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Going Direct: Boeing Did What? Test Pilots Share 737 Max Details
New revelations about MCAS and who knew what and when might be all you need to know.
Superjet Lands In Flames
The Russian airliner was making an emergency return to the airport when it went up in flames upon landing. Disturbing details are emerging.
Departing IFR Without Guidance
When ATC is unavailable and you need to guarantee your own separation from terrain, do it carefully.
Going Direct: Boeing CEO‘s Comments Shock The Aviation Community
At a shareholders meeting and in written commentary Dennis Muilenburg discussed the ongoing 737 Max crisis. He made things worse.
Can Aviation Decision-Making Be Taught?
Why preaching to the choir has limited effect and what we might do to reach a new audience.
Going Direct: Just Say No To The FAA‘s Plan To Test Pilots For Drugs
The proposed program, presented as a way to study the danger of pilot drug use in aircraft accidents, is bad oversight, bad science, and bad news.
It‘s a Bird, It‘s a Plane, It‘s “¦ No, Wait … It Is A Plane, Stuck In A Tree!
A pretty Super Cub stuck in a tree creates unforeseen complications for would be rescuers
Homebrewed Loss of Control
A non-instrument rated pilot in extreme mountainous terrain did about as well as you’d expect.
Bad Spate Of GA Accidents
A pair of deadly crashes of light twins shakes aviation communities.