by General Aviation News Staff | Oct 3, 2023 | #Aircraft, ASRS Reports, Aviation News, Aviation Safety Reporting System, flying, General Aviation, Pilots
Everyone, including Approach, is well aware of this and they are forced to hand off in-bound traffic to New Braunfels Tower way too early and Tower, being non-radar, is blind to that traffic until acquiring them visually. Read...
by General Aviation News Staff | Sep 28, 2023 | #Aircraft, ASRS Reports, Aviation News, Aviation Safety Reporting System, flying, General Aviation, Pilots
From now on I will make sure to have a more “big picture” understanding before rolling for takeoff — I was thinking why did I not see him on my ADS-B and I realized because both my GPS units were zoomed in to airport taxi diagrams. Read...
by General Aviation News Staff | Sep 26, 2023 | #Aircraft, ASRS Reports, Aviation News, Aviation Safety Reporting System, flying, General Aviation, Pilots
I was very lucky to have made the airport before oil starvation and engine seizure, which could have occurred minutes later. Read...
by General Aviation News Staff | Sep 21, 2023 | #Aircraft, ASRS Reports, Aviation News, Aviation Safety Reporting System, flying, General Aviation, Pilots
For this reason, I will carry this lesson with me through the rest of my flying career and be hyper vigilant about entering the correct altimeter setting. Read...
by General Aviation News Staff | Sep 19, 2023 | #Aircraft, ASRS Reports, Aviation News, Aviation Safety Reporting System, flying, General Aviation, Pilots
Even the smallest routine should not be taken slightly and, with this being said, I hope that others can learn from my mistake and avoid making the same mistake that could have potentially cost us our lives. Create your own checklist before getting into the plane with...
by General Aviation News Staff | Sep 14, 2023 | #Aircraft, ASRS Reports, Aviation News, Aviation Safety Reporting System, flying, General Aviation, Pilots
I should have stopped with the first indication the brakes weren’t as I expected. I am super glad there was no equipment damage and that I didn’t just fly off somewhere. Read...