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CRM

 CRM is created by aviation authorities to maximize pilots awareness about aircraft. It's main purpose is to fully communicate among crew respectfully and understandably. Shocking results from cockpit voice recorders and flight data recorders made authorities to take situational awareness seriously to end any kind of mistakes. CRM effects problem solving,teamwork,decision making smoothly. Makes processes clear and smooth.

Pilot Incapacitation

 Pilot incapacitation, is a state where pilot can't controls aircraft appropriately. Most of them are caused by physical factors but there are several psychological reasons for incapacitation. Some of the common casuses are : not having enough sleep, overworking, mental illneses occured by stress, not breathing enough oxygen. Some of problems must encountered by airline companies and crew because  pilots stress levels are high, sometimes they cant manage to find solution to all their problems.

Icing

Icing is a very serious problem that a plane encounters. It means in some parts of plane there is accumulation of ice which is dangerous for plane. It can harm engines or tails or just contribute the plane's weight. However even when the plane is airborne in wings there is a de-icing system called boot. De-icing means if there is accumulated ice, melting or destroying it. Anti-icing means there is no ice formed and we are just taking precautions in case of accumulation of ice.

Ditching

The word ditching stands for landing an aircraft to water. It defines an extreme condition for aviation. Unwanted and rare of course. There are 22 recorded ditchings but only 6 of them totally fine(there is no death). In US Airways flight 1549 which happened on 15 january 2009 an airbus A320 successfully ditched on hudson river. Most important things to consider in ditching firstly position,and evacuation. After landed on water most important thing is to save people from cold water which is a part of evacuation. In process of evacuation nearest coastal guards must be alerted.