Aviation Safety - July 2003

July 2003

The Bible Says
Regardless of what the manufacturer or the FAA might say, your POH is full of data you need to verify before you can trust itû

Fat and Happy
Right or wrong, pilots fly over gross every day. Here’s how to avoid turning an overweight takeoff into a smoking crater

Bet Ya Can’t
The temptation sometimes strikes to beat that big airplane to the runway. Hope those two minutes you save are really important to youû

Missing Approach
Sometimes it happens. You’re cleared for an approach when, well, there isn’t an approach for you to fly

Hangar Bangers
Hangar rash and other airplane bashings can do substantial damage quickly. The good news is that prevention is fairly simple

Onward
Pilot had been there, done that. On this VFR trip the weather forecast was good enough – and it was wrongû