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Tag: aviation safety

Cessna Skywagon in flight - Understanding Aviation Weather

How Well Do You Understand Aviation Weather?

We Review Rod Machado’s latest eLearning Course, “Understanding Aviation Weather.” I don’t ...

A small Cessna aircraft enjoying some night flying.

AOPA and Night Flying Safety

Reno Welcomes Wayne Phillips of AOPA for an Air Safety Institute Seminar ...

Cessna 172 Skyhawk, able to have an aircraft parachute recovery system

AirVenture Attendees Offered Discounted 172, 182 Parachute Systems

According to BRS Aerospace, successful deployment of an aircraft parachute recovery system has ...

Instrument panel of a Piper Cherokee at night - Preventing Loss of Control In Flight

Preventing Loss of Control In Flight

Ensuring Flight Safety and Preventing Loss of Control In Flight is the ...

Instument panel on a Piper Cherokee

July-August 2017 FAA Safety Briefing Explores BasicMed

Have a question about BasicMed? Then take some time to read the ...

Cessna 150 landing - FAA issues SAIB CE-17-12 regarding C150, C152 aircraft

FAA Issues SAIB CE-17-12 For Certain Cessna 150 and 152 Models

The FAA feels that the airworthiness concern detailed in SAIB-CE-17-12 doesn’t warrant ...

Cessna 185 Skywagon in flight - FAA issues SAIB NE-17-11 regarding certain Continental Motors engines

FAA Issues SAIB For Continental IO-520, IO-550 Engines

The FAA feels that the airworthiness concern with Continental IO-520 and IO-550 series ...

Beechcraft Debonair in flight, with an IO-470 engine, which might be affected by a recent Continental engine service bulletin being upgraded to mandatory

UPDATE: Continental Issues Statement on Recent Engine Service Bulletin

The Continental engine service bulletin MSB05-8B applies to various IO-470, IO-520, and ...

Planes at a general aviation airport

NTSB Releases Report on Increasing Use and Effectiveness of PIREPs

The NTSB PIREP report provides safety recommendations for a number of aviation ...

A Cessna 172 Skyhawk, at KTRK, where a student pilot is learning proper emergency engine out procedure.

Flight Lesson Journal: Mayday Mayday! Practicing Engine Out Procedure

Diving into emergency landings and the engine out procedure in the Sierra ...