safety

Experienced and skilled pilot falls victim to long-ago maintenance issue in deadly accident.

Statistics show that doing so could save your life.

Confidence and enthusiasm can only take you so far during first flight in unfamiliar aircraft

Justifying adoption of a strong one goes beyond the obvious reasons.

Can I fly without it?

Findings show less than one death for every 100,000 hours flown.

NTSB reports too-fast entry into a power-on aerobatic maneuver probable cause of Van’s RV-7A fatal accident.

It’s vital to know how to handle systems failures while cruising through the clouds.

Forty years ago, most new pilots aspired to eventually own a retractable gear airplane. Accordingly, aircraft manufacturers built a plethora of gear-up models, with which transitioning upwardly-mobile buyers could satisfy their urge to go faster, in style. The problem is, those retracted wheels eventually have to be extended, in order to taxi to the ramp […]

Editor’s Note: This is the second part of Ron Wanttaja’s survey of LSA safety (here’s the first). This time, he takes a close look at how modern LSAs compare with legacy trainers as epitomized by Cessna’s 152, both in terms of accident rates and the kinds of mayhem they succumb to. Let’s dive in! In […]