As these pilots discovered, a takeoff clearance at a busy towered airport doesn’t always mean there isn’t a potential conflict.

The following is derived from maintenance facility submissions to the FAA’s Service Difficulty Reports database.

A monthly summary of recently published NTSB preliminary accident reports involving general aviation and air carrier aircraft.

Expanded Preflights Thanks for Ryan Motte’s January 2024 article on pre-flight inspections, “Expanding Your Preflights.” I especially appreciate the sidebar on post-flight inspections, which I think are under utilized. I’d expand your list of items to check after a flight. Of course, the extent of a post-flight we perform has a lot to do with […]

A monthly summary of recently published NTSB preliminary accident reports involving general aviation and air carrier aircraft.

The following is derived from maintenance facility submissions to the FAA’s Service Difficulty Reports database.

A brand-new instrument pilot turns down a short ferry flight in the middle of a snow storm for reasons.

I couldn’t agree more with Jim Wolper in his excellent November 2024 article, “Using The Rudder,” that without some kind of yaw indicator, we can’t trust the seat of our pants. I take that literally. As a long-time ag aviation pilot, where aggressive and repetitive stick and rudder inputs are part of the job, my suggestion […]

Passenger Safety Briefings Of all the aviation magazines I subscribe to, I appreciate yours the most. “Experience is one of the cheapest things you can buy if you’re fortunate enough to get it second-hand.” Or, “You don’t live long enough to make all the mistakes yourself, so you need to learn from the mistakes of […]

A monthly summary of recently published NTSB preliminary accident reports involving general aviation and air carrier aircraft.