ARINC Direct Teams with FlightRisk®
to Provide Airfield Awareness and Feedback from Pilots
October 10, 2011
Annapolis—ARINC DirectSM
today announced a teaming agreement with the FlightRisk®
service of Polaris Aero LLC which will enable thousands of business aviation pilots to share their airfield experiences in real time through the ARINC Direct flight planning service.
Web-based FlightRisk consolidates and analyzes current airfield data from multiple publications, weather sources, and pilot members. When a pilot requests information, FlightRisk responds with the data most applicable to a specific flight.
The initial integration of FlightRisk into ARINC Direct’s SMS Toolset has been completed. Customers now have the ability to complete pre-flight risk assessments using ARINC Direct Smart SMS forms and the FlightRisk Airfield Assessment tool.
Airfield Assessment helps pilots identify potential risk areas encountered by others during ground taxi, departure, or arrival portions of a flight. This helps pilots put mitigation plans in place to help reduce their overall risk. After a flight, pilots are encouraged to share their experiences with other ARINC Direct customers by using the FlightRisk Post Flight Assessment tool.
“Integrating FlightRisk with ARINC Direct offers our customers key benefits. Pilots can quantify risk and potential safety issues at different airports, and share operational
experiences with other customers,” said Bob Richard, Senior Director of ARINC Direct. “The FlightRisk assessment report allows customers to take advantage of others’ experiences, which can be invaluable, especially in planning flights to new destinations.”
“Experience reporting is more effective than simple incident and accident reporting,” stated Chris Connor, Co-Founder of FlightRisk. “By sharing experiences after every flight, pilots can learn valuable lessons before an accident occurs.”
ARINC Direct is the first flight planning service provider to enable the sharing of risk assessment data among more than 15,000 pilots using FlightRisk. All inputs into the FlightRisk application are anonymous. “The greater the pilot participation in post-flight analysis, the greater the benefit to the ARINC Direct community,” added Richard.
FlightRisk analysis and post flight assessments are currently limited to Domestic U.S. airports, but the companies expect to add International locations in the near future. ARINC Direct and FlightRisk also plan to enhance integration between the two systems. "This is just the start, but we want to deliver value as early as possible," added Richard.
Founded in 2007, FlightRisk’s mission is to improve aviation safety by providing pilots with superior information. Pilots who sign up with FlightRisk can share their knowledge and experience with the entire aviation community. FlightRisk is a privately held company headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona. For more information, please visit the web site at www.flightrisk.com.
ARINC Incorporated, a portfolio company of The Carlyle Group, provides communications, engineering and integration solutions for commercial, defense and government customers worldwide. Headquartered in Annapolis, Maryland with regional headquarters in London and Singapore, ARINC is ISO 9001:2008 certified. For more information, visit the web site at www.arinc.com.
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