Empty tanks to blame for many plane crashes: ; Federal official says it is surprising how many pilots take risk of flying on low fuelMELANIE S. WELTE
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How do the airlines expect to prevent commercial plane crashes Studies have shown that pilot error contributes to two-thirds of all such crashes. To address this problem, the airlines have upgraded their training programs by increasing the hours of classroom instruction and emphasizing communication ...
Many people who perish in plane crashes could have avoided it if they had not made some fatal errors. The biggest enemy in a crash scenario is panic. Keeping your wits and maintaining focus will do more to save you than anything else. Panic is the reason that many passengers find themselve...
The NTSB continues to insist that there's no such thing as having too much information when investigating plane crashes. At present, video recording is still on hold. But the technology is more than ready. Airbus, for example, installs a Vision 1000 system in all of its helicopters. The ...
After two plane crashes involving Boeing 737 Max jets, one in late 2018 and one in early 2019, some experts expressed concern that pilots were losing basic flying skills as they relied more and more on increasing amounts of automation in the cockpit. ...
“Even with this recent spate in mind, serious aviation accidents are far, far fewer and further between than they used to be,” he says. “You look at the 1960s through early 2000s, multiple major plane crashes were the norm. That’s simply not true anymore. But this perspective is ...
A go-around is “an excellent choice” when a plane is outside parameters for a proper approach, including when the space between flights isn’t right, said Erika Armstrong, a pilot and director of marketing for the Advanced Aircrew Academy, an online aviation training program. The vast major...