Aviation Safety

A Learjet 35 came down in a neighborhood near Gillespie Field (KSEE) in El Cajon; all four on board were killed.

Meet a single-engine, very light jet equipped with a highly detailed MFD and Perspective Touch platform.

An unusual pilot’s dramatic crash in the Sunshine State still has investigators wondering what happened many years later.

We taxied up in front of the line of four police cars as we were directed by ground control, instead of to the FBO where our friends were waiting. Martha said, “This is going to be interesting.” As we shut down the engine, we heard the bullhorn aimed at us and a voice: “Pilot, very […]

It’s the one award in aviation that you can’t take home with you. The National Aeronautic Association honored Garmin Aviation at a gala event in Arlington, Virginia, on November 4, bestowing its highest accolade, the Robert J. Collier Trophy, upon the group responsible for the Autoland system for light aircraft. The trophy itself lives in […]

A “silver splash” this week in Wichita: Bombardier made the decision just 60 days ago to host its 25th Safety Standdown in person—but the mature event has once again drawn a significant cross-section of professional pilots and corporate flight departments attending. The two-day symposium runs Tuesday and Wednesday at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, with a […]

Inspector general alleges maintenance issues at American Airlines have resulted in unairworthy aircraft.

Editor’s note: FLYING staff writer and CFI Meg Godlewski is an expert on survival techniques for pilots. She wrote the survival chapter of AOPA’s ground school for CFIs. In this two-part series, she counsels pilots on how to avoid the potential disasters of an unscheduled, off-airport landing, as well as how you can survive if […]

A Melbourne, Florida, flight school may have unknowingly flown seven unairworthy flights after a former employee allegedly hacked into the facility’s computer system, according to police documents. Lauren Lide, 26, was arrested and booked by the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office on October 9, according to the sheriff’s website. She had worked at Melbourne Flight Training […]

Editor’s note: FLYING staff writer and CFI Meg Godlewski is an expert on survival techniques for pilots. She wrote the survival chapter of AOPA’s ground school for CFIs. In this two-part series, she instructs pilots on how to build a survival kit, as well as how you can survive if you’re forced to make an […]