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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

Colgan Air pilots said Thursday that the airline's inappropriate training might have influenced Capt. Marvin Renslow's fatal decision to raise the nose of Continental Connection Flight 3407, which ...