Ice You Can’t See Out The Window
Some pilots may harbor the mistaken notion that if the airplane they're flying doesn't have a carburetor, they don't need to be concerned about the possibility of induction system icing.
View ArticleDrug Use Trends
The NTSB looked at accident records between 1990 and 2012 for what was a retrospective review of data.
View ArticleThe Inhofe Accident
There has been no stronger advocate on Capitol Hill for general aviation and the pilot community than Senator James Inhofe, Republican, of Oklahoma. ...
View ArticleWhat In The World Were They Thinking?
If you pay even moderate attention to NTSB accident reports, you're likely to become a safer pilot by osmosis as you absorb the mistakes made by other pilots. ...
View ArticleIt’s For You
A pilot using a cell phone in flight, especially during a high work-load segment of a flight, may find the price that might be paid for giving too much attention to the phone is a lot higher than when...
View ArticleMastering Mountain Flying
As part of its effort to reduce the number of general aviation accidents, the NTSB from time to time issues Safety Alerts aimed at general aviation pilots. ...
View ArticleFlight Control And Trim Anomalies
The NTSB might have had in mind the situation I faced when it issued a new Safety Alert notifying pilots of the importance of performing thorough preflight checks when flying an aircraft for the first...
View ArticleThe Low-Tech Approach
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has issued a Safety Alert to pilots emphasizing the importance of not forgetting about an old-fashioned, low-tech approach to maintaining separation from...
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Under The Cowling
Can the pilot really be expected to know everything about what has been going on?
View ArticleThe Richard Rockefeller Accident
So it was with the accident in June of last year in which Dr. Richard Rockefeller, the 65-year-old son of billionaire banker and philanthropist David Rockefeller, was killed.
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