Aircraft safety is primarily determined by proper maintenance and "fatigue exposure" (usage patterns, environment, maintenance quality), rather than calendar age alone. NTSB data does not show a ...
Author and pilot Shirley Phillips will be at the Aviation Museum of New Hampshire on Nov. 13 to present her newly-published memoir, "How Not to Fly an Airplane." Courtesy photo/Aviation Museum of New ...
Pilots, especially flight instructors, must rigorously verify an aircraft's airworthiness by checking maintenance logbooks and ensuring current annual inspections before flying. Flight instructors ...
From unstable airframes to a lack of safety features, not all pilots in the US Air Force are qualified to fly these aircraft. Military aviators are uniquely skilled individuals, operating their ...