Editor’s note: Following the incident this month in which a Horizon Airlines ground worker commandeered and crashed a commercial airplane from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, we asked former ...
Preflight checks are a mandatory and critical aspect of aviation safety, enforced by FAA regulations (e.g., 14 CFR § 91.103) for all aviators, regardless of experience. These comprehensive checks ...
With more flight experience comes more confidence. However, sometimes an unfortunate byproduct of confidence after logging hundreds or thousands of flight hours is laziness and cockiness, both of ...
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It is the time of year when snowy conditions can become a factor in safety of flight. Flight into wet snow and the associated icing conditions can lead to deadly consequences, the NTSB reminds pilots, ...
As I noted earlier once a leak starts the dam eventually breaks. The Checklist we spoke about earlier in our 107 chat. Sample Preflight Inspection Checklist Even if the small unmanned aircraft system ...