Safety Analysis

How are your ILS approaches going? As the saying goes, it takes practice to make perfect, or even to keep current. The reward is the nice feeling and confidence boost received once you lock onto an actual-weather ILS approach, especially one you know from the beginning is going to turn out to be precise.

Theres little else quite as ingrained in the minds of pilots, or emblematic of flight itself, as the stick and rudder. It seems axiomatic that losing the ability to control an airplanes roll, pitch or yaw would set you up for a quick toboggan ride downhill, followed by a very loud noise.

Small, affordable turbines are just coming into view. But heres why they probably wont improve GAs accident rate.

The Wide Area Augmentation System for GPS promises to bring Category I ILS capabilities to a runway near you. But will it be safer?

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.

If you became incapacitated, would your passenger know how to get the plane back on the ground? Heres what you can do to improve the odds.

High-and-fast research flying is as risky as it gets. Planning is key. Heres how Scott Crossfield learned to recognize and manage the risks.

Garmins new GPSMap 296 has much of the capability of certified terrain warning systems. Used wisely, its a safety enhancer.

Checklists come in a variety of flavors, and just which kind suits your taste depends on what kind of pilot you are

Seatbelts are in many ways more important in airplanes than cars. To stay off the panel, replace your webbing and use belts and shoulder straps right