Comments on: 3 Ways to Die Flying Airplanes http://all-things-aviation.com/aviation/3-ways-to-die-flying-airplanes/ Informing, Educating & Entertaining Pilots Sun, 13 May 2012 16:31:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: av8erPrince http://all-things-aviation.com/aviation/3-ways-to-die-flying-airplanes/#comment-404 av8erPrince Sat, 09 Jan 2010 10:42:49 +0000 http://all-things-aviation.com/?p=2129#comment-404 Great post! It is so sad to learn that most of these accidents, and deaths, could have been avoided by simple use of good judgment. It pains my heart each time I hear about an accident and the "pilot error" that led to it. Once such was Cory Lidle's crash a couple or so years ago. VFR, SR-22 airplane, and a CFI on board, all in controlled/radar contact! Here is a link to that post and a video: http://cfiacademy.com/information/human-factors/cory-lidles-cirrus-sr-22-crash-into-a-manhattan-skyscraper/ Great post! It is so sad to learn that most of these accidents, and deaths, could have been avoided by simple use of good judgment. It pains my heart each time I hear about an accident and the “pilot error” that led to it. Once such was Cory Lidle’s crash a couple or so years ago. VFR, SR-22 airplane, and a CFI on board, all in controlled/radar contact! Here is a link to that post and a video: http://cfiacademy.com/information/human-factors/cory-lidles-cirrus-sr-22-crash-into-a-manhattan-skyscraper/

]]> By: Three stupid mistakes that killed pilots — Golf Hotel Whiskey http://all-things-aviation.com/aviation/3-ways-to-die-flying-airplanes/#comment-395 Three stupid mistakes that killed pilots — Golf Hotel Whiskey Wed, 06 Jan 2010 17:00:01 +0000 http://all-things-aviation.com/?p=2129#comment-395 [...] than many non-pilots realize, so long as you use common sense and good judgment. Recently, the All Things Aviation blog noted the three following stupid and yet easily preventable mistakes that had fatal consequences [...] [...] than many non-pilots realize, so long as you use common sense and good judgment. Recently, the All Things Aviation blog noted the three following stupid and yet easily preventable mistakes that had fatal consequences [...]

]]> By: Patrick Flannigan http://all-things-aviation.com/aviation/3-ways-to-die-flying-airplanes/#comment-341 Patrick Flannigan Mon, 21 Dec 2009 05:06:16 +0000 http://all-things-aviation.com/?p=2129#comment-341 I don't even understand the third case. With 10 mile visibility and broken clouds at 8,000 feet, the guy ought to have had the runway in sight. I can't think of a safer way to fly a visual approach at night than to back it up with an instrument approach. I wonder if he was simply fumbling with the radio - choosing to communicate, navigate, THEN aviation. It's important to do it the other way around. I don’t even understand the third case. With 10 mile visibility and broken clouds at 8,000 feet, the guy ought to have had the runway in sight.

I can’t think of a safer way to fly a visual approach at night than to back it up with an instrument approach. I wonder if he was simply fumbling with the radio – choosing to communicate, navigate, THEN aviation. It’s important to do it the other way around.

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