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Safety
by gautam on January 28, 2010
If you are a European who is proud of the safety standards of your aviation industry then you need to read this.
Recently Jetstar Pacific, an Asian low cost airline having Qantas as its major share...
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Safety
by Beverly Durfee on January 3, 2007
The International Business Times reports that 2006 was one of the safest years in aviation history. While there were 156 crashes resulting in 1,292 deaths, the fatality rate was 11 percent lower than ...
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Safety
by Beverly Durfee on October 17, 2006
Keep an eye out for bumps in the road... or their equivalent in the sky with Turbulenceforecast.com. The site offers tons of maps and forecasts of air turbulence across the world, but with a focus on ...
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Safety
by Beverly Durfee on October 2, 2006
After a report of suspicious activities at flight schools, the Transportation Security Administration's investigation determined the incidents were not terrorist related. The TSA nonetheless reque...
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Safety
by Beverly Durfee on September 18, 2006
The FAA's latest bulletin asks inspectors, owner, operators and repair technicians to be cautious in the handling of flexible lines and hoses that carry flammable fluid to aircraft engines. The SA...
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Safety
by on July 29, 2005
I've talked about aviation rental insurance before, but my recent "brush with death" made me even more aware of the need to purchase it. The fact is, if you have an accident in a rental ...
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Safety
by on July 26, 2005
I flew down to see my folks over the weekend renting a plane from my local FBO, a Cessna 152. They have two 152s available, and this was not normally the one I rent as I had a bad experience with it ...
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Personal Thoughts
, Safety
by on July 8, 2005
I got a chance to fly yesterday, a business trip, on a short jaunt from my hometown to a location about an hour away. I'm a fair-weather pilot and there were some remnants of tropical storm Cindy...
Read more of To Go or Not to Go, That is the Question
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Safety
by on July 6, 2005
Light planes invade Washington D.C. restricted airspace. Two planes get stolen and taken for joy rides. In simpler times these might not raise the ire that they do today. The invasion of restricted a...
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Safety
by on June 27, 2005
The AOPA Air Safety Foundation has just released a report that says student pilots and their instructors are actually less likely to have a fatal accident than already-certificated pilots
The report...
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Safety
by on June 27, 2005
You're out on an afternoon flight in an aircraft rented from your local FBO. Everything is going fine, you've had an enjoyable hour in the air, and it's time to land. You make your approa...
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Aircraft
, Aviation News
, Safety
by on June 14, 2005
Yesterday I talked about Warbird Adventures training course in the T6-Texan. In doing some long overdue reading on the AOPA website I see where an AD has been issued on the plane designed to detect a...
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Airshows
, Safety
by on June 6, 2005
I don't have much information about this, but there is going to be a fly-in sponsored by the Sharop County Regional airport Authority Saturday, June 11, starting at 9:00 am at the Cherokee Villag...
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Safety
by on May 10, 2005
The AOPA Air Safety Foundation offers a aviation safety program called Seminar-in-a-Box. It's an all-in-one kit designed to help local pilots conduct their own quality safety seminars.
They can...
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Aviation News
, Safety
by on March 28, 2005
AOPA is telling the FCC that cell phone use in the cockpit by GA pilots should be allowed, and now.
The FCC is considering changing its ruling. I'd like to know what you think. Should cell phon...
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Aviation News
, Safety
by on March 2, 2005
The FAA is considering decommissioning some VORs in the Northeast due to airport construction. AOPA has issued a letter to FAA commissioners calling into question that decision.
The letter says the...
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Safety
by on February 25, 2005
General aviation has never been safer, and accident statistics for 2004 prove it, according to preliminary data from the National Transportation Safety Board.
Last year saw the fewest GA accidents s...
