A PSYCHIATRIST TOLD ME SO! Jim Trusty 2011 I flew with a doctor/pilot…
Not again, I thought, we’ve already done that . . . TWICE! Jim Trusty 2006 …
Are you ready to be one with the beast? Jim Trusty 2012 Ubiquitous—adj.—existing…
www.faasafety.gov Jim Trusty 2012 Yes, www.faasafety.gov is the newest way to communicate with…
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Jim Trusty 2012 It seems like such a simple question and really, it should be. We have spent…
The fact that an individual holds a pilot’s license does not guarantee that he is a good pilot.…
Passengers come in all sizes, shapes, and temperaments. It is not uncommon for a pilot to take up…
Your attitudes and general mental state are just as important to safe flight as the condition of your…
At what age are you considered an “undependable” pilot? The natural process of aging is of more interest…
Noise has always been accepted as one of the prices to be paid for the pleasure and convenience…
Fatigue is a general term which is difficult to define medically. Usually thought of simply as “tiredness,” fatigue…
Although motion sickness is uncommon among experienced pilots, it does occur once in a while. If you have…
An archaic definition of disorientation literally meant “difficulty in facing the east.” To the pilot, it more often…
Cockpit lighting has been the subject of considerable discussion. In military aviation, red lighting was long used in…
A veteran pilot once remarked that night flying is no different from day flying-it’s just that at night…
Vision, even under instrument conditions, is perhaps your single most vital faculty in flying. Yet, the best eyes…
Pilots tend to think of carbon monoxide gas as something produced by a defective muffler, a faulty exhaust…
The word “drug” evokes an image in the minds of many people far different from its actual medical…
If you fly an unpressurized aircraft, you are almost sure, eventually, to encounter the problem of ear discomfort…
Everyone knows that alcohol impairs the efficiency of the human mechanism. This fact has been emphasized again and…
In an unpressurized aircraft climbing to higher and higher altitudes, your body is exposed to less and less…
Some people believe that breathing faster and deeper at high altitudes can compensate for oxygen lack. This is…
Lack of oxygen is the greatest single danger to man at high altitudes, despite the importance of pressure…
We live at the bottom of an ocean of air, the atmosphere, which is necessary to support life…
About 175 years ago scientists first discovered that the prime purpose of breathing was to obtain oxygen needed…
The FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) requires that you be properly certificated and physically able to operate your aircraft…
To become a safe pilot, it is not enough that you want to fly. You must also be…
The median age of professional pilots, like that of the general population, is increasing. Pilots from the World…
A common concern to all pilots is the retention of their unique gift of vision. However, most pilots…
Vision problems are a frequent cause for pilot groundings and waivers. While there is no way of knowing…
Pilot performance depends on a number of factors including genetics, environment, age and health status. As a key…
The Year of the Near Miss’ was Newsweek magazine’s label for the year 1987. In July it was…
1. Something has changed: If a change has occurred since your last airman physical, assume the FAA will…
Lyme disease is an infection caused by a spirochete bacteria called Borrelia burgdorferi, that is often found in…
The epidemic of obesity is now a crisis. It is one of the major public health problems in…
IT’S ABOUT 8 PM, YOU’VE completed the aircraft inspection and pre-flight checklist, finding no problems. The flight plan…
A survey of the armed forces during World War II showed that Army Air Corps pilots ranked dead…
Anger can run the spectrum from mild irritation to rage, and rage is a form of temporary insanity.…
It was almost Christmas and time for the annual migration south to see the grandparents. Over the river,…
How long can a pilot who has little or no instrument training expect to live after he flies…
Certain piston aircraft are particularly susceptible to mis-fueling incidents and you should be especially vigilant if you are…
Back in 1990 when I was learning to fly, I had a mishap. I was going to make…
I am a flight student with about 35 hours in a Katana DA20. I soloed several months ago…
April 3, 1998 Allendale, SC Rockwell 112TC 2 FATAL The non-instrument rated pilot departed at night into weather…
June 03, 1998 Everett, WA Piper PA30 1 FATAL The pilot used a jumper cable to connect the…
May 13, 1998 Gorman, CA Bellanca 7GCBC 1 FATAL The flight departed Santa Paula, California on a pipeline…
May 16, 1998 Pageland, SC Nanchang CJ6A 1 SERIOUS When he was approximately 1.5 miles east of the…