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Vol 4, No. 1 - January 14, 2007

** Headline: Arriving Alive!
** Emergency Landing Options
** Biggest Risk Factor - Poor Judgment!
** Light Sport Questions
** Tracking the Runway vs. Fly Runway Heading
** More on Crosswind Landing Blunders
**
Akron (NY) "Adventures in Aviation" Class
** "23 Seconds to Live"
** Best Airport Cafe!
** Gone West - Father Tony Attea
** Ice, Confusion, Oversight All Lead to Disaster
** Attacking the Runway
** NTSB Reports 12 Fatal GA Accidents During 12 Day Holiday Period
** Awesome Aviation Art
** Why We Lose Control in the Clouds . . .


Vol 4, No. 2 - January 28, 2007

** Headline: Recurrent Training
**
Fuel Starvation - Fatal Oversights!
** "Mushing" Off the Runway
** Master the Steep Spiral - It could save your life!
** Skiing Adventure - Mont Tremblant, Quebec, Canada
** Improper Control Inputs in the Spin!
** The MOST Important Instrument!!!
** Easy Fuel Planning Can Save You BIG Bucks!!
** Wrong Altimeter Setting Spells Disaster for Cessna 210 Pilot


Vol 4, No. 3 - February 11, 2007

** Headline:  Mechanical Killers
** Good News and Bad about Temperature Inversions!
**
Faulty Engine Maintenance Contributes to Fatal Crash
**
Contact Approaches - The big time saver!
** Fatal VMC-IMC Paradox
**
The High Flare - then BANG!!
** Lake Effect Snow - Be Prepared!
** Sword Fighting 101 . . .
** 360 Degree Power Off Landings - Practice, Practice, Practice!


Vol 4, No. 4 - February 25, 2007

** Headline: Spring is Just Around the Corner - Beware!
**
Four Macho Guys in an Airplane - Could be a formula for disaster!
** Mastering those Pesky Holding Patterns
**
Real Live Emergencies - Pilot/ATC Communications Recordings
** 1/16 of an Inch of Frost . . . !
** Why Aircraft Mishaps Occur!
** The Classic Class E "Bust"
** AOPA's Air Safety Foundation Releases Accident Data
** Know Your Instrument Systems ! !
** Insurance Gotchas!

** Managing Stress in the Cockpit


Vol 4, No. 5 - March 11, 2007

** Headline:  Pulling the Trigger
**
When the Engine Stops!
**
Instant Instrument Scan - The key to safe IFR flight!
** FAA Airmen Records
** Instrument Approach to Minimums
** Left Turning Tendencies - Beware!
** Dramatic Bail Out Video
**
Banking . . . the Precursor to Unexpected Flight Attitudes!
** Non-Current Instrument Pilot Ignores CFI's Warnings . . .
** Crosswind Landing Fears
** Emergency Simulations Close to the Ground - A formula for disaster!
 


Vol 4, No. 6 - March 25, 2007

** Headline: Picking our Battles!!
**
Spring Rains and Wet Runways - Beware!
**
Losing it the last minute on the ILS!
**
Pitch vs. Power
**
OTA Articles Published Monthly in Atlantic Flyer
**
Keeping the Spark Alive!
** Night Currency . . . more than a legal requirement!
**
Turning around!!
**
Circling Approaches - The good, the bad, and the ugly!
** Solving the Mystery of "YAW"
** "Not-So-Quiet-Birdmen" Dine in Style!


Vol 4, No. 7 - April 8, 2007

** Headline:  Those Simulation Blues!
**
The Stark Reality of REAL WORLD Flying!
** Memorize It!
** FAA Offers Revised "Known Ice" Letter of Interpretation
**
Private and Instrument Practical Tests Passed on Same Day!
** Controllers can make or break the flight training experience!
**
Runway Signage . . . Know them!!!
** Carburetor Icing . . . and No Apparent Back Door!
**
Seen one . . . you've seen them all, right?  Think again!
**
VOR Change-Over Points
**
Fatal Graveyard Spirals are Preventable


Vol 4, No. 8 - April 22, 2007

* Headline:  Weather Flying
*
Getting Ready for the Summer Bumps!
* CFIs Beware - It's rare but this stuff happens!
* Master the Surface Analysis Chart!
* Concerned About Your Next
FAA Medical - Read this!
* Thunderstorms - The bad boys of summer!
* GA Flight Risks Examined by University Researchers
* Mid-Air Collision . . . who's to blame??
*
AVSIG - Oldest Online Aviation Forum!!
*
Get Intimate with Your Airspeed Indicator:  It could save your life!!
* Lockheed Martin FSS Transition - Poor Results So Far!
* Steep Turns Close to the Ground Spells T-R-O-U-B-L-E !!
* Quotable:
"Caution: Cape does not enable user to fly."

