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 ...

Report cites deficiencies in pilot training and post-maintenance procedures for the jets.

The US safety board is calling for urgent regulatory action after two fatal Hawker business jet crashes during post-maintenance stall tests, warning line pilots lack adequate training to perform such ...

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 ...

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 ...