Flight Safety

AVweb’s General Aviation Accident Bulletin is taken from the pages of our sister publication, Aviation Safety magazine. All the reports listed here are preliminary and include only initial factual findings about crashes. You can learn more about the final probable cause on the NTSB’s website at www.ntsb.gov. Final reports appear about a year after the […]

Garmin has upgraded its GI 275 electronic instrument with a supplemental type certificate (STC) adding a number of enhancements and new capabilities via a software update. With a compatible transponder such as the GTX 345, GTX 345R and GTX 45R, pilots can now control transponder squawk code settings, function, Ident and flight ID with the touchscreen GI 275. This can be particularly helpful if the transponder […]

AVweb’s General Aviation Accident Bulletin is taken from the pages of our sister publication, Aviation Safety magazine. All the reports listed here are preliminary and include only initial factual findings about crashes. You can learn more about the final probable cause on the NTSB’s website at www.ntsb.gov. Final reports appear about a year after the […]

Canadian politicians say its regulators should be “skeptical” of FAA aircraft certifications and do their own validation of new designs. The House of Commons transport committee wants Transport Canada to do its own recertification design changes rather than just accept the FAA’s recommendation. “The committee heard numerous concerns regarding the involvement of manufacturers in the […]

Wichita, Kansas-based maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) and FBO company Yingling Aviation is marking its 75th anniversary with the expansion of its facilities at Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport (ICT). The company recently purchased three hangars, adding 50,000 square feet of hangar and office facilities to its existing 200,000 square feet of space at the […]

In advance of an official statement, the FAA has clarified its stance on how a recent federal court ruling will affect compensated flight training in limited, experimental and primary category aircraft. According to a June 4 letter (PDF), the agency has taken the position that “a flight instructor who is operating (i.e. “using”) a limited […]

Garmin has announced updates to the FltPlan safety management system (SMS), now including enhanced reports that make it easier for flight crews and ground personnel to report items that add risks or hazards. A simplified user interface provides a step-by-step process for collecting essential information and gives safety managers a structured safety-risk-management reporting and decision […]

With a focus on pilots and flight attendants, the three largest U.S. airlines have opened their purse strings and started recruiting. According to Sara Nelson, president of the Association of Flight Attendants, more than 20,000 new jobs will open up in the next two years, bringing the total employment up to 100,000 flight attendant positions. […]

Most of my mountain-flying experience comes from frequent trips across or parallel with the Appalachian range in the eastern U.S. I’ve flown my share of trips to Las Vegas and California, though, and at least since an episode over North Carolina in a 160-hp Skyhawk, I’ve always tried to plan for and avoid related turbulence. […]

The NTSB says the pilot of a DJI Matrice drone suffered a serious hand injury after tangling with the uncooperative aircraft near Young Harris, Georgia, on May 6. According to a preliminary report (search CEN21LA224), the pilot was demonstrating the drone to a prospective customer but the aircraft wouldn’t respond correctly to control inputs. He […]