                  -- Batman costume warning label, Wal-Mart, 1995


Vol 4, No. 9 - May 6, 2007

* Headline: "30 Fatals in 30 Days"
*
Removing the Mystery from WAAS!
*
Christian Airmen Educational Foundation Sets Its Sights High!!
* Grieving Widow Asks Why!
* Become a Cloud Savvy Pilot
* YIKES!  Three Prop Strikes by Three Different Students in the Same Flight School ! !
*
NTSB Issues Probable Cause Determination on Cory Lidle Cirrus SR20 Crash Over New York City . . .
* Know Your Airspace
*
New York Times Explains Sharp Drop in Flight Students
* When things get tough . . . focus on these 3 instruments!
* Beware of Windsock Errors!
* User Fees are Getting Closer
* Poor Skills Spell Disaster for New Instrument Pilot
* Recommended Flying Periodical
* Density Altitude Demons

Vol 4, No. 10 - May 20, 2007

* Headline: "Keeping it Simple!"
*
Be Careful in those Turns ! !
*
Duh?  Is there Fuel in the Airplane?
* Seriously Short Field . . .
* Who's on First???
*
Congestion over the Airport
* Reminder - Wake Turbulence is REAL!
* The Magnetic Compass - The Patron Saint of Reliability!
* "Stupid is what stupid does!"


Vol 4, No. 11 - June 3, 2007

Headline: Light Sport Challenge
Nailing the Emergency Landing!
Finding Our Way Out of the FSS Mess!
Missed Preflight Actions Can Kill!
Entering the Danger Zone ! !
"Did I Turn the Master Off??"
Light Sport & Weather Do Not Mix ! !
Base Leg Planning - Watch the Winds!
Light Sport Pilots - The Principles of Aerodynamics Still Apply!
Maintaining Directional Control on the Landing Roll Out
VOR Orientation 101
Knowing when to abort ! !


Vol 4, No. 12 - June 17, 2007

* Headline: Fuelish Issues
* Online Thunderstorm Course
* Stress vs. Performance
*
Difficulty Tracking the Glideslope?  Think Winds!
* F-15 Mid-Air Collision - Pilot Lands Safely Sans Wing ! !
*
Know Your Stall Speeds!!!!
*
Distracted?  Fly the airplane!!!!
*
Become Your Own Flight Service Specialist!
*
SIGMETS vs. Convective SIGMETS
* Beware of Spinning Propellers ! !
* Taking the Guesswork Out of Performance Planning!


Vol 4, No. 13 - July, 1, 2007

* Headline: Diversions
* Windshear Alert
*
AirVenture 2007 Coming Soon . . . Listen up on the approach ! ! !
*
Special Use Airspace . . . KNOW IT ! !
*
ATC is the pilot's eyes in the sky . . . use them!
*
Aero-News.Net Features Over the Airwaves in Podcasts
*
Don't Become a Lawn Dart in the Turn ! !
*
OTA Featured in Civil Air Patrol's CAPblog
*
New WINGs Pilot Proficiency Program . . . what were they thinking??
*
Help Spread the Safety Word
* Sometimes too much airplane is simply too much!!
* Landing Mishaps:  #1 Accident Event
* Cirrus Unveils "THE-JET"


Vol 4, No. 14 - July 15, 2007

* Headline: Choices
*
Turns Around a Point . . . Know the trick?
* Consider the Missed When Configuring for the Approach!
* Unexpected IMC . . . Formula for Disaster
* Stabilized Approach:  Is it airspeed or power setting?
*
Thunderstorm Birthing
* Get Comfortable in Those Holding Patterns
*
Formation Flying is Fun . . . but only with the proper training!
* Practice Something Meaningful
* Help Spread the Safety Word
 


Vol 4, No. 15 - August 5, 2007

* Headline - Teachable Moments
*
Oshkosh AirVenture '07 a Smash Hit!
* When the Oil Pressure Light Flickers . . . Land Now!
* A Four Minute Look at the "History of Flight!"
*
Flaps - To be or not to be, that IS the question!
* AOPA wins suit against New York background check law
* The Art of the Stabilized Approach
* Aero-News.Net Features
OTA in Podcasts
*
Light Sport Pilot Rule . . the real story!
*
Teamwork Builds Healthy GA Airports!
*
How Many Ways Can We Spell Disaster?
* Airlines Lobby Their Customers Over User Fees
* Advance Cockpit Technology
* The Arrogant Flight Instructor
* Same Stuff . . . Different Day!
* New WINGs Pilot Proficiency Program - Like it or not, it's here to stay!


