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Preflight checks are mandatory for all pilots, regardless of experience, as stipulated by FAA regulations (14 CFR § 91.103) to ensure flight safety. These "flying checks" encompass preflight, ...

Checklist design and procedures featured on the agenda of this week’s high-level ICAO safety conference following the fatal loss of a Boeing MD-82 at Madrid, and the extraordinary escape of an MD-83 ...

As I noted earlier once a leak starts the dam eventually breaks. The Checklist we spoke about earlier in our 107 chat. Sample Preflight Inspection Checklist Even if the small unmanned aircraft system ...

With more flight experience comes more confidence. However, sometimes an unfortunate byproduct of confidence after logging hundreds or thousands of flight hours is laziness and cockiness, both of ...

Pilots use a detailed pre-flight checklist before taking passengers’ lives into their hands. So why shouldn’t operating room surgeons and nurses be subjected to the same rigorous preparation? That’s ...