From the Director of Operations & Safety USAF Aero Clubs
- May 2023 – Flight Discipline; Practical Risk Management (with scenarios!)
- March 2023 – Techniques for a good landing
- February 2023 – Surviving an off-airport landing
- January 2023 – Avoiding gear-up mishaps
- December 2022 – Pilot guide to Flight in Icing Conditions (65pp)
- Direct link to advisory circular AC 91-74B “Flight in Icing Conditions“
- November 2022 – Bird strikes! Preflight prep to avoid them.
- AHAS Training Slides (30pp)
- USAF Avian Hazard Advisory System (AHAS). Select VR176, for instance.
- FAA Wildlife Hazard Mitigation
- October 2022 – Pattern precision
- September 2022 – The Proficient Pilot
- August 2022 – Engine failure on takeoff (2 articles; first one is about 2 failures in a day)
- July 2022 – Aero Club Mishap – solo student crosswind capability exceeded
- June 2022 – Poor flight discipline results in damage to Aero Club aircraft
- May 2022 – Ground Handling 101; Prevent Hangar Rash
- March 2022 – Stabilized approaches; Factsheets; Pilot’s statement after accident
- February 2022 – Flat Light can lead to controlled flight into terrain; 5G advisory
- Air Force Airworthiness Advisory Potential 5G Radar Altimeter Interference
- AF FORM 50 to report 5G Radar Altimeter (RADALT) Radio Frequency Interference
- January 2022 – Risk mitigation by understanding Human Factors
- December 2021 – Preventing engine stoppages
- November 2021 – Carburetor icing accident reports (including one from an Aero Club)
- October 2021 – Unscheduled maintenance
- September 2021 – WHAT?? Pilots and hearing loss
- Direct link to FAA brochure “Heading and Noise in Aviation”
- August 2021 – Rest, fatigue, and circadian rhythm
- July 2021 – Spatial-D and visual illusions
- June 2021 – Maintaining flight discipline
- May 2021 – Bounced landings and recovery
- April 2021 – Prefilght planning mitigates weather risk
- Accident docket mentioned in safety gram
- March 2021 – Bird migration time.
- February 2021 – VFR close calls: personal stories
- Direct link to FAASafety “How to Avoid Mid-air Collisions”
- January 2021 – All about icing
- December 2020 – Taxiing and jet blast
- November 2020 – Aero club mishap summary (rotate pages 3-11 clockwise 90 degrees in PDF viewer).
- Risk management / decision making.
- October 2020 – Airman Safety Action Program (ASAP)
- Kirtland Flight Center-specific safety gram – Preparing for flight during the fall season
- September 2020 – PIREPs: reporting actual weather conditions
- August 2020 – Handling emergencies!
- July 2020 – When lacking, these can contribute to pilot error
- June 2020 – Investing ten minutes with first-time passengers
- May 2020 – Proper flight planning, or not. Accident report.
- March 2020 – Cross wind landings, for spring!
- February 2020 – Vigilance on the ground
- January 2020 – Fuel exhaustion
The following Safety Grams are presented as accident case studies, with questions to provoke discussion. Enjoy!
- December 2019 – Baffling true stories – checklist fail !
- November 2019 – Midair collision, pilot impairment
- AOPA Air Safety Institute “Collision Avoidance” video
- August 2019 – Night flight disorientation
- July 2019 – Fuel starvation from wrong selector position
- June 2019 – Turbulence and downburst on final approach
- May 2019 – Trying to land with gravel blocking half the width of the runway — what could possibly go wrong?
- April 2019 – Wake turbulence and landing (too) long
- March 2019 – Fuel contamination
- February 2019 – Unstable approach (10 knots fast)
- January 2019 – Maintaining control on approach
- December 2018 – Improper fuel planning
- November 2018 – Carb icing
- October 2018 – Checklist discipline, or lack thereof
- September 2018 – Landing/go-around procedures
- July 2018 – Night flying
- May 2018 – Taxi incident
- March 2018 – Finding and reporting aircraft damage
- January 2018 – Flying after an extended break
- October 2017 – Checklist discipline
- September 2017 – Carburetor icing
- August 2017 – Turning final with “a little too much altitude”
Earlier Safety Grams
- April 2017 – BasicMed and USAF Aero Clubs
- March 2017 – Prop Danger
- February 2017 – Radio Comms
- January 2017 – Clearing/Scanning
- December 2016 – Taxiing
- November 2016 – Old Man Winter
- October 2016 – Back to Basics; Hello from Maj Derrick Hodges
- September 2016 – Farewell from LtCol Jon McBride
- August 2016 – Fatal Aero Club accident
- Bonus information: The General Aviation Accident Rate as of 2015
- July 2016 – Complacency and “Git-‘er-dun” Syndrome
- June 2016 – The “Bone Head” Trophy
- May 2016 – Stick to the basics to break the error chain
- April 2016 – Spring Weather, like THUNDERSTORMS
- March 2016 – Spring Flying
- February 2016 – Forced Landings
- January 2016 – Emergencies
- December 2015 – Night Flying
- November 2015 – Cold weather operations
- October 2015 – What would you do? FY15 safety events
- September 2015 – DUATS and FlightWatch changes
- August 2015 – The “stupid” test
- July 2015 – Summer heat
- June 2015 – Aeronautical Decision Making
- May 2015 – Determining airworthiness
- April 2015 – Thunderstorms and density altitude
- March 2015 – Preflight activities
- February 2015 – Passenger briefings
