Weather-Avoidance Assistance
While the primary duty of controllers is to separate and direct traffic, they also have a duty to help pilots …
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While the primary duty of controllers is to separate and direct traffic, they also have a duty to help pilots …
A few weeks ago, New York was experiencing an extended period of rainy weather, accompanied by what seemed like constant …
This past March, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released preliminary accident statistics for 2004. The numbers show a welcome …
Sometime in 2009, the COSPAS-SARSAT satellite system will no longer be receiving distress signals on today’s common distress …
On November 12, 2001, American Airlines flight 587 crashed at Belle Harbor, N.Y., shortly after taking off from John …
When it comes to figuring out what caused an airplane to crash, the first and most obvious clues often lead …
Many private pilots who were trained in airplanes using manual trim wheels, cranks or knobs have transitioned to aircraft equipped …
When the new sport-pilot rules, which came into effect on September 1, 2004, were under development, one aspect that …
A Boeing 727 is different from the airplanes that most of us fly. Nevertheless, there are some things that we …
Against the background of an aging fleet of general-aviation, piston-powered airplanes, the NTSB suggested that it’s time …
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