NTSB: Rain, a Missing Gasket, and a Rushed Preflight
Final NTSB report on a Pennsylvania GA-7 crash traces a familiar chain of events.
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Who’s Watching for Human Trafficking in Aviation?
Former FAA official says Congress required training, but operators aren’t seeing it in FAA oversight.
Alton Bay Ice Runway Breaks Seasonal Landing Record
Alton Bay’s FAA-approved ice runway has set a new seasonal record with 774 landings.
Is the FAA Being Asked to Do Too Much?
Modernization, new technologies and policy pressure are converging on an agency grappling with culture, coordination and capacity.
Pueblo Airport Pitched As Host For High-Speed Air Race X Event
Air Race X organizers are pitching Pueblo, Colorado, as a potential annual host for their high-speed championship races.
Sporty’s Launches New Seaplane Rating Course With Patty Wagstaff
Sporty’s launched a seaplane course with Patty Wagstaff, teaching water operations, takeoffs, landings, and docking using 4K footage.
Anxious Passengers: A Mental Health Counselor’s Perspective
How to better understand what makes passengers anxious, and how to meet them where they are.
Old Aviation Truths for a New Year
The thoughts are succinct and paragraphs short in a conversation about some of the basic truths of staying alive, happy and well when flying. Okay, there might be a few opinions mixed in. Pushing It The weather is not going to get better in another five miles. If you are trying to scud-run, the weather […]
Short Final: Happy New Year
I spent an hour in our local practice area on New Year’s Day for a first flight of the year and to keep the rust at bay. As is my practice, I monitor the Class C – Providence Approach which is 20 miles away but I don’t actually talk to them as I maneuver all […]
