The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) has appointed Mike Ginter, a general aviation advocate and retired Naval aviator, to head its Air Safety Institute.
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Next video in Taming the Twin series released
“Taming the Twin: Single-Engine Operations examines the relationship between a multiengine airplane’s controllability and performance,” said ASI Vice President of Operations Paul Deres. “Controllability is paramount for safety during single-engine operations. Therefore, to safely fly a multiengine airplane, pilots must have a thorough understanding of how to maintain aircraft control if one engine fails.”
Accident Case Study: Conflict in the Cockpit
The roughly 15-minute video recreates the events that led a Bombardier Challenger 605 to crash just seconds before landing at Truckee Tahoe Airport (KTRK) in California.
Real Pilot Story: Trapped in the Hills
“In this real pilot story, a father explains how a routine flight with his son turned fatal. The pilots’ familiarity with the terrain gave them an illusion of security, and they succumbed to the allure of complacency,” said AOPA Air Safety Institute Vice President of Operations Paul Deres.
Flight training is getting safer
While flight training is getting safer according to an updated report from the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association Air Safety Institute, there is still “plenty of work to do, particularly in mitigating the risk of loss of control in flight.”
Fatal Flight Training Accident Report released
A collaboration between the AOPA Air Safety Institute and the Liberty University School of Aeronautics, the study covers fatal training accidents in the United States, offers a breakdown of accidents and their causes, and concludes with accident prevention and mitigation recommendations.
Real Pilot Story: Trouble Over Paradise
In “Real Pilot Story: Trouble Over Paradise,” Cessna Caravan pilot Ken Allen experiences piercing pain to the right side of his head during an otherwise routine flight. A quick-thinking passenger pulls Ken from the cockpit, stopping the ensuing nosedive, and radios ATC for help.
New video offers tips to avoid and escape ice
“Structural or airframe icing, the focus of this video, is a major cold-weather hazard, especially for instrument-rated pilots who fly in instrument meteorological conditions. This type of icing causes about five accidents a year with nearly half being fatal,” said Air Safety Institute Senior Director Paul Deres.
Accidents up in 2021, but increase in flight hours creates downward trend
The report notes an increase in total accidents from 1,050 in 2020 to 1,124 in 2021, including 202 fatal accidents. However, 4 million additional flight hours — compared to the previous year — helped offset the increase in accidents, according to AOPA officials.