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.

Starry, Starry Night

Dodging thunderstorms over the Everglades at night in a single. What could go wrong?

NTSB Accident Reports—September 2024

A monthly summary of recently published NTSB preliminary accident reports involving general aviation and air carrier aircraft.

Night Over Mountains

Engine failure at night over mountainous terrain is one of the things that keeps us up late. Here’s why. 

Magneto Checks

What you’re checking, and why, and doing them while airborne and when running lean of peak EGT.  

Riding The Storm Out

You did what everyone told you not to do: fly into a thunderstorm. How will you get out the other side?