In this article, we’re going to look at several defining accidents that occurred during the first half of the year.

In aviation, supplemental oxygen is a crucial safety require­ment for pilots and passengers flying at high altitudes, as well as a great way to avoid feeling tired and sluggish after a flight.

Become familiar with system procedures you may need to know when things go south. Have a CFI or mechanic show you how to perform certain actions on the ground.

In addition to occasional pilot-induced events, we have the gold standard of prop strikes: gear-up incidents.

In a nutshell, undocumented maintenance is any aircraft work not recorded in a logbook or official record.

A key lesson learned over the years is that the one thing you skip during pre-flight inspection often goes wrong.

Many of us succumb to the ice, snow, and cold tempera­tures of winter, letting the airplane sit for a few months.