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Why Ask Why?
PilotSafety.org Jun 16, 2019 | 14:57 pmIt’s often said the most underutilized words in the pilot/controller lexicon are “Unable” and “Say Again”. Sometimes, it’s critically important to get your point across, clear up a misunderstanding and getclarification in the most expeditious way possible, and other times,[…]
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IFR Mastery in 4 simple steps…
PilotSafety.org Nov 21, 2018 | 16:46 pmEvery pilot wants to be safer and adding an instrument rating is one of the best ways. The problem with getting your instrument rating is that all of your new skills and knowledge have an expiration date. It happens a[…]
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Heads UP for Safety
PilotSafety.org Oct 17, 2018 | 12:45 pmThe new technology available on the panel and on iPads is amazing. I’ve never felt more confident or safer when flying. Traffic, weather, flight planning are all available to any pilot in bright shining color only a finger tip away.[…]
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PilotSafety.org & Master Flight Training Go Pink
PilotSafety.org Jun 19, 2018 | 22:41 pm“People think focus means saying yes to the thing you’ve got to focus on. But that’s not what it means at all. It means saying no to the hundred other good ideas that there are.” Steve Jobs PilotSafety.org was[…]
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3 Things I learned from flying in Hawaii
PilotSafety.org May 9, 2018 | 00:43 amAs a traveling master instructor, I teach all over the US and am usually on the road 20-25 days per month. When my wife announced she wanted to go to Hawaii for our upcoming wedding anniversary, my first thought was[…]
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FAA’s Failure To Respond To NTSB Safety Recommendations May Have Contributed To Texas Balloon Tragedy
Aviation Safety Blog Aug 2, 2016 | 17:20 pmHere we go again. Another aviation tragedy and another National Transportation Safety Board recommendation that could have prevented the crash was not acted upon by the Federal Aviation Administration. This time a hot air balloon crashed Saturday in Texas killing[…]
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VTOL Electronic aircraft being developed in Germany
Aviation Safety Blog May 13, 2016 | 12:51 pmJust when we thought that we had a problem with drones, now Engineering and Technology Magazine reports that a German start-up is developing a personal electric plane that can take off and land vertically in a small area without the[…]
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UPSTREAM: Don’t Sacrifice Helicopter Safety During Low Oil Prices and Industry Cutbacks
Aviation Safety Blog May 9, 2016 | 11:32 amThe Editors of UPSTREAM, the International Oils and Gas newsletter published out of London, printed the following editorial which urged that helicopter safety should not be dependent on market economic forces and cutbacks related to those forces: Helicopter safety is[…]
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Severe Turbulence Terrorizes Passengers
Aviation Safety Blog May 6, 2016 | 15:35 pmEditor’s Note: I can tell you that this is no small trauma. As a passenger aboard a Chautauqua Airlines Saab 340 years ago, the crew decided to fly us through 45 minutes of severe turbulence. Horrible wingovers, descents, ascents—we were like[…]
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Early Indications Point to Gearbox Failure on CHC Super Puma
Aviation Safety Blog May 2, 2016 | 09:24 amThe British Airlines Pilots Association (BALPA) said the “ripples” of the crash would spread far beyond Norway in part because the most recent crash has been preliminarily liked to gearbox issues — a problem which seems to be recurring in the[…]
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