Master Instructor Rich Stowell has published a new paper that tackles decades of conflicting guidance on recovery from spiral dives and other roll upsets. The paper then offers “a simple, ready‑to‑adopt standard for general aviation: Power-Push-Roll.”
The Killing Zone Updated
In the book author Paul Craig leverages his knowledge as a flight instructor and researcher to analyze National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) accident reports with the goal of helping prevent accidents that injure or kill pilots and their passengers. His examination of 40 years of accident data found that pilots are at the greatest risk of being involved in an airplane accident when they have between 50 and 350 flight hours — what he calls the Killing Zone.
Cold weather, impatience, and the Impossible Turn prove fatal for Cirrus pilot
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control after a partial loss of engine power during initial climb. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to follow airplane flight manual procedures and limitations for the turbocharged engine, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to cold weather effects on the turbocharger control system.
Picture of the Day: King Air at sunset
Brad Mathisen submitted this photo and note: “The King Air F90 after landing at Greenville Downtown Airport (KGMU) in South Carolina just before sunset.”
A well-attired trip back in time
Twice every year, the 1940s return to Boulder Municipal Airport (KBDU) in Colorado, an event that features fun and a lot of airplanes.
Lobbying to save KBKL begins
Officials from the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) met with the offices of Ohio Senators Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted Dec. 18, 2025, to express opposition to the proposed closure of Cleveland’s Burke Lakefront Airport (KBKL).
Young Eagles flights top 50,000 in last year
The flights were flown by 4,250 volunteer pilots, including 970 pilots who flew a Young Eagle for the first time, according to EAA officials.
FAA grants STC approval for Heatwave Floats
“Heatwave Floats have been engineered from the ground up to enhance safety, improve water handling, and to meet the intense demands of Rapid Initial Attack firefighting,” said Dan Garrett, President and Founder of Momentum Aeronautics.
Plane hits sign and taxi light after hard landing
Probable Cause: The pilots’ improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing, runway excursion, and subsequent impact with a terminal sign and taxi light.