WASHINGTON – National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigators continued to gather information following a mid-air collision May 12, 2021 involving a Cirrus SR-22 and a Swearingen Metroliner near Centennial Airport…
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Bruce Landsberg Continues As NTSB Vice Chairman
Published in Midwest Flyer – October/November 2020 issue WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Vice Chairman Bruce Landsberg has been designated by President Donald Trump to continue…
How To Respond To An FAA/NTSB Investigation
by Bob Worthington www.BobWorthingtonWriter.com Published in Midwest Flyer – June/July 2020 issue Piloting an aircraft is fraught with rules and regulations, which can result in the pilot being the subject…
A Pilot’s Mental Health
by Dr. Bill Blank, M.D. Published in Midwest Flyer – June/July 2019 issue Mental health issues are common in our society. The results of serious mental illness show up in…
The Lowdown On Flying Down Low
Published in Midwest Flyer – October/November 2018 General Aviation (GA) flying is so much fun that people will fly hundreds of miles just to have lunch and enjoy the freedom…
General Aviation Accidents
Published in Midwest Flyer – August/September 2017 issue According to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), in 2016 “While airline accidents have become relatively rare in the United States, pilots…
Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)
by Bill Blank, M.D. As many of you know, on March 2, 2015, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) initiated a new policy on obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). What is behind…
Pilot & Former FAA Executive Named NTSB Chairman
WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Senate has unanimously confirmed Christopher Hart, a pilot and former Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) executive, as the 13th chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board…
Pilot & Former FAA Executive Named NTSB Chairman
WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Senate has unanimous confirmed Christopher Hart, a pilot and former Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) executive, as the 13th chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board…
White House Nominates Hart To Head NTSB
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Christopher Hart, a member of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) since 2009, has been nominated by President Obama to head the board. Hart is an active…
EAA Testifies Before NTSB On Air Show Safety
WASHINGTON, D.C. – EAA President and CEO Rod Hightower and EAA Vice President of Industry and Regulatory Affairs, Sean Elliott, testified before the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) during a…
NTSB Rejects ASRP Waiver Of Sanction For D.C. ADIZ Incursion
by Greg Reigel – Attorney At Law The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recently determined that an airman᾽s incursion into the Washington, D.C. Air Defense Identification Zone (“D.C. ADIZ”) was…