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Article: Sweet Dreams

If the NTSB had its way, the FAA would be gauging whether or not you’re having sweet dreams and sleeping through the night cuddled up with your teddy bear. ...

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.

Article: Blocked Pitot Tubes

The crash of Air France Flight 447, an Airbus A330, in the Atlantic Ocean on June 1, 2009, during a flight from Brazil to Paris focused attention on pitot tubes, although many people had never heard of them before.

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...

Article: Knowing When To Cancel

The other evening, I got a call from a friend who operates a Piper Navajo for his business. He filled me in on what had happened with a flight from his home airport in the Northeast to Miami, Fla.

Article: The Pilot Decides

Each year, the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA), the union representing FAA controllers, honors members who’ve helped save pilots from dangerous situations that might have resulted in accidents.

Article: A New License To Learn

Article: Should You Reset A Circuit Breaker?

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

Article: More Than Monitoring

While I was...

Article: The Last 50 ft.

When...

Article: Survivable Ditchings

Without...

Article: Controlling Control Pressure

Article: Icing Awareness

Ten years ago, the...

Article: Going The Distance

As pilots,...

Article: 2008 Reno Air Races

In 2001, “the year that never was,” I was part of the initial attempt to race jet airplanes in the Reno Air Races. In 200...

Article: Parachute Jump Operations

Article: Glass-Cockpit Blackout

The NTSB doesn’t just investigate...

Article: True Confessions

If aviation...

Article: The Go/No-Go Decision In Winter

It had been a long day. It...

Article: Weather Encounters

There’s never b...

Article: Flight Planning In The Real World

Article: Waking Up To Fatigue

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

Article: Telling The Truth On Your Medical

Article: Google Earth: The Ultimate Preflight Tool

Article: Turbocharger Trouble

You may already...

Article: Crosswind Survival

We can all admit that, at some point, we’ve scared...

Article: Wingipedia, Part III

We’ve finally reached the...

Article: The Accelerated Stall

The accelerated stall usually surprises a pilot...

Article: The Desire To Go Lower

On February 16, 2008, the...

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