Aerodynamic wing stalls, a leading cause of fatal general aviation accidents, occur at a critical angle of attack (AoA) rather than a specific airspeed, making AoA sensors the ultimate stall warning ...

Many pilots lack a fundamental understanding of why stall/spin training is crucial, particularly the critical danger and high fatality rate of stalls/spins occurring at low altitudes where recovery is ...

Initial flight testing explores the characteristics of the airplane as it is initially configured. At this point, the designers have done their best to create a machine that is safe to fly, meets all ...

Let me start with the same caution as in yesterday's item about this sad incident: it can take months or years to get the full explanation of an airplane crash, sometimes the real answer is never ...

A Hawker 900XP descends to land. Credit: Nigel Prevett/Aviation Week Once again, the photos of the crash from a post-maintenance flight of a Hawker are grim. On Oct. 16, 2025, a Hawker 800XP ...