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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.

Last year when a Citation II on approach to Amsterdam flew through tennis-ball sized hail at 10,000 feet and 250 knots, it emerged, as one might guess, far worse for the wear. As you can see here, the encounter caused heavy damage to the airplane’s nose, wiping out the radome. Also visible on the nose […]

Readers sound off on recent articles involving traffic patterns and aircraft loading while finding a few mistakes.

There has been much speculation about the safety of the many new mini jets now in development. It shocks me that there are more predictions about how these small jets will change aviation, including the safety record, than there is speculation about whether the airplanes can even be delivered at the prices some promise. But […]

It was a windy Sunday in March. I didn’t fly and I wasn’t happy about it. I could have flown if I had really wanted to, but I just didn’t get to go. My oldest daughter, Alix, was here for a weekend in Florida with her very likeable husband, Rob, and we’d been busy with […]

Trim makes life behind the yoke better, but only if you know your system and its working as advertised. Check the mechanicals and tune up your technique

Selected recent general aviation and airline accidents

Selected recent general aviation and airline accidents

Noise restrictions can be a fact of life at urban and suburban airports. Keep the peace by keeping quiet

In more than 30 years of flying I have flown only a handful of ILS approaches with the weather right at minimums. The same is true for most pilots. I think the reason is that the weather seldom cooperates. Fog frequently drops the visibility well below the required minimums, but mist, drizzle and rain usually […]