Vol 4, No. 16 - August 19, 2007

* Headline - Passionate Pilots
* Takeoff Minimums . . . Not just for the big guys!
*
IFR Arrival to a VFR-Only Field Results in a Stall/Spin Fatal End
* GPS Direct Routings . . . Beware!
* Those Electrical Gremlins!!!
* Runway Incursions . . . near tragedy in
Fort Lauderdale, Florida!
* Sectional Chart Quiz
* Christian Airmen Educational Foundation (CAEF) to Hold its First Fundraiser
* VFR-Only Pilots . . . "fogetaboutit
!"
*
GPS Factoids
* Cruise Clearance . . . remember what that is???
*
The "Alpha-Hotel" Factor!!
*
Sweet Talking the New York TRACON


Vol 4, No. 17 - September2, 2007

* Headline: "In-Flight Emergencies"
*
There's Rain . . . then there is REAL Rain!
* Understanding the Magneto Check
* National Airspace System - Who Pays?
* Anatomy of a a Spin
* What if a Pulley Breaks or a Cable Jams in Flight??
*
Life as an Airline Pilot!
*
Boldness or Ignorance??
*
 New York City Tour Response . . . Phenomenal!!
* The Propeller-Busting Porpoise!!


Vol 4, No. 18 - September 16, 2007

* Headline: "Can & Mouse"
* Teterboro Five Departure - Are you REALLY ready?
*
The Mother of All Models!
* Airspeed - The key to remaining aloft!
*
Guaranteed BEST Way to Cut the Cost of Flight Training!
* Sometimes it just pays to remain on the ground!
* Guest Editorial - Harry Leicher
*
Ford Tri-Motor Fans . . . here's one for sale!!
* "It was a very exciting day!"
*
Have Helicopter, Will Travel!


Vol 4, No. 19 - September 30, 2007

* Headline: "No Hands Flying"
*
It's Time to Say "Farewell"
* Circling Approaches - Beware!!
* Get off the Pavement!
* Stump the Chump
* Most Complex of All Aircraft Systems . . . Electrical!
* Guest Editorial - Michael Busch
* Harrison Ford . . . Just another pilot!
* "Specialized Training" . . . pays off!
*
Propeller Fatigue . . . A time-bomb waiting to explode!


Vol 4, No. 20 October 14, 2007

* Headline:  "Kill George"
*
Full Flap Go-Arounds . . .  Proper instruction and practice is the key to safe pattern operations
* Better Alternatives to Flight Service
* Uplink NEXRAD - Don't be fooled
* Flight Students - Count the training costs carefully!
* To Prime . . . or not to prime?
* Wind Awareness
* Understanding the MSA Circle on the Instrument Approach Plate
* More on Autopilot Dependence . . . A potentially fatal crutch!
* Aggravated Stall vs. Spin Recovery Training
* New York City Class B Tours:  An IFR Skill Sharpening Experience

Vol 4, No. 21 October 28, 2007

* Headline: "Hug a Controller"
*
"Atta-Boy" Award to C-210 Pilot
* Curiously . . . engines never fail in IMC!!
* Charts, Plates, and GPS Data Cards  - update to remain safe!
* Above All Else . . . fly the airplane!
*
When are we going to learn???
* It's Back with a Vengeance . . . . Icing!!
* Mid-Air Collision Over Long Island, NY - Controller/Cockpit Audio Tape!
*
To Sim . . . or not to sim??
* Guest Editorial: "Known Icing Conditions"
*
Airspeed is Primary for Climb!!!
*
Freezing Rain . . . . the not-so-quiet killer!
*
One Wheel Landings
* Self-Induced Pressure, IFR Conditions and Poor Judgment - a deadly trio!
* Pilots' love affair with cars!
* KUDOs to AOPA
* QUOTABLE:
"It's simple to be clever. But the really clever thing is to keep it simple."

Vol 4, No. 22 December, 2007

* Headline: When to Say NO?
*
The Matter of Stalls & Spins
* Winter Winds are Blowing - Don't blow the checkride!
* "Atta-Boy" Award to Piper Malibu Pilot
* FAA Production Facilities Broadcasting "Live" and Recorded Safety Programs
*
Preflight Carefully . . . it WILL save your life!
*
 
AOPA's Air Safety Foundation Launches Web-based Safety Oriented Videos
*
 Slow, High Angle of Attack Landings Can Kill!
*
Third Round of Akron High School "Adventures in Aviation" Launching
*
Sloping Runways - Which way do we take off??
*
Managing Angle of Attack for Perfect Landings!
*
When a Missed Approach Procedure is NOT a Missed Approach Procedure!
*
Altimeters . . . the Unsung Heroes of All Instrument Approaches
*
Specialized Flight Training Options* Part 91 - No Prescribed Takeoff Minimums!
* Winter Flying with No Backdoors - A formula for disaster!

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