Getting Pilots To Speak Up
Not long after I moved to the rural area where I now reside, an experienced pilot who lived just down the road from me departed … Read More “Getting Pilots To Speak Up”
Not long after I moved to the rural area where I now reside, an experienced pilot who lived just down the road from me departed … Read More “Getting Pilots To Speak Up”
Overview: Back in the early 1950s, when the Lockheed C-130 Hercules (now the Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules) was created, it was unlikely that anyone … Read More “This Incredible Plane: Lockheed C-130 Hercules”
BACKGROUND On July 17, 1996, TWA Flight 800, a Boeing 747-131 with 230 passengers and crew on board, exploded mid-air shortly after takeoff. The flight … Read More “What Caused TWA Flight 800 To Explode Mid-Air?”
The Seattle Times reported late last week that a former Boeing pilot, Mark Forkner, invoked his Fifth Amendment rights when asked to provide documents to … Read More “Boeing 737 Max Engineer Declines To Provide Documents To Feds”
 The video shows a firefighting jet, a BAe 146, making a low pass during a fire-retardant drop, and coming very near the top of … Read More “Firefighting Jet Almost Crashes Into Ridge”
One of the great truths of flying is the admonition, “He who stops getting better stops being good.” We must constantly strive for the perfection … Read More “Keep Your Flying Skills Sharp”
Right now Hurricane Dorian, now a tropical storm is winding its way slowly north just off the United States east coast—at press time it was … Read More “Massive Damage From Hurricane Dorian In Bahamas, Storm Churns Northward”
The widespread coverage of aircraft accidents is for a good reason. Read More “Going Direct: Why So Many Plane Crashes?”
Okay, so you’re a 30-hour glider pilot giving your brother, who has autism, a ride in a Schweizer SGS 2-33 when at low altitude, the … Read More “Video: Low-Time Glider Pilot Has Tow Rope Break Down Low”
PIPER PA28 Bonifay, FL/Injuries: 1 Fatal The owner of the airplane experienced a partial loss of engine power during takeoff following a touchand-go landing, but … Read More “Accident Briefs: September 2019”
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