Going Direct: Should The Pandemic Change How We Look At Aviation’s Safety Record?
A while ago, around 125,000 deaths ago, in fact, I wrote about whether the pandemic should make us reconsider …
Pilot Talk
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Birdstrikes Are On the Rise
Bad News: Airplanes are hitting a lot more birds. Good News (unless you’re a bird): Incidents of aircraft being …
Hurrying To Oshkosh, Never Arriving
In July 2017, after flying for about 12 minutes over Missouri, a Zenith Light Sport Aircraft crashed while turning back …
AirVenture Update! EAA Says AirVenture Is Full Speed Ahead AND That It Might Get Even Better
The folks at AirVenture have a message to the faithful, which as far as we can tell is every pilot …
Aviation News Roundup for the Week of March 8, 2021
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has come out with guidance for best practices as the COVID-19 …
Delta Explains Why Space Women Are Important
Our “Photo of the Week” this week is a short TikTok video, this one in honor of women’s history …
Video: When Will Ingenuity, The “Martian Helicopter” Fly? Plus, Here’s What It Will Look Like
As you probably know by now, the Mars Rover known as Perseverance landed on the Red Planet with a passenger …
Attachments
Video: Pilot Crushes It After Prop Blade Separation/Loss Of Power In Lancair Homebuilt Plane In Mountainous Terrain
Earlier this month when a Lancair 235 shed a prop blade in the Bavarian Alps, well, the odds were not …
Hey Maverick! Your Next Wingman Might Be A Computer
At the start of World War II, it quickly became clear that fighter pilots could no longer survive using “lone …
Three Reasons The Pilot Shortage Is Good for GA
All the big headlines about pilot shortages focus on airlines. For example, a new report from consultancy firm Oliver Wyman …
