Stay Safe
staysafe.aero – the safety promotion hub
The Swiss Federal Office of Aviation has launched the Stay Safe safety promotion campaign in collaboration with the Swiss Aero Club (AeCS) and other players in general aviation. This information and exchange platform is aimed at all those involved in general aviation, with a special focus on pilots of airplanes, gliders, helicopters, balloons and drones.
The world of aviation is an informal place, and Stay Safe is no different. The aim is to raise awareness of various safety issues and promote discussion within the community, without being overly didactic. To this end, our small editorial team of pilots, aviation experts, inspectors and photographers is committed to creating interesting stories and videos based on important findings from incidents and accidents, and from the FOCA’s supervisory activities. You can find out more at staysafe.aero.
Safety material for flight preparation and cockpit
Social media enables users to communicate with each other and to respond quickly to events such as temporary airspace restrictions or safety notices. All airspace users – aeroplane and glider pilots, hang-gliders and drone pilots – can take advantage of this resource.
In the staysafe.aero campaign, the FOCA has published a wide range of material including factsheets, posters and brochures. This material is intended to raise awareness of current flight safety issues and provide basic tips for safe flying.
Safety recommendations (SAND)
The FOCA publishes information, recommendations and behavioural guidelines that it draws up based on its analysis of data from various sources. Its recommendations are intended to raise the awareness of persons involved in aviation about a particular issue, provide them with guidance on how to act in certain situations or highlight basic rules of conduct in aviation.
The FOCA uses Safety Awareness Notification Data (SAND) [AF1] to communicate its recommendations. SAND publications provide information and instructions that do not meet the criteria for an airworthiness directive (AD), but are nevertheless important enough to be passed on to interested individuals and civil aviation organisations.