The NTSB on Tuesday issued a Safety Alert to warn pilots using in-cockpit FIS-B and Satellite Weather display systems that the NEXRAD "age indicator" can be misleading. The actual NEXRAD data can be as much as 20 minutes older than the age indication on the display in the cockpit. If misinterpreted, this difference in time can present potentially serious safety hazards to aircraft operating in the vicinity of fast-moving and quickly developing weather systems.
Message: 'GA Pilots Are Not Learning From ... Deadly Mistakes'
The NTSB opened a two-day forum on GA safety in Washington, D.C. Tuesday morning. The forum, titled, "General Aviation Safety: Climbing to the Next Level," was designed to address emerging safety issues in the general aviation (GA) community.
Family Of Six Fatally Injured When PC-12 Went Down
The NTSB has released its preliminary report for an accident which occurred June 7th resulting in the fatal injury of a family of six. The family was returning from a vacation in the Bahamas to Kansas in the airplane when it went down in a swamp in central Florida.
Pilots Will Relate Stories About The Deployments Of Their Airframe Parachutes
BRS Aerospace will be hosting a testimonial forum at the upcoming EAA Air Venture Oshkosh. The session will be held on Friday, July 27th, 1130 CDT at Forum Pavilion 06.
The designer of the Maverick Flying Car, which uses parasail technology to lift the vehicle, was injured last week while reportedly testing an experimental wing mounted to a rolling test stand.
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