An Aviation Chat with a Bot
I logged in to OpenAI.com and asked to speak to ChatGPT. It presented me with a box where I could insert a question. I began with the most basic of all aeronautical questions: How does a wing produce lift?
Peter Garrison
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The NTSB links a potentially preventable Cessna 337 Skymaster accident in remote Alaska to an inadvertent stall.
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Aviation History Through the Pages of FLYING
A look at nine decades of aviation innovation through our eyes.
The Tragic Day When a Pilot Was Literally Flying Blind
Oregon incident can teach us all an important lesson in being honest with yourself.
Aftermaths: A New Book
I recently selected 32 accident analyses, from the nearly 500 that I have written since I took over Flying’s Aftermath column in 1980, and assembled them into a book called Why? Thinking About Plane Crashes. It’s available from Amazon as a paperback or an e-book. I hope someone will buy it. I would pledge that […]
