“I Forgot…” Memory can be a subtle phenomenon, but one which pilots must learn to manage.
The instruction from ATC was succinct: “Cleared for the ILS approach runway 21, report when established”. It was met with a crisp acknowledgement from my student, Tim. He banked to the left and rolled out on a suitable heading, aiming to intercept the localiser – the narrow radio beam on the Instrument Landing System which would guide us directly to the runway. Vision outside was largely obscured by an enveloping shroud of...
Instructor Pulls Off Forced Landing Onto Busy Motorway
An instructor with two students on board made an emergency landing on the busy A8 autoroute in the south of France after reportedly experiencing engine failure. The aircraft, a Robin DR400 operated by Aeroclub Du Soleil, appears to have been undamaged in the forced landing, which appears to have taken place on the east-bound carriageway of the road between the towns of Brignoles and Le Luc. Local media reports appear to show the...
Dynamic rollover
Every so often the accident reports include an account of a helicopter that crashed before it had even taken off. Usually what happened was that the pilot started up the machine, did all the necessary checks and prepared to depart, and then began to lift the helicopter into a hover as usual. But in this instance the helicopter didn’t raise itself into a hover; instead, it suddenly and for no apparent reason turned over on to its side....
Lowering full flap during go-around led to stall/spin
The student pilot began flying in June and first flew solo in mid-August after 22 hours of instruction. The student flew nine flights subsequently which included instruction in flying glide approaches. Before the accident flight, the student had flown 27 hours with an instructor and three hours solo. The pilot had been taught low speed handling, with and without flaps extended, earlier in the PPL syllabus as a prelude to being taught...
Channel 5 to broadcast Carol Voderman’s solo flight around the world
TV personality Carol Vorderman’s attempt to become the ninth woman to fly solo around the world is being filmed for a Channel 5 TV documentary this summer. Following in the footsteps of pioneering female aviators, Carol will be landing in many of the same locations as they did as she travels through Europe, across Asia, north to the easternmost point of Russia, across the Pacific Ocean to the United States and finally through the...
