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Probable Cause #7: Marginal VFR and Complacency of the Familiar
This article originally appeared in IFR Refresher, December 2004. IFR accidents typically fall into a few specific categories: Someone will get it wrong on climbout or approach, weather smites an unsuspecting pilot or a plane encounters something substantially more solid than a puffy cloud.Which makes the following accident interesting in what the pilot didn’t do. […]
Say Again? #63: A Phrase That Fits
I need a new phrase. The ones I know just don’t quite fit. There’s a growing trend in aviation — for both pilots and controllers — and it troubles me: We aren’t paying close attention. The “little things” seem to slip through the cracks more often than in the past.I’ll just talk it out and […]
The Pilot’s Lounge #100: Truth — And Some Opinion
Spending time in the Pilot’s Lounge at the virtual airport was once probably merely a vice, but over the years it has become a habit. This time it was a weekday evening. I had flown with a student and stuck around after he headed home because it was quiet and I’d run across something I […]
FBO of the Week: MARTINSVILLE AIRPORT AUTHORITY
Nominate an FBO |Rules | Tips | Questions | Winning FBOs AVweb’s “FBO of the Week” ribbon goes to MARTINSVILLE AIRPORT AUTHORITY at KMTV, Martinsville, VA. TED GULLIA wrote in to say, “FOR THE LAST 3-4 YEARS, I PLAN MY N-S TRIPS WITH A STOP AT MTV. ALTHOUGH I STOP 4-6 TIMES A YEAR (2-3 […]
Probable Cause #6: Experience Can Kill You
This article originally appeared in Aviation Safety, February 2004. At various points in the careers of most pilots, there come times when the pilot attains mastery of the airplane and, therefore, mastery of the air. Sometimes those episodes are fleeting, beaten back into submission by some kind of learning experience that convinces the pilot that […]
FBO of the Week: AIRFLITE
Nominate an FBO |Rules | Tips | Questions | Winning FBOs AVweb’s “FBO of the Week” ribbon goes to AIRFLITE at KLGB, Long Beach, Calif. TED MONCURE wrote in to say, “AIRFLITE HAS THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF CUSOTOMER SERVICE. THEY LITERALLY ROLL OUT THE RED CARPET WHEN YOU ARRIVE, WHETHER YOU ARE IN A GV […]
