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Article: Managing Risk: VFR Versus VMC

It has been a long day on a long cross-country flight. The weather forecasts have not been very accurate—you’re reminded of a quote from an anonymous wag: "Weather forecasts are horoscopes with numbers."

Also labeled: Emergency Situations, Flight Hazards, People and Places, Pilot Safety, Pilot Skills

Article: Airpark Living: Waking Up To Your Dream

If you’re serious about flying, at some point your dreams have wandered to airparks.

Also labeled: Aviation Resources, Best Buys, Buyer's Guide, Buying A Plane, Features, Journeys, Learning Center, Ownership, People and Places, Travel

Article: Best LSA

The light-sport aircraft industry hangs in there, although sales numbers, as with general aviation, still struggle to gain safe altitude in the stormy economic skies ...

Also labeled: Aircraft Bargains, Aircraft Ownership, Best Buys, Buyer's Guide, Buying A Plane, Features, Finance, Learning Center

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: A New License To Learn

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

Article: First 500 Feet, Part I: Engine Failure!

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

Article: Weather In The Cockpit

Also labeled: Best Buys, Buyer's Guide, Flying Skills, Gear, Handheld Gadgets, New Products, Pilot Skills, Pilot Supplies, Safety, Weather Flying, Weather Skills

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: 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