs, forum discussions, integrating wisdom from instructors COPA and Cirrus Training Network Cirrus intends to collaborate with COPA Do together what we can't do separately How can we do more?