Pilots who understand how to calculate weight and center of gravity will find tools such as an optimized console complement their approach to aviation safety. These small adjustments in organization ...
In Part 1, we discussed how a Beech King Air 200 wound up in the frigid waters of Unalaska Bay, Alaska. It seems likely that the pilot knew the King Air was overweight. When investigators re-created ...
A JetBlue aircraft lost its balance and tipped so far back that its nose lifted up in the air during disembarking at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport Sunday night. “Once at the gate, ...
WEIGHT WATCHERS Added weight is the scourge of man--and machine. And the FAA last week proposed a regulation aimed at combating its effects on aircraft. The rule announces the establishment of a ...
A single-engine plane that went down near Lansing in 2019, killing five men from Indiana, was operating overweight and out of balance, the National Transportation Safety Board found. The plane, a ...
The DGCA has reaffirmed that passenger and crew safety remains paramount, and its teams will maintain constant on-ground ...
Long lines, lost baggage and lengthy delays — common features of air travel these days. Now passengers in some places are being asked to step on the scales before boarding to help airlines calibrate ...
LA, UNITED STATES, May 1, 2025 / EINPresswire.com / -- Managing weight and balance in light aircraft has long been viewed as a non-negotiable aspect of safe flight. For private pilots flying models ...