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Is Flight Training Getting Safer?
The AOPA Air Safety Institute and Liberty University School of Aeronautics study delves into 20 years of statistics.
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AOPA Safety Report Released
AOPA honors Richard McSpadden with renaming of annual study of accident reports.
AOPA Releases Updated eFIRC
If a flight instructor refresher clinic is on your agenda for this month, check out the renewed eFIRC from the AOPA Air Safety Institute.
Lessons from ‘Spad’
The loss of aviation safety leader, pilot, and friend Richard McSpadden from the AOPA’s Air Safety Institute causes reflection.
Air Safety Institute’s Richard McSpadden Dies In Crash
Richard McSpadden, the senior vice president of the AOPA Air Safety Institute, died along with one other person in the crash of a Cessna 177RG near Lake Placid Airport in upstate New York on Sunday.
Aviation Safety Report Offers Blueprint During Flight Instruction
CFIs should glean lessons from the annual Nall Report to help learners understand where risk originates.
Nall Report Shows a Declining Fixed-Wing GA Accident Rate
The AOPA’s Air Safety Institute last week published the 30th Nall Report, an annual look at safety statistics surrounding GA flying. The latest report looks at 2018 safety data gathered from both the NTSB and the FAA. The report began, “Although 2018 saw an increase in total accidents, the good news is that the overall […]
