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What does CFT stand for?

Controlled Flight into Terrain


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More than 1,300 helicopters are already flying with our EGPWS and there have been no controlled flight into terrain (CFIT) incidents with an operational Honeywell EGPWS system on board.
The Flight Safety Foundation's controlled flight into terrain and approach and landing action group (CAAG) conducts regional ALAR workshops to get this important safety information to the people who can use it" said Captain Carlos Limon, President, IFALPA/Mexicana Airlines.
``The two most frequently identified consequences of these accidents are collision with terrain, water or an obstacle and controlled flight into terrain.
The system works by reducing the risk of what's known in aviation as controlled flight into terrain.
Also standard on the Global Express XRS business jet is the Bombardier Enhanced Vision System (BEVS), which reduces the risk of controlled flight into terrain, runway incursions at night or during low visibility conditions and increases overall depth perception in difficult operating conditions and/or at unfamiliar airports.
McArtor will also be directly responsible for Standards and Training for Part 9l, l2l, and l35 operators, Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) and Threat management programs.
The product significantly improves aircrew situational awareness and can help lower controlled flight into terrain (CFIT) events by providing improved visibility in conditions such as fog, rain or snow.
The most notable controlled flight into terrain in recent years involved Korean Air Lines Flight 801, which crashed into a hill last summer while preparing to land at Guam.

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