NASA Forms

NASA’s Aviation Safety Reporting System offers a wealth of resources on real-world operations. And more.

Partial Power Failure

Yes, you may have more options with a partial power loss instead of complete engine failure, but don’t get fancy.

RNAV’s Alphabet Soup

Modern area navigation systems are incredible tools, but some of the terminology can create confusion.

Communication Breakdowns

Even professional pilots and controllers get it wrong sometimes. How can the rest of us keep up and minimize safety risks?

Unicom—October 2024

Ground-Reference Illusions During my career, I've spent a good bit of time analyzing the perceptual illusions to which we humans are prone, as they affect us pilots. It's easy to find examples of simple or...

It Depends

If you’re like me, you subscribe to several aviation-related information sources, of which there are many genres. Some of the ones I pay attention to include brief quizzes plus scenarios designed for us to...

Mufflers And Exhausts

The following is derived from maintenance facility submissions to the FAA’s Service Difficulty Reports database.