On Target

On Target Magazine

On Target is a focus magazine produced as required by the Directorate of Flight Safety. The objective of On Target is to educate Air Force operators on a single subject of interest in a user friendly, yet thorough fashion.

New Technology 

In this Issue

The issue is divided into two parts, “Accident Investigation” and “Operations”. Both areas have been significantly affected by technological improvements that will continue to impact safety in aviation. [ pdf version (5.9 MB) ]  [ html version ]

Night Operations

In This Issue

We have included articles from a variety of aircraft fleets discussing their lessons learned from night operations...Let's learn from the mistakes of others and be aware of the extra challenges that are present when the sun sets below the horizon. [ pdf version (2.7 MB) ]

Ground Icing

In This Issue

"Our purpose in putting together this issue of On Target is to keep the subject of ground icing front and centre so that we do not fall prey to our forgetfulness of a threat that is as omnipresent as ever. This issue will also demonstrate the important work that is ongoing in the Canadian Forces and elsewhere to further reduce the threat that icing poses to aviation safety."~Colonel C.R. Shelley

Human Factors

In This Issue

This issue of On Target is intended to refresh some of those valuable lessons previously learned where human factors played a significant role. It is also intended to serve as a source of some valuable insight about human factors so that each and every one of us can increase our collective awareness and guard against the potential of an occurrence stemming from human factor errors. [ pdf version (3.2 MB) ]