It’s very easy, after making one bad decision, to make another. And following two bad decisions, not only is your reservoir of luck running low, your options have just been significantly narrowed as well. At three bad decisions, you might as well just call the NTSB yourself to save a bystander the trouble.
aviation safety
Big Sky perspective
Every day since Sept. 17, 2022, at 20,000 airports during nearly 55,000 flight hours, no collision has occurred. Were there a few close calls? I’d guess yes. And yet, no collision.
FAA activates new GPS-guided routes in Alaska to fly below hazardous weather
“Flying in Alaska is unlike any other place in the United States,” said Acting FAA Administrator Billy Nolen. “T-routes will provide pilots additional options for completing their missions safely in this uniquely challenging environment.”
GAO targets FAA over lasers
By all means, let’s see if we can reduce the number of laser crimes being committed against pilots. But let’s keep our eyes on the criminals, not the pilots.
Always be exploring
Ruts are easy to fall into, and can be tough to get out of. All the more reason we need to keep exploring the world around us to see what we can learn.
Redbird adds training scenarios to app
Practice asymmetric flaps, a snapped control cable, and flying into a boxed in canyon in trio of new training scenarios.
How granularly should we regulate?
Wouldn’t it be more effective it the FAA just prohibited pilots from getting “busy or distracted” while in the cockpit?
To delegate or not to delegate
Delegation is great. Until it isn’t.
Stay safe in the snow
A 2020 NTSB investigation revealed that pilots assumed flight in snow was safe as long as minimum ceiling and visibility requirements were met or that snow conditions were too dry or cold to pose an icing hazard. Pilots also assumed that snow conditions are safe to fly in as long as you can see through it — they did not consider the effects of icing, NTSB officials said, adding these assumptions can be deadly.