The Weather Picture
The program that data shows isn’t needed, according to the AOPA/EAA exemption petition, is the third-class medical …
After The Accident
Ask any pilot, safety is top priority when it comes to flying. General aviation accident prevention is the focus of our NTSB Debriefer. Learn keys to being a safe pilot with the articles below.
Setting Stabilized Approach Criteria
When Asiana Airlines flight 214 crashed at San Francisco International Airport on July 6, 2013, it became apparent very quickly …
Historic Replicas
Aviation has a rich and colorful past and, over the years, many people have made noteworthy contributions to help keep …
Engine-Out Landings
If I were to declare that an approach and landing in a twin-engine airplane with one engine inoperative is …
Pilots Popping Pills
I recently stumbled across the study, which was sponsored by the FAA’s Office of Aerospace Medicine. I don’t …
Safety Alerts
Rather than just hand-wringing at the inability of general aviation to bring its accident rates in line with those …
Improving Search And Rescue
As of mid-2012, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Satellite Operations Center in Suitland, Md., had about …
Counting On The Instructor
A student may show an initial tendency to move the bar in the direction of the desired turn …
Minimal Experience
Browse through the Federal Aviation Regulations (FARs), and you’ll see specifications for experience in many areas of piloting …
When Close Friends Get Too Close
One of the great things about aviation is that people are drawn together by this unique avocation as if they …
