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Article: Winter Flying Tips

Winter is as inevitable as aging, and for pilots who live in or fly to the northern latitudes, every winter will present significant challenges.

Also labeled: Adventure Flying, Features, Emergency Situations, Flight Hazards, Flight Planning, Flying Skills, Journeys, Pilot Guide, Pilot Resources, Pilot Safety, Proficiency, Safety, Situational Awareness, Weather, Weather Flying, Winter Weather

Article: From Russia With Love

The Yak 50 is a single-engine, single-seat, low-wing, semi-retractable, conventional-gear aerobatic aircraft designed in 1973 by the Yakovlev Design Bureau in Russia. It’s an honest, friendly airplane—if somewhat extraordinary because of its country of...

Also labeled: Accident Statistics, Columns, FAA Regulations, Features, NTSB Reports, People and Places, Pilot Talk, Safety, Weather Flying

Article: A Pure Form Of Flying

It was a beautiful spring day, and I was a newly minted CFI full of confidence and enthusiasm.

Also labeled: Accident Statistics, Columns, FAA Regulations, Features, NTSB Reports, People and Places, Pilot Talk, Weather Flying

Article: Dealing With Convective Weather

Shortly after returning from a recent Grand Caravan delivery from Long Beach, Calif., to Seoul, Korea, I spoke at a LoPresti First Saturday event in Sebastian, Fla. ...

Also labeled: Flight Hazards, In-Flight Emergencies, Pilot Safety, Pilot Skills, Weather Flying

Article: Analyzing Pilot Performance

NTSB investigators were able to assemble plenty of data to reconstruct what happened on board the Colgan Air Bombardier DHC-8-400 that crashed at Clarence Center, N.Y., on February 12, 2009.

Also labeled: Accident Statistics, Columns, FAA Regulations, Features, Flight Hazards, In-Flight Emergencies, NTSB Reports, People and Places, Safety, Weather Flying

Article: Recognizing You’re In Trouble

One of the most important skills for pilots to possess is the ability to recognize when they’re falling behind in an unfolding scenario. Frequently, pilots who fall too far behind experience accidents and are immortalized in NTSB accident reports.

Also labeled: Accident Statistics, Columns, FAA Regulations, Features, Flight Hazards, In-Flight Emergencies, NTSB Reports, People and Places, Pilot Talk, Proficiency, Safety, Weather Flying

Article: Safety’s Ideal World

In an ideal world, once the probable cause of an accident is identified, there never will be an accident like it again.

Also labeled: Accident Statistics, Columns, FAA Regulations, Features, Flight Hazards, In-Flight Emergencies, NTSB Reports, People and Places, Pilot Talk, Proficiency, Safety, Weather Flying

Article: Getting Ready For NextGen

Recently, NTSB Chairman Deborah A. P. Hersman issued a warning that those in the government and aviation industry who are enamored of the planned Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) should get their heads out of the clouds and realize...

Also labeled: Accident Statistics, Columns, FAA Regulations, Flight Hazards, In-Flight Emergencies, NTSB Reports, People and Places, Pilot Talk, Proficiency, Safety, Weather Flying

Article: Muffler Inspection

If you were to make a list of the most fun and glamorous aspects of flying, I’d bet that inspecting an aircraft’s muffler wouldn’t be on it. ...

Also labeled: Accident Statistics, Columns, FAA Regulations, Features, Flight Hazards, In-Flight Emergencies, NTSB Reports, People and Places, Pilot Talk, Proficiency, Safety, Weather Flying

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. ...

Also labeled: Accident Statistics, Columns, FAA Regulations, Features, Flight Hazards, In-Flight Emergencies, NTSB Reports, People and Places, Pilot Talk, Proficiency, Safety, Weather Flying

Article: The Steve Fossett Accident

The NTSB says the probable cause of the 2007 crash of adventurer Steve Fossett was an inadvertent encounter with downdrafts above mountainous terrain that exceeded the climb capability of the Bellanca Super Decathlon he was flying. Downdrafts,...

Also labeled: Accident Statistics, Columns, Features, In-Flight Emergencies, NTSB Reports, People and Places, Proficiency, Weather Flying

Article: Top Mistakes In Convective Environments

Deep, moist convection, better known as thunderstorms, are the nemesis of all aircraft, big or small. Avoidance is mandatory. Deep, moist...

Also labeled: Accident Statistics, FAA Regulations, In-Flight Emergencies, NTSB Reports, People and Places, Safety, Weather Flying

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.

Also labeled: Accident Statistics, Columns, FAA Regulations, Features, Flight Hazards, In-Flight Emergencies, NTSB Reports, Pilot Talk, Winter Weather

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.

Also labeled: Columns, FAA Regulations, Features, Flight Hazards, In-Flight Emergencies, Pilot Talk, Safety, Weather Flying, Winter Weather

Article: Should You Reset A Circuit Breaker?

Also labeled: Accident Statistics, Columns, FAA Regulations, Features, Flight Hazards, In-Flight Emergencies, NTSB Reports, People and Places, Pilot Talk, Safety, Weather Flying, Winter Weather

Article: More Than Monitoring

While I was...

Also labeled: Accident Statistics, Columns, FAA Regulations, Features, Flight Hazards, In-Flight Emergencies, NTSB Reports, People and Places, Pilot Talk, Safety, Weather Flying, Winter Weather

Article: Weather In The Cockpit

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

Article: Survivable Ditchings

Without...

Also labeled: Accident Statistics, Columns, FAA Regulations, Features, Flight Hazards, In-Flight Emergencies, NTSB Reports, People and Places, Pilot Talk, Safety, Winter Weather

Article: Icing Awareness

Ten years ago, the...

Also labeled: Accident Statistics, Columns, FAA Regulations, Features, Flight Hazards, In-Flight Emergencies, NTSB Reports, People and Places, Pilot Talk, Safety, Weather Flying, Winter Weather

Article: The Go/No-Go Decision In Winter

It had been a long day. It...

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

Article: Crosswind Survival

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

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

Article: Understanding RPM

It was just after 6 p.m. when I turned...

Also labeled: Flight Hazards, Learning Center, Maintenance, Pilot Skills, Safety, Weather Flying

Article: The Ugly Side Of Spring

Whether Punxsutawney Phil sees his own shadow or...

Also labeled: Flight Hazards, Learning Center, Pilot Skills, Safety, Weather Flying

Article: Get The Most Out Of Winter Part 1

It may come as a surprise to pilots from...

Also labeled: Flight Hazards, Pilot Skills, Safety, Winter Weather

Article: Get The Most Out Of Winter Part 2

Read the owner’s manuals for...

Also labeled: Flight Hazards, Learning Center, Pilot Skills, Safety, Winter Weather

Article: Gone With The Wind

With apologies to Margaret Mitchell, most pilots would welcome the opportunity to be “gone with the wind” and let Mother Nature help keep a lid on upwardly creeping fuel costs. Just a few days ago, a friend of mine found that favorable winds aloft...

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

Article: The Miracle Of Clouds

Although I’ve made some slight progress in learning to fly during the last 38 years, I’ve never even come close to understanding weather. Naturally, I’ve read Bill Kerschner, Guy Murchie, Bob Buck and a number of other authors on the subject, and I...

Also labeled: Columns, Features, People and Places

Article: Winter Flying: A Strategic Approach

Winter...

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

Article: Severe Weather Flying

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

Article: Icing Folklore

Icing is already a terribly complex topic without the many old wives’ tales and rules of thumb making it even more...

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


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