The AOPA Air Safety Institute is launching four new webinar series in 2022, including NTSB Insider, Flight Deck Tech, Flying the Backcountry, and Weather Flying.
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Early analysis of California Learjet crash released
A new video from the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association Air Safety Institute gives an analysis of the Dec. 27, 2021, crash of a Learjet air ambulance flight that crashed in a neighborhood in El Cajon, California.
Back to the Backcountry
Now available to view for free is a recording of an Air Safety Institute webinar that looks at accidents in the backcountry, with an eye towards preventing these accidents in the future. Not a backcountry pilot? You can still learn something, says Bill McGlynn, president of the Recreational Aviation Foundation, who was one of the panelists on the webinar, along with Mike Patey, and the presidents of the Utah Back Country Pilots Association and the Montana Pilots Association.
Accident Case Study: Into Thin Air
A new Accident Case Study from the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association’s Air Safety Institute looks at the events that led a Beechcraft Bonanza G36 to crash shortly after departing Aspen, Colorado.
GA accidents down, but fewer flying hours nudge accident rate up
While the number of general aviation accidents was down in 2019, fewer flying hours resulted in a higher total accident rate.
The Impossible Turn debate continues
In Reality Check: The Runway Behind You, the AOPA Air Safety Institute tested the “impossible turn” using a Piper PA-18 Super Cub, a Van’s RV-4, a Cessna 172N, and a Beechcraft Bonanza A36.
Accident Case Study: Faulty assumptions
In a new video from the AOPA Air Safety Institute, a pilot’s mistaken beliefs and faulty assumptions leads to a disastrous outcome for him and his five passengers.
Avoiding loss of control on the ground
The new video is the first of a four-part series aimed at addressing the most predominant general aviation mishaps.
Air Safety Institute introduces Safety Spotlights
The Safety Spotlights cover a range of topics, from mountain flying to weather, to fuel management and spatial disorientation.