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NRTI as we knew it is no more, and I don't know what will happen in the future. Technically, I'm still employed by the College, though am enjoying a paid hiatus, and working on everything I couldn't work on when I was spending 70 hours a week running the Program, like cleaning up from the tornado that hit, what, 7 years ago now? I'm also commissioned with a nearby county agency, actually answering to one of the more popular instructors, so I'm still trying to keep my hand in.

I'll continue to post information and news from grads and friends, and also want to keep current with LE news and references.

My College phone and e-mail are pretty much out of service, so I'll be setting up yet another account , so we can stay in touch.

Tuesday, July 9, 2013

Three, Two, One…CRASH! | Armed with Science

Three, Two, One…CRASH! | Armed with Science

Timely, but they knew that.  IIRC the UH60 Blackhawk is built with crew seats that "collapse" on shock absorbers during impact, reducing the forces transferred to the crew's bodies.  I don't know if the same applies to airliner seats, but having looked at the framework while trying to get my feet situated under the seat in front of me, I bet they crumple.  Really crumple, really fast, though the photos from inside the cabin of the Asiana aircraft don't look that bad.

Required reading for investigators of anything, but written for transportation incident investigators is:
The Field Guide to Understanding Human Error, by Sydney Dekker
If I was designing a basic investigator training program in any field, it would be required reading, so that we could learn to recognize how people screw up, including ourselves.
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