When we simulate flight in training devices, differences between the simulator and real flight are inevitable. While we complain about these differences when we’re flying “the box,” we also learn to ...

— -- Question: How do pilots correctly go through a stall procedure? -- submitted by reader Sandon, Arlington, Texas Answer: This is a very timely question. In recent weeks the FAA has released ...

Fatal accidents involving Hawker 800 and 900XP jets have prompted the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) to issue ...

The US safety board is calling for urgent regulatory action after two fatal Hawker business jet crashes during ...

With loss of control still the primary cause of aircraft fatalities, the FAA last year released the new Airmen Certification Standards, some aspects of it controversial, to replace the practical test ...

The Colgan pilots said the training policy -- which the FAA had approved -- has since been reversed and that the airline's pilot training has vastly improved in recent months. But they also said the ...

In Part 2, we discussed Learjet’s research into improving the stall characteristics of its aircraft. Bombardier’s Clinton E. Tanner, senior technical advisor of flight sciences, points out that ...

The cause of the crash in May that killed all four people aboard the P-3CK maritime patrol aircraft was not clearly identified. Investigators could not pinpoint the cause because the aircraft did not ...

How can you make a student who is nervous about practicing stalls more comfortable? Eric Crump is the aviation editor and Part 141 chief instructor for Gleim Publications. He designs, edits and ...