Safety, Ops & Regulation

The advantages of a simulator are clearly evident during the practice of emergency procedures.

The substantial damage in nine autorotation accidents reviewed by the author was attributed to hard landings.

How do we provide sufficient training to pilots to make certain they are proficient in the complex emergency procedures in a rotorcraft?

A highly experienced pilot and senior vice president of the AOPA Air Safety Institute, Richard McSpadden was thought to be the pilot flying Oct. 1.

One tool that would help to reduce runway incursions is the anti-blocking circuit in ATC and aircraft radios.

Leaders of the general and business aviation industry applaud the Senate’s 98-0 vote to confirm Michael Whitaker as the next permanent administrator of the FAA.

De Havilland Canada has selected Universal Avionics as the lead supplier of integrated flight decks for its line of firefighting aircraft.

There are currently four candidate unleaded fuels that are being evaluated or nearing distribution.

The OpsGroup Safe Airspace feature includes a conflict zone and risk database that should be checked prior to any trip outside your normal flight routines.

Zack Anglin proves that hands and feet are not essential for piloting an aircraft.

Cyrille Grimald, FalconWays program manager for Dassault Aviation, offers a hands-on experience of the potential of its flight path optimization tool

Ed Bolen speaks on innovation, sustainability and safety ahead of this year's NBAA-BACE in Las Vegas.

KlasJet, a jet charter company, is responding to ongoing violence in Israel by providing emergency evacuation flights from the region.

NTSB engineers investigating the crash of Cape Air Flight 2072 calculated that if the pilot had maintained the same level of deceleration while remaining on the ground, the aircraft probably would have experienced little or no damage.

The evidence from the passengers and the tire indicated that, contrary to his recollection, the pilot had first attempted to brake before commencing his go-around.

A Cessna 402 collides with trees after a balked landing, injuring all seven people on board.

A new menace called GPS Spoofing has led to 20 separate incidents of civilian jet navigation failures near Iraq. What is it and what should you do?

Grounding business jets won’t cleanse the air.

Charter operators have formed the US Private Aviation Association (USPAA), an organization devoted to the Part 135 private air charter industry.

Richard McSpadden was senior vice president of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) Air Safety Institute.

The pilots' misidentification of the damaged engine was the probable cause of the Transair freighter crash, the NTSB found.

Senate Republicans are continuing to evaluate Michael Whitaker, President Biden’s nominee for administrator of the FAA.

The first officer made a Freudian slip when describing his response to the engine failure.

A Boeing 737 freighter crashed into the Pacific Ocean after the flight crew mistakenly reacted to an engine failure.

There can be severe consequences when aircraft don’t respond as expected.