Can you believe that re-using this cheap little part caused that P-51 to lose control into the crowd at Reno Air Races a couple years ago.
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NTSB issues five new Safety Alerts
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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...
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...
Intentional or unintentional spiral dives have caused a number of fatalities throughout the world. Therefore, I have decided to pursue getting spiral dive recovery into the Practical Test Standards (PTS) so all new pilots and CFI's will start...
from: http://www.eaa.org/news/2007/2007-10-30_faa.asp
EAA Obtains Clarification From FAA On E-LSA 'Inspections'
The FAA has strongly clarified some misinformation that was significantly hampering some people's efforts to get their...