Flight Safety

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.

Seven Killed In New Zealand Helicopter Crash

Four British tourists and two from Australia were killed when the sightseeing helicopter they were on crashed in a crevasse on Fox Glacier on New Zealand’s south island on Saturday. The pilot of the helicopter, a New Zealander, was also killed. Authorities still aren’t sure why the Airbus Helicopters AS350, operated by Fox Glacier Heliservices, […]

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From Trona to the Poles

As winter unveils its hand across the nation, it seems appropriate to take a look at one of the last of aviation’s “firsts,” the aerial circumnavigation of our globe via the Poles. The first flight around the world was made in 1924 by a U.S. Army team. The North Pole was overflown in 1926 by […]

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Gyrocopter Pilot Pleads Guilty To Flying Without License

The former postal carrier who landed his gyrocopter at the U.S. Capitol in April struck a bargain with federal prosecutors, pleading guilty on Friday to flying without a pilot’s certificate. Doug Hughes, 62, will be sentenced in April next year. He faces a maximum penalty of three years in prisonand a $250,000 fine, although prosecutors […]

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Reports Of Bomb Causing Metrojet Explosion Emerge

A photo of a soda can that reportedly depicts the kind of bomb that destroyed a Russian airliner in October, killing 224 people, is prompting questions about airline security as investigators probe what is now being treated as an act of terrorism. News outlets including The Wall Street Journal reported this week that the Islamic […]

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Video: Precision Flight Control’s DCX Max Simulator

Business aircraft operators are always concerned about flight proficiency and currency, and the usual way of achieving it is through simulation. At NBAA, Precision Flight Controls showed off its DCX Max, a reasonably priced sim that can be configured to simulate many kinds of aircraft, from single-engine pistons to jets. view on YouTube

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Watch Your Step(down)

Most pilots I know are lazy. Writing as one who has spent most of his career flying airplanes, that’s meant to be a compliment. The lazy pilot tends to accomplish the least work necessary in order to achieve the intended goal. This usually improves workload management and provides a greater reserve of attention. However, sometimes […]

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Medical Reform Bill Stays In Committee

Third-class medical reform legislation didn’t make it out of a Senate committee Wednesday, but the Pilot’s Bill of Rights 2 remained intact as far as its key components, including exemptions for private pilots with current third-class medicals. During the markup session of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, two amendments proposed by ranking member Bill […]

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Podcast: Single Pilot Safety Standdown Focuses on LOC

The Single Pilot Safety Standdown seminar at this year’s NBAA Convention focused on loss-of-control events. Tom Turner of the American Bonanza Society was part of Monday’s slate of safety programming. He spoke with Paul Bertorelli about the event and currently spotlight on LOC in aviation safety. Duration: 6:18 File Size: 5.6 MB download here

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Podcast: Third Class Medical Progress

The amendment that would give relief on third class medicals survived the mark-up process in the Senate but it’s still in committee. AVweb’s Paul Bertorelli spoke with AOPA President Mark Baker about the day’s events. Duration: 8:24 File Size: 7.1 MB download here

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Podcast: Helping Women Succeed In Aviation

The Institute for Women of Aviation Worldwide is trying to make it easier for women to be successful in aviation careers. AVweb’s Russ Niles spoke with iWOAW President Mireille Goyer at NBAA 2015. Duration: 3:10 File Size: 2.9 MB download here

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