Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - March 18, 1955, Winnipeg, Manitoba R .1 Winnipeg tree press a Stoat. March 195b lining methods by Victor Mackee Pitawa special majority of the crashes in Western Canada involving t-33 Jet trainers have been the result of Pilot errors according t o. Investigations made by the Royal Cana Dian air Force. The analysis of t-33 accidents in the West continues to show a wide variety of circumstances and runs Simi Lar to that encountered on equivalent types of flying both in the Craf and in other air a spokes Man for the Craf told the Winnipeg free press in an exclusive interview. Wherever the Root cause can be traced to some aspect train ing supervision or operation or to the aircraft itself prompt action is taken to eliminate the possibility of recurrence insofar As possible. This is a continuous the spokesman a top ranking officer at air Force head quarters said. According to records kept by the free press there have been at least 19 crashes of Craf places in Manitoba since april of ast year. Of these 15 have involved t-33 Jet trainers. Twenty men have been killed 13 of them in t-33 trainers. The Large num Ber of accidents prompted the free press to seek an explanation from the Craf and to de Termine what action was being taken to prevent accidents continuing in such numbers in the future at Western stations. The writer was assigned to put series of key questions to the Mir Force authorities. The Craf had the questions Uncle consideration for three weeks. They were passed to the various divisions concerned and answers prepared. The answers have been studied by High rank ing officers in the air Force and discussed with the writer in de Tail. The answers have been cleared for Security purposes and axe herewith published together with the questions that were asked. The Craf Headquarters spokes Man who must remain unidentified in accordance with the policy of anonymity which is followed by the air Force in such cases has explained that Pilot errors Cove r Lan almost infinite Field eve by Effort is made in the training provided Craf person Nel to prepare the Pilot to meet effectively All types of situation. The spokesman speaking for Craf Headquarters pointed out it was difficult in replying to specific questions to explain All the ramifications which affect the problem of aircraft accidents and the policy of the air Force in dealing Vith them. Detailed an Swers were Given wherever pos sible to show that sincere and determined efforts Are continued at All time to keep the Accident ratio As Low As humanly possible and at the same time to provide the Means with which the de Fence of the country in the air Cam Best be he said. The questions and answers Are As follows question no. 1 in View of the number of t-33 training crashes does the Craf believe the preliminary training before going on jets is sufficient is there enough training to make pilots actions automatic in Case of a flame out or other faulty mechanism a Svrek the Craf maintains its training syllabus under constant review in the Light of experience in the Field. The training Given to pilots prior to Jet conversion is c o n s i d e r e d thoroughly sound and the practices of other major air forces closely parallel the Craf training concept. The procedures Are not of course identical be cause the training aircraft employed Are not always the same. . As regards the question o t automatic reaction in the Case of emergency it must be remembered that no two Emer . The aim of training is therefore produce Speed accuracy and correctness of reactions rather than automatic Ity. Great stress is. Laid on this in converting pilots to every Type of aircraft including those used in training Organiza question to. Train ing Steps now correspond with the Cessna conversion training of the second world War answer the training sequence during the second world War was on the Fol lowing general pattern a initial training school Dur ing which the visual link Trainer was used As one of the Media of potential air Crew assessment and Selec Tion b elementary flying training school using a Light Type of aircraft such As Tiger Moth Fleet or Cornell c service flying training school using the Harvard for single engine training and either the Anson or Cessna Crane for twin engine train ing d posting to operation Al employment either Over seas or in Canada at which time the Pilot was converted to the Type on which he was to be employed. The present training sequence is As follows initial assessment and selection at the personnel selection unit Lon Don Ontario which is associated with the officer selection unit on the same station. It is the policy of the air Force to require commission stand Ard for All aircrew in peace time. F pre flight school n ground school in which air Crew trainees receive a some what similar but. Much More extensive preparatory train ing than Given in the War time its. Flying training school in which the Basic training is carried out on the Harvard aircraft and brings the Pupil in one stage to a Standard equivalent o. 5 August Craf officials said most crashes were due to Pilot errors. Docs this still hold True in what Way do they err what training can rectify it answer the statement made by the Craf was Cor rect and refers to a Long standing situation which has not changed appreciably Over Many years. It continues to describe the situation As it exists today both in the Case of t-33 aircraft and other types although percentages naturally vary. The nature of Pilot errors. Covers an almost infinite Field and like those leading to automobile and other forms of accidents applies to those cases in which the reasoning skill and reaction time of the individual May fail to Cope with the Situa Tion with which he is con fronted. No degree of train ing or experience has Ever succeeded in producing a group of human beings who can Rise above their limitations in this respect. On the other hand every Effort is made to prepare the Pilot to meet effectively All types of continuous attention to. This aspect of the training syllabus the Eli Miria Tion of All potential pilots who do not show the capacity to attain the desired Standard and constant super vision of safety regulations Are the principal Means by which the incidence of a Cir dents is kept As Low As pos question no. 6 have the pilots had enough training to give them Confidence before going alone on jets panic responsible for Many of the crashes the syllabus of training at the flying train ing school is specifically de signed1 to prepare the trainee for Jet aircraft and All aspects of. Flying which he will this purpose Are covered in detail Here again it might be emphasized that Craf methods and proce dures have not been Deve loped in a vacuum but Are similar and the result of continuous Liaison and discus Sion with other air forces. The to Airi in g Given in the advanced flying school in comprehensive and every precaution is taken to ensure that before flying alone on each aircraft in the series the trainee is confident and adequately prepared for Solo flying. Emphasis is placed on emergency proce dures knowledge and hand Ling of the aircraft physical effects of High Altitude and High speeds and the use of radio regard to the ques Tion of panic As a contributory cause to it is very doubtful whether such a condition does in fact occur except in the rarest of circumstances. Certainly it has not be he found As a contributory cause in air Force Accident investigations All training is directed toward teaching Calm judgment and self control in emergencies and individuals who Jet to unreasoning fear or to Lack of controlled response when faced with a difficult situation Are among the first to be weeded out As unsuitable. Training procedures specifically designed to bring out any tendency toward such reactions while the Pupil is undergoing his dual train question no. 7 ii it b pilots error Why Are More Harvard crashes Lance same pilots Fly later Fly jets answer pilots. Who pro Gress to training on t-33 aircraft Are the graduating from Harvard schools after the weeding out process. The Overall Accident rate for t-33 aircraft in the Craf is very similar to that for the Harvard. However the exposure to Hazard in a High performance aircraft is inevitably higher than in. A Basic Trainer. It is a general characteristic of High performance air Craft such As the t-33 that when an Accident occurs the damage will be much More severe than for a similar incident involving slower air Craft. Accidents involving the High performance aircraft generally result in greater damage and More serious Mackenzie King club Hon. R. W. Bend minister of health and Public welfare and Hon. M. N. 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