Risk Management

Poor decision-making is often at the root of an accident. But we can make a good decision well before were confronted with an in-flight problem.

Most in-flight emergencies are manageable with the proper training, preparation and mindset. Beating brainlock can help us react as weve been trained.

Carriers have the resources and the rules to do things differently and more safely. What five things can you do to fly the same way?

Everyone makes mistakes, perhaps including the mechanic who last worked on your airplane. Find those problems on the ground before your test flight.

Ground-handling accidents usually result from inattentiveness and human factor issues. They can be costly but are easy to prevent. Heres how.

Exercising care in your flying involves more than just setting personal limits or adhering to the FARs. Being a careful pilot should be a frame of mind.

A series of accidents has tarred the reputation of what was supposed to be the safest GA airplane ever made. But is that an accurate picture? An honest look at the Cirrus accident record.

The FAA has declared war on runway incursions, and says general aviation is part of the problem. Heres how you can help.

We asked readers to tell us what they consider risky and what they dont. The numbers include some surprising revelations.

Your only engine, that is. Here are three pilots with happy-ending engine-failure tales. Their advice: plan for it, train for it and fly the airplane.