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Article: Flying The Corridors

VFR corridors have served an important function in U.S. airspace since the creation of the old TCAs (Terminal Control Areas) and TRSAs (Terminal Radar Service Areas), now less telegraphically renamed Class B and Class C airspace, respectively.

Also labeled: ATC, FAA Regulations, Flight Hazards, Learning Center, Navigation, Accident Statistics, Flight Training, Safety

Article: Best Of The West!

One of the great benefits of general aviation is having easy access to spectacular destinations around the world. One of the great...

Also labeled: Features, Journeys, People and Places, Travel

Article: Formation Flying! Part II

Formation flying is a dangerous and, for me, compellingly beautiful and engaging experience. Formation flying is a dangerous and, for...

Also labeled: Aerobatics, Air Shows, Features, Flight Hazards, Flying Skills, Journeys, Learning Center, People and Places, Pilot Skills, Proficiency, Safety

Article: WAAS

The benefits of...

Also labeled: Flying Skills, FAA Regulations, Aviation News, Learn To Fly, Navigation, Pilot Skills, Safety, Takeoffs and Landings

Article: The Last 50 ft.

When...

Also labeled: Flight Hazards, Flying Skills, Learn To Fly, Learning Center, Navigation, Pilot Skills, Safety, Takeoffs and Landings

Article: Controlling Control Pressure

Also labeled: Flight Hazards, Flying Skills, Learn To Fly, Learning Center, Navigation, Pilot Skills, Safety

Article: Going The Distance

As pilots,...

Also labeled: Flight Hazards, Flying Skills, Learn To Fly, Learning Center, Navigation, Pilot Skills, Safety

Article: Glass-Cockpit Blackout

The NTSB doesn’t just investigate...

Also labeled: Accident Statistics, Columns, Features, Flight Hazards, Flying Skills, Learning Center, NTSB Reports, Pilot Skills, Safety

Article: True Confessions

If aviation...

Also labeled: Accident Statistics, Columns, Features, Flight Hazards, Flying Skills, Learning Center, NTSB Reports, Pilot Skills, Safety

Article: The Go/No-Go Decision In Winter

It had been a long day. It...

Also labeled: Flight Hazards, Flying Skills, Maintenance, Navigation, Pilot Skills, Proficiency, Weather Skills, Winter Weather

Article: Weather Encounters

There’s never b...

Also labeled: Accident Statistics, Columns, Features, Flight Hazards, Flying Skills, Learning Center, NTSB Reports, Pilot Skills, Safety

Article: Flight Planning In The Real World

Also labeled: Flight Hazards, Learning Center, Pilot Skills, Safety, Proficiency

Article: Waking Up To Fatigue

The FAA is paying renewed attention to human fatigue in...

Also labeled: Accident Statistics, Columns, Features, Flight Hazards, Flying Skills, Learning Center, NTSB Reports, Pilot Skills, Safety

Article: Turbocharger Trouble

You may already...

Also labeled: Accident Statistics, Columns, Features, Flight Hazards, Flying Skills, Learning Center, NTSB Reports, Pilot Skills, Safety

Article: The Accelerated Stall

The accelerated stall usually surprises a pilot...

Also labeled: Accident Statistics, Columns, Features, Flight Hazards, Flying Skills, Learning Center, NTSB Reports, Pilot Skills, Safety

Article: Wings In The Wilderness

The runway lights are still on at...

Also labeled: Bush Planes, Features, Flight Hazards, Flying Skills, Journeys, Learning Center, People and Places, Pilot Skills, Safety, Travel, Backcountry Flying

Article: Tiger Or Demon In Your Tank?

Misfueling occurs when the wrong...

Also labeled: Accident Statistics, Columns, Features, Flight Hazards, Flying Skills, Learning Center, NTSB Reports, Pilot Skills, Safety

Article: Tight Is Right

It has been said that oil is the blood of an...

Also labeled: Accident Statistics, Columns, Features, Flight Hazards, Flying Skills, Learning Center, NTSB Reports, Pilot Skills, Safety

Article: Getting Out Alive

Few topics in aviation are as popular as...

Also labeled: Features, Flight Hazards, Flying Skills, Journeys, Learning Center, People and Places, Pilot Skills, Safety

Article: Avoiding CFIT Incidents

The NTSB began 2008 by issuing a Safety Alert aimed at...

Also labeled: Accident Statistics, Columns, Features, Flight Hazards, Flying Skills, Learning Center, LSAs, NTSB Reports, Pilot Skills, Safety

Article: LSA Safety

We seem to be at the dawn of a new era of hope for general...

Also labeled: Accident Statistics, Columns, Features, Flight Hazards, Flying Skills, Learning Center, LSAs, NTSB Reports, Pilot Skills, Safety

Article: Knowing The NOTAMs

Accident investigators sometimes discover that pilots don’t have...

Also labeled: Accident Statistics, Flight Hazards, Flying Skills, In-Flight Emergencies, Learning Center, Pilot Skills, Safety

Article: Worst-Case Weather Scenarios

There is absolutely no excuse for...

Also labeled: Accident Statistics, Flight Hazards, Learning Center, Pilot Guide, Safety, Weather Skills

Article: The Go/No-Go Decision

The difference between a safe pilot and one with an enhanced chance of becoming an accident statistic often is found ...

Also labeled: Accident Statistics, Columns, Flight Hazards, Learning Center, NTSB Reports, Safety

Article: Top 10 Pilot Errors

One of the most disturbing statistics about general-aviation accidents is that more than 75% of them are made...

Also labeled: Flight Hazards, Flight Planning, Learning Center, Safety, Weather

Article: Avoiding Midair Collisions

It was over so fast, it was almost as if it hadn’t h...

Also labeled: Flight Hazards, High-Traffic Airspace, Learning Center, Safety, Takeoffs and Landings

Article: The Go/No-Go Decision

Every pilot has his own tolerance for risk, but most of us who fly ferry across the oceans on a semi-regular basis have developed our own set of guidelines for when we will or won’t fly. We l...

Also labeled: Columns, Flight Hazards, Learning Center, Safety