AVweb’s Flight Safety section offers in-depth coverage of aviation safety topics, including accident analyses, risk management strategies, regulatory updates, and pilot training insights. Designed for pilots, instructors, and aviation professionals, this section provides timely information to enhance situational awareness and promote best practices in flight operations.
At AirVenture 2018, a company called efxApplied Technology showed off a cool laser gadget that projects graphic symbology on the ground around spinning props to warn of potential danger. AVweb shot this product minute video explaining how it work. view on YouTube
Two new courses for drone pilots and several for aircraft mechanics are joining the lineup of online aviation training resources at King Schools. John and Martha King announced at AirVenture 2018 that they will be offering recurrent drone training and Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability (LAANC) courses beginning this August. The LAANC course will […]
The FAA has “exclusive authority” over the nation’s airspace and air traffic control, the agency asserted last week, responding to efforts by cities and towns to regulate drone use. “State and local governments are not permitted to regulate any type of aircraft operations, such as flight paths or altitudes, or the navigable airspace,” the FAA […]
An inexperienced pilot flying on a dark night probably thought the Cessna 525’s autopilot was engaged, but it wasn’t, the NTSB has concluded in its final report on last year’s fatal crash in Lake Erie. The pilot had logged a total of 56.5 hours in Cessna 525 jets, with 8.7 hours as pilot in command, […]
On Wednesday, the European Aviation Safety Agency published new safety rules that aim to better support the mental fitness of air crew. The new rules mandate that all pilots working for European airlines will have access to support programs to help them recognize, cope with and overcome problems that might degrade their ability to safely […]
A former pilot for Alaska Airlines was sentenced on Wednesday to a year and a day in federal prison, for flying two flights in 2014 with a blood alcohol level more than three times the legal limit. David Arntson, 63, pleaded guilty in February to one felony count of operating a common carrier while under […]
Redbird Flight Simulations is developing a Cessna Caravan amphibious flight simulator. In this AVweb video, we took it for a test run at AirVenture 2018. view on YouTube
The Figure 1 Foundation is providing aviation training scholarships covering both advanced and basic flight training, the organization announced at AirVenture 2018 on Wednesday. Specific scholarships are available for upset recovery/spin training and introduction to aerobatics and aerobatic judge certifications, along with fixed-wing private pilot certificates and tailwheel endorsements. Champion aerobatics pilot Patty Wagstaff introduced […]
While Slovenia-based Pipistrel has aggressively expanded into electric aircraft and has dozens in the field, it acknowledges that lack of battery capacity still makes electrics less than fully functional airplanes. One possible fix: rapid charging systems that use water cooling to potentially halve the amount necessary to top off the batteries. At AirVenture 2018, Pipistrel’s […]
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