Odds And Ends

This issue likely will hit your mailbox just before the Sun n Fun International Fly-In Expo in Lakeland, Fla. The annual event informally kicks off each years air show season, and 2019 will be no different. If you plan to attend SnF or any other fly-in event (cough, EAA AirVenture, cough), youre not alone. In fact, thousands of your closest friends are planning the same thing, and well all want to arrive and depart at more less the same time.

Editorial Staff

Sunday, March 17, 2019 at 12:00 AM ET

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Key Takeaways:

The NTSB's updated "Most Wanted" list focuses on "Improve the Safety of Part 135 Aircraft Flight Operations" as its sole aviation-specific item, alongside general safety issues like impairment and fatigue impacting all transportation modes.
Pilots attending popular fly-in events are urged to thoroughly read, understand, and adhere to NOTAMs and any recommended procedures due to anticipated high traffic volumes.
With improving weather, pilots are encouraged to engage in recurrent training, practice maneuvers, and ensure proficiency in both VFR and instrument flying.

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Some thoughts and observations that don’t necessarily deserve their own space:

NTSB’s Most Wanted

The NTSB in February updated its list of Most Wanted Transportation Safety Improvements and, for the first time in several years, inflight loss of control (LOC-I) isn’t on it. In fact, the only aviation-specific item on is “Improve the Safety of Part 135 Aircraft Flight Operations.” I think it’s safe to say the NTSB doesn’t think we’ve solved the LOC-I problem; just that other safety issues have a greater priority for the agency over 2019-2020.