APS Head Ransbury To Lead NBAA LOC-I Group
Loss of control inflight remains among NBAA's top safety issues as it is a leading cause of accidents.

Aviation Performance Solutions (APS) president Paul BJ Ransbury is stepping in to lead NBAAā€™s Loss of Control In-flight (LOC-I) Working Group as the aviation community continues to focus on LOC-I as the leading cause of accidents. NBAA retained LOC-I as one of its top safety issues for this year, along with the single-pilot accident rate, runway excursions and airport ground collisions.


NBAA notes that LOC-I was linked to more than 40 percent of fixed-wing general aviation accidents from 2001 to 2011, resulting in more fatalities in business and commercial operations than every other accident category. The NTSB has identified LOC-I as one if its "Most Wanted" safety issues and the International Civil Aviation Organization also have it listed as a priority.


ā€œOur teamā€™s goals are to establish valuable and effective resources for individual pilots and flight department safety managers to maximize their air safety and to ultimately overcome aviationā€™s leading fatal threat, loss of control in flight,ā€ Ransbury said of the working groupā€™s plans.


Ransbury brings an expertise in LOC-I safety efforts to his role as chairman of the committee, as his company specializes in upset prevention and recovery training that is designed to mitigate the potential of LOC-I through both education and skill development.