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NTSB releases preliminary report on Dallas midair
The NTSB preliminary report on the November 12 midair collision between a Bell P–63F Kingcobra and a Boeing B–17G Flying Fortress that killed six crew...
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NTSB urges immediate Bell 407 inspections
The NTSB found the tail boom of a Bell 407 air tour helicopter 762 feet from where the rest of the helicopter came to rest following a June 8 accident...
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Training and Safety Tip: When in doubt, go around
Many years ago, I heard an old U.S. Air Force slogan, “When in doubt, bail out.” That is exactly what the rejected landing procedure—commonly known as...
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AOPA’S AIR SAFETY INSTITUTE RELEASES EARLY ANALYSIS: N201RF VIDEO
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association Air Safety Institute (ASI) released a new video from its Early Analysis series providing an initial examina...
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Early Analysis: Power Line Strike on Final Approach to Montgomery County Airpark
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FAA weather camera webinar
The FAA Weather Camera Program is an expanding network of cameras designed to make general aviation safer. Pilots, air traffic controllers, and others...
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Fly with the First Flight Society
As part of a fundraiser for the First Flight Society—a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving the legacy of the Wright brothers and promoting...
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AOPA collaborator, air boss John Walsh dies
John Walsh, well-known air boss, AOPA events collaborator, U.S. Marine Corps veteran, and retired air traffic controller, died November 16. He was 64...
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Washington Executive Airport-Hyde Field closes
Washington Executive Airport, also known as Hyde Field, never really recovered from the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. The final day for air...
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Training and Safety Tip: Eyes out when steep
For Top Gun fans buying into the fighter pilot ethos, steep turns are one of the more exhilarating private pilot training maneuvers. With a little ima...
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Caravan crashes during test flight, wing separation likely
An unmodified 2021 Cessna Grand Caravan 208B leased to aircraft modification manufacturer Raisbeck Engineering from Copper Mountain Aviation LLC crash...
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‘It looks like they made it for now’
An early evening approach to a Maryland airport under low overcast nearly ended in tragedy on November 27. It ended instead in a triumph of technical...