Flight Safety

The world of tablet apps has exploded with sophisticated flight planning and management capability, but jet operators haven’t necessarily been included in the fun. This week at NBAA BACE in Orlando, ForeFlight announced an upgraded version of its iOS app aimed specifically at the unique needs of jet operators. In this AVweb podcast, ForeFlight’s Tyson […]

Genysys/S-Tec is launching the first new design autopilot in several years and targeting the Part 25 market. Jamie Luster spoke with AVweb’s Russ Niles at NBAA 2016. Duration: 2:30 File Size: 2.7 MB download here

As simple and straight forward as the visual approach, is sometimes you might end up wishing you were in the soup to minimums. The visual approach has a few traps waiting to grab you. It is important to remember the visual approach is not an instrument approach even though you are still on an IFR […]

A new analysis by Australian investigators supports a scenario in which the missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 was out of control and spiraling into the sea in its final moments, according to CNN. Examination of a right outboard flap section that was found in Tanzania and known to be from the missing aircraft showed that […]

Two fatal midair crashes that took place in 2015 will be discussed at an NTSB hearing on Nov. 15, the safety board said on Tuesday. At the hearing, the board will release its analytical findings, its determination of probable cause and suggested safety improvements. The board posted its docket of information and afactual report this […]

Thanks to improvements for business aircraft at some of Japan’s major airports, business aircraft activity there has sharply increased, according to Japanese aviation officials. At a press briefing at NBAA in Orlando Monday, Hideki Fukui, director of policy research for Japan’s Civil Aviation Bureau, told reporters that the average business aviation movement growth increase between […]

Jeppesen has unveiled a comprehensive online trip and flight planning utility designed to make both processes more efficient and help prevent on-the-road surprises. Jeppesen Operator is a self-service environment created in conjunction with BoldIQ, which built the software that managed an on-demand charter service. With that functionality as a base, the two added some convenience […]

During helicopter primary flight training at Fort Wolters, TX in 1970 a long, loose line of TH-55 helicopters, some with solo students, some with instructors, were returning from afternoon training. Student: (In broken Vietnamese) Wolthers Tower,Osage 1234 entering extended down wind for landing. Wolthers Tower: Osage 1234, negative entry, you are entering traffic from wrong […]

The Canadian government has begun laboratory testing of two unleaded aviation fuels that the FAA is also testing as possible replacements for 100LL. Canada’s National Research Council (NRC) is using its altitude chamber at its Ottawa research complex to put Swift 102 and Shell’s candidate fuel through its paces. Pervez Canteenwalla, the researcher heading up […]

In his influential book, Stick and Rudder, Wolfgang Langewiesche states the rudder “. . . causes the greatest difficulty for beginners,” and “. . . even the more experienced pilot often has trouble using it correctly.” Commenting on improper rudder use as a contributing factor in accidents, he states, “In the typical fatal accident, which […]