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DOI: Methods for Raising Flight Safety Through the Enhancement of Aircraft Pre-Flight Preparation Procedures
Pavel Aleksandrov , Independent Expert Moscow, RussiaAbstract
This paper introduces a practical construction to raise flight protection standards during the critical pre-flight phases. The method shifts the allocation of duties from ground personnel to the cockpit crew in a structured manner and establishes a risk-evaluated checkpoint at the aircraft stand. This includes how information is handled within the plane's electronic flight bag (EFB). The proposed framework comprises a clean airworthiness transfer strategy, an algorithmic gate for go/hold decisions, governance for de/anti-icing traceability, and checklist/EFB human-performance scaffolds. The objective centers on a reproducible instruction set for operators that binds station-season hazards, MEL/CDL constellations, and local runway dependencies into a single auditable decision path. Methods include comparative analysis, structured synthesis, and cross-source triangulation. The work summarizes recent details from open and professional publications to develop safety actions. The result is ways of measuring the success of airlines, training programs, and ground teams.
Keywords
pre-flight planning, handover, LOSA, EFB management, DAQCP, runway protection, MEL/CDL, human-systems integration, de/anti-icing logs, risk assessment
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