Safety and Maintenance

Safety Always First

Safety is a primary concern at Embry-Riddle. The Aviation Safety Department takes a proactive stance by emphasizing accident prevention, hazard identification, safety data collection and dissemination, comprehensive emergency response procedures and an active safety education program.

The effectiveness of our safety program relies on the unrestricted flow of information between flight instructors, students, staff and maintenance personnel. 

The Aviation Safety Department invites everyone to participate and embrace our safety culture by promoting initiatives aimed at improving the safety of our operations.

Our people make a difference because safety is everyone’s responsibility, starting from the top.

Embry-Riddle leads the way with ADS-B collision-avoidance system equipped fleet

• Our fleet is equipped with the FAA-standard Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) collision-avoidance system because it provides that extra margin of safety. Embry-Riddle became the first in general aviation to use Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast System. For more information about this acquisition visit ERAU news releases.

• The industry-leading ADS-B system employs a large multifunction panel in the aircraft's cockpit, showing a graphic representation of traffic in the area. This gives flight instructors and students real-time information on potential air traffic threats. The Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast program is an FAA-initiated project operating under Safe Flight 21 direction. The primary purpose of ADS-B is as a safety tool to provide flight monitoring in non-radar environments. The system consists of a network of ground-based transmitters and electronic equipment in the aircraft. The aircraft transmits its position continuously to the nearest GBT and the GBT transmits information to the aircraft, providing positional information of other aircraft in the area. Weather information is also transmitted to the aircraft.
  
• Embry-Riddle remains the only major collegiate program to employ the ADS-B system in its fleet of aircraft.

Industry-standard fleet maintenance

Our fleet is maintained to airline standards and refreshed every five-to-seven years. This ensures our students fly the safest aircraft in collegiate aviation.

Embry-Riddle aircraft fly only if they are in perfect mechanical condition. No open maintenance items are allowed on any aircraft a student flies, period!

Learn more about our fleet.