Too often we see an NTSB finding that states: "The probable cause(s) of this accident [involving a highly experienced airman] is determined to be the pilot's decision to initiate and continue flight into known adverse weather conditions, which resulted in spatial disorientation, a loss of airplane control and a subsequent inflight breakup."
Walk up to a Series II Kodiak and you will be hard-pressed to notice differences between it and the original model unless you have logged hundreds of hours in the type.
Operated by the Air Charter Safety Foundation, the Illegal Charter Reporting Hotline is open to employees or agents of FAR Part 135 on-demand certificate holders and the general public to file reports of suspected illegal commercial flights.
Questions for Rolland Vincent, president of Rolland Vincent Associates, JetNet iQ creator/director and former executive at Textron, Bombardier and ICAO.
While anti-icing fluids negate the serious effects of wing icing, recent research has determined the fluids themselves extract a significant penalty from the wing's aerodynamic capabilities.
The NTSB concluded that Fleming “likely experienced some level of spatial disorientation” and he also perhaps thought the autopilot was engaged when it was not.
The NBAA and National Air Transportation Association have published consumer guides to explain the ins and outs of air charter and how to evaluate providers.
At this point, business and general aviation constitute a pretty staid, predictable and, critics might say, unexciting industry. And by some measures, that's absolutely true.
The assessment of a $3.3 million fine against a business aircraft operator for performing hundreds of bogus charters has put U.S. aviation communities on notice.
An Air Canada A320 came within seconds of landing atop a line of four airliners waiting on a parallel taxiway to take off from Runway 28R at San Francisco.
