Aero Linx: Air Safety Group
The Air Safety Group is a voluntary group founded in England in 1964. It is composed of aviation professionals who hold the view that there have been, and to some extent still are, too many preventable accidents to Commercial Air transport aircraft. Furthermore, some of these accidents and their resultant casualties arise from inadequate action on the part of the aviation industry and its Regulatory Authorities.
Decision Altitude (DA)
A specified altitude (mean sea level (MSL)) on an instrument approach procedure (ILS, GLS, vertically guided RNAV) at which the pilot must decide whether to continue the approach or initiate an immediate missed approach if the pilot does not see the required visual references.
“Our team is constantly seeking ways to enhance our training and performance. We believe that the NX Cub will be invaluable in developing our pilots’ precision flying skills, and we are incredibly grateful to CubCrafters for their support.”
Source: Golden Eagles head coach Shaun Shephard, explaining the background behind why Embry Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) flight team, the Golden Eagles, will be moving out of its legacy fleet of Cessna 150s. The aircraft will be replaced by CubCrafters NX Cubs in late 2025.
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