"Of course, don’t get in a box canyon is the easy answer for this one, but that does not answer the question.
We are all aware of the accident over the East River in New York City wherein the pilot was unable to turn around in the...
Passive Detection System - Power lines.
One of the most effective systems in keeping aircraft high over the land, or on the other hand, destroying an aircraft that wants to fly low, is the passive...
www.jetwhine.com - Has the exemplary aviation safety record become its own worst enemy because it instills unrealistic expectations of risk in the minds of those fly? As a consequence, reactions to these infrequent but unpreventable circumstances instantly climbs to a...
blog.aopa.org - I've almost done it. Spent about 2 or 3 minutes visually lining up on a military airport instead of a small rural airport about 3 miles away (hidden by low clouds). I just kept thinking damn, that airport looks BIG !!! This...
last friday was lovely, sunny, 50 deg, no wind. but saturday was different, with possible thunderstorms, etc. this happened saturday. i had spent the last coupla' weeks rebuilding 'phang', now known as 'feenix', my cosmos echo, and...
Pilots tip of the Week: Forced Landing Checklist
Question:
"I had an engine failure on downwind and a forced landing in a plowed corn field. I spent the last 500 feet concentrating on landing the airplane but did not block the...