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On the same dark and stormy night, one pilot found a way, another stayed, the outcome determined by equipment, timing and geography

Medications – whether over-the-counter, prescription or recreational – have found their place in the aviation accident record

If an accident is imminent, orient the impact forces so your body is in the best position to cope – and then ride it out

It is a cliché, but time does fly when you are having fun. Interesting is fun, and almost nine really interesting years have passed since I got one of the first (if not the first other than a manufacturer) approvals for GPS approaches. The FAA approval is dated 7/25/94. That first unit, a Garmin GPS […]

Piston twins are demonized by insurance companies and most general aviation pilots, and Flying magazine is responsible for the situation. Well, we are to blame for calling attention to the potential safety problems with twins, but our information has been misunderstood and certainly misapplied by many involved in general aviation. We have it right, and […]

Flying IFR with a lightly equipped airplane can be legal, but your options dwindle even if nothing goes wrong

Grinding away on the starter is no way to wake up a cold airplane. Warm it and prime it like you know what youre doing

Static electricity can combine with fueling operations in unfortunate ways. Self-serve fuel only increases the chance of trouble

The following information is derived from the FAAs Service Difficulty Reports and Aviation Maintenance Alerts.

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A recent fatal accident of a single-engine aircraft involved the apparent separation of the tailpipe assembly from the turbocharger, which allowed hot exhaust gases to be expelled into the engine compartment.

The pilot reported smoke and fire in the cockpit before the aircraft crashed short of the airport, killing both aboard. The NTSB investigation is targeting an exhaust clamp failure due to fatigue cracks found in the turbocharger to tailpipe clamp. A review of the FAA Service Difficulty Report (SDR) database reveals similar incidents involving this clamp as…

Are the $100 hamburgers getting old? Have you visited every airport restaurant within 100 miles so many times that the staff greets you by name and has your favorite meal ready? Did you already give all your friends rides, so that you are now reduced to approaching people on the street, like the press gangs […]