Peter Garrison

Nothing else is as good as control.

A long-ago incident nearly takes down an American Airlines Douglas DC-4.

A look at the navigation systems that preceded today’s technology.

Airplanes use two types of control-surface balance: aerodynamic and mass.

Conditions in the air can look different to different pilots, especially to ones with varying amounts and kinds of experience.

Hindenburg meets Hiroshima, what could possibly go wrong?

How much of a pilot’s decision making is drawn from irrational factors?

The fatigue crack had been with us from the start, biding its time, nibbling at the heart of the engine.

Canyons draw adventurous pilots in—but they hold hidden hazards.

The iconic empennage evolves.