Aviation Safety

A doctor in a Bonanza makes up his own instrument approach procedures. What’s the worst that could happen? 

The FAA has generated an airworthiness concern sheet (ACS), which typically precedes an airworthiness directive. 

Without some kind of indicator to help us manage yaw, we can’t always trust the seat of our pants. 

They must cover seat belts, but you’re free to go beyond that minimum. There’s no such thing as too much information. 

Fuel exhaustion is a preventable threat. Planning and in-flight diligence are key to ensuring healthy fuel margins. / By Ryan Motte

Ultimately, flying is a series of distractions, one after another. Along the way, someone still has to fly the airplane. 

I very much enjoy your magazine. I have a question I would like your opinion on. Reading “Riding The Storm Out” (September 2024)  was very informative. However, the question I have is this: What weather would be safe to fly through? I have asked many experienced pilots the basic question: What specific weather should I not […]

By the time you read this, those of us in the Northern Hemisphere will be well along on our journey from summer to winter. Autumn’s colors and apple cider will have given way to crisper evenings punctuated with the sound of leaf blowers. We’ll all have to dig our sweaters and warm coats out of […]

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

If I’m forgetting some basic, unrelated tasks before I fly, how can I be sure I’m not forgetting something else?