Fuel Imbalance
Most pilots know what it feels like when an airplane is wing heavy because there's more fuel on one side than the other.
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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.
The Ted Stevens Accident
The NTSB says cockpit recorders might have helped shed better light on exactly what happened in the accident in which former U.S.
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Broken Brakes
Not too long ago, I was looking forward to an hour or so of poking holes in the sky in a Piper Cherokee 180.
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Accepting A Bad Situation
While a pilot needs to evaluate the consequences of making any decision, he or she needs to know that revising a decision is likely to make a bad situation even worse.
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Getting A Few Winks
Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood and FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt led the outcry of indignation when news broke that the lone controller on the overnight shift at Reagan National Airport (DCA) in Washington had fallen asleep
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How Tight Is Tight?
Prominent on its list of Most Wanted Safety Improvements for 2011 is an assessment by the NTSB that the FAA needs to speed up improvements to procedures and equipment in order to help eliminate runway incursions.
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Adding Air Bags And Harnesses In The Air
Prominent on its list of Most Wanted Safety Improvements for 2011 is an assessment by the NTSB that the FAA needs to speed up improvements to procedures and equipment in order to help eliminate runway incursions.
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Close Calls On The Runways
Prominent on its list of Most Wanted Safety Improvements for 2011 is an assessment by the NTSB that the FAA needs to speed up improvements to procedures and equipment in order to help eliminate runway incursions.
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Midair Over The Hudson
As a result of its investigation of the August 8, 2009, midair collision over the Hudson River, the NTSB says …
Stop Squeezing Them In
Remember the circus act in which a dozen clowns get out of the smallest car you’ve ever seen drive into the center ring?
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