Peter Garrison

In this fatal accident case, it really was a doctor, and it really was a Bonanza.

Gear warning systems in many airplanes are imperfect for several reasons.

A deteriorating situation in the air can quickly become an emergency for a pilot.

Slotted flaps, hinged or tracked, add a separate source of lift.

Pilot might reasonably have considered a thorough preflight inspection unnecessary after such a brief stop.

Schneider Trophy air races led the way to a place where no one goes.

Never doubting that the airplane was safe, the two men embarked on a lunch flight.

They’re not just some added lateral area—they’re a vortex generator.

For an expert pilot, this new toy did not turn out to be child’s play.

Other designs all chose to pin the tail on the airplane.