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This appears to be one of those exceedingly rare, one-in-a-million, wrong place, wrong time mishaps. A Cessna 206 flying a cancer patient from Michigan to the Mayo clinic in Minnesota went down in Lake Michigan. The volunteer pilot who had flown...
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July 2010 started very badly, domestically, for GA pilots.
July 1st
On Thursday, there were three accidents and all involved fatalities. That's highly unusual. The normal ratio is about one in five.
In Perry, Kansas a Beech F33A on an...
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The passing of generations is always an interesting time. We are seeing it in the ATC system as Reagan-era controllers look to slower lifestyles. The golden years probably don't involve expensive human-occupied vehicles hurtling at each other at...
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It had to come to this the glass cockpit cub. Is it amusing, ludicrous, irritating, absolutely what's expected, a safety enhancement or no big deal?
My initial reaction was amusement followed by no big deal. It seems like something of an...
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By now everyone knows that today (June 30, 2010) is the day a major change goes in to effect regarding taxi clearances. No longer will a Taxi to Runway 30 allow for crossing all runways prior to reaching the assigned runway for departure.
While...
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We've been told, ad nauseum, about the dangers of thunderstorms. Most pilots heed the advice but, on average, there are about 5 accidents a year involving the big sparking clouds. Most, but not all, involve aircraft on IFR flight plans. Staying...
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As we look at how to address the declining pilot population this note came through from a flight school owner.
I have been exploring different options for modernization of my flight school fleet and I keep running into the same difficult...
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I can resist anything but temptation, or so the saying goes. Pilots are pragmatic if nothing else and will look for ways to make something work and some, dare I say it, look for shortcuts. A few try to get too much utility out of themselves or...
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I can resist anything but temptation, or so the saying goes. Pilots are pragmatic if nothing else and will look for ways to make something work and some, dare I say it, look for shortcuts. A few try to get too much utility out of themselves or...
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Last week I had the privilege of addressing the Wichita Aero Club. We discussed the usual safety items and then went on to a real strategic issue facing GA. There is a dearth of new pilots, especially those not destined for airline or corporate...
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