SAFA Skysailor Magazine

33 July | August 2023 SKY SAILOR Flight phase FY 2021 /22 FY 2020 /21 FY 2019 /20 FY 2018 /19 FY 2017 /18 FY 2016 /17 FY 2015 /16 Total ATOL Tow Aerotow 1 1 1 1 4 Landing after Aerotow 1 1 Mishap 1 1 3 1 3 9 Near Miss 1 1 Other Not recorded 5 4 4 3 2 3 1 22 Total 66 73 66 65 57 58 63 448 AIRS reports by Site Type Our coastal sites are likely the most accessible in our major population centres, especially when you take into account their shore-side locations. But while coastal sites see the most incidents, the inland sites see more injury events. Table 5: AIRS Reports – by Site Type – past 7 years Site type FY 2021 /22 FY 2020 /21 FY 2019 /20 FY 2018 /19 FY 2017 /18 FY 2016 /17 FY 2015 /16 Total Coastal 87 78 58 53 33 51 51 411 Grass Strip 3 4 5 1 3 4 1 21 Inland 55 84 62 60 56 39 46 402 Sealed Runway 1 1 1 2 3 3 11 Tow 2 2 2 4 3 1 14 Not recorded 3 16 12 7 6 2 12 58 Total 149 185 140 123 104 102 114 917 Table 6: AIRS Reports – by Site Type with injury – past 7 years Site type FY 2021 /22 FY 2020 /21 FY 2019 /20 FY 2018 /19 FY 2017 /18 FY 2016 /17 FY 2015 /16 Total Coastal 28 28 26 24 20 26 27 179 Grass Strip 3 3 3 1 1 3 14 Inland 33 37 33 38 30 25 29 225 Sealed Runway 1 2 2 5 Tow 2 2 1 4 2 1 12 Not recorded 1 3 2 1 2 4 13 Total 66 73 66 65 57 58 63 448 AIRS reports by qualification When considering these values, it should be borne in mind that a pilot may hold qualifications in multiple disciplines. Where a second pilot was involved, their qualifications have not been included in the following three tables. It should also be noted that in the cases of Visiting pilots that qualifications are not recorded in their membership records or in the AIRS reports. However, we are moving towards Visiting Pilots being granted SAFA qualifications equivalent to their own national body’s qualification where applicable. Table 7: AIRS Reports – by Qualification – past 7 years Qualification FY 2021 /22 FY 2020 /21 FY 2019 /20 FY 2018 /19 FY 2017 /18 FY 2016 /17 FY 2015 /16 Total PG1 15 6 9 2 5 37 PG2 41 39 20 29 13 14 14 170 PG3 19 24 16 11 6 8 84 PG4 28 54 36 23 19 26 23 209 PG5 24 22 27 24 27 14 19 157 HG-Student 3 1 1 1 4 10 HG- Supervised 5 3 8 4 7 7 34 continued on next page