November / December 2022

This issue focuses on tips and best practices that help pilots find ways to avoid the “danger zones” where persistent accidents can occur: preflight; taxi; takeoff and departure; maneuvering flight; and approach and landing.

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September / October 2022

This issue focuses on the FAA’s Flight Program Operations team and the critical role they play in assuring safety in the National Airspace System, the      team’s various missions, and how to operate safely when you hear the “Flight Check” call sign on the radio

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July / August 2022

This issue focuses on focuses on the FAA’s role at air shows and aviation events. Feature articles take you behind the scenes to meet some of the many safety professionals from different areas of the FAA whose hard work helps keep air shows both entertaining and extremely safe..

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May / June 2022

This issue focuses on the variety of tools and technology aviators can use to avoid and/or safely mitigate weather risks. Including some of the FAA’s latest weather research work and programs, including more effective ways to steer clear of turbulence and interpret weather products and resources.

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March / April 2022

This issue focuses on focuses on the aviation maintenance industry and the role Aviation Maintenance Technicians (AMTs) in keeping our skies safe, highlighting some of the programs that recognize their achievements and provide ongoing education for these unsung heroes of aviation safety.

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January / February 2022

This issue focuses on aerospace medicine. We discuss the pilot medical certification process, what and where pilots can learn, how to speed up your medical certification, and who’s who in the FAA’s Office of Aerospace Medicine various roles and responsibilities.

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November / December 2021

This issue focuses on the FAA's efforts to inspire young women and youth from diverse backgrounds to pursue aerospace careers to create a pipeline of professionals for the future, and the important role science, technology, engineering, arts, and math (STEAM) education

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September / October 2021

This issue focuses on airports and airspace, which are integral parts of the National Airspace System (NAS) infrastructure. Articles in this issue explore the value of our nation’s vast array of public use airports and their importance to the communities they serve and nearly a century of evolution.

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July / August 2021

This issue focuses on how the FAA seeks to advance aviation in an environmentally responsible and energy efficient manner by considering noise, emissions, other environmental issues, and ways we can “fly green" through new technoloy and sustainable practices.

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May / June   2021

This issue focuses on the FAA’s integration strategies for new entrants and types of operations in the National Airspace System.  We’ll also look at how the FAA is helping to inform, educate, and inspire the next generation of National Airspace System users.

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March / April 2021

This issue focuses on the many facets of airport surface safety. Feature articles and departments provide a “road map” to the various tools, resources, and strategies airmen can use to steer clear of risk during the ramp-to-runway segment of their journey.

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January / February 2021

This issue takes a unique look at the “challenge and response” environment that is prevalent within the aviation community.  We also look at the important role of SOPs in our operations and the many benefits flying clubs offer to aviators.

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November / December 2020

This issue focuses on one of the leading causes of accidents – controlled flight into terrain.    Explore the many resources and technological tools available to pilots, as well as numerous strategies, tips, and best practices that can help keep CFIT at bay.

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September / October 2020

 This issue focuses on the integral role of data in the aviation industry. Feature articles and departments explore the many ways data is collected, analyzed, and shared to make better and more informed safety-related decisions.            

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July / August 2020

 This issue focuses on the importance of human factors in aviation such as stress, fatique, decision making, cognitive bias and more.  And we take a look at the humans behind the FAA's Human Factors Team too!             

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May / June 2020

 This issue focuses on the importance of prope communication in aviation, its role in furthering safety and how to best leverage the technology and equipment available to maximize communication efficiency and accuracy.       

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March / April 2020

 This issue focuses the variety of tools and technology aviators can use to avoid and/or safely mitigate what we’ve dubbed as UMC, or Unfriendly Meteorological Condi-tions, and the FAA's weather research

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January / February 2020

This issue focuses on how to better “Know Your Aircraft.” Articles cover each  section of an aircraft, highlighting the many design, performance and structural variations you’ll likely see and how they affect your flying.

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November / December 2019

This issue focuses on emergencies in aviation and how we react to them.  Articles focus on events that cause a flgiht emergency including engine failures, startle effect, smoke, fire, ballons and power lines.

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September / October 2019

This issue focuses on emergencies in aviation and how we react to them.  Articles focus on events that cause a flgiht emergency including engine failures, startle effect, smoke, fire, ballons and power lines.

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July / August 2019

This issue focues on aviation safety culture.  Feature articles explore what a sound safety culture is and offer ways you can integrate those principles into your everyday flying and airman duties.

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May / June 2019

This issue features articles on performance-based aircraft certification standards for general aviation that are helping to usher in a new era of innovation and aviation safety.

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January / February 2019

Building on our previous ADS-B focused issue in March/April 2017, articles here continue and expand the discussion about the safety and technology benefits of ADS-B now and in the furure

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November / December 2018

The diversity of general aviation encourages you to expand your aviation horizons with the many ways you can attain new perspectives and new skills through a different type of flying.

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September / October 2018

We explore the important role of community in general aviation and acquaint you with a wide range of organizations that can be part of your aviation world now or at some point down the road.

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July / August 2018

Using a Casablanca theme we “round up the usual suspects” in our feature articles, covering familiar safety topics like loss of control, weather, runway safety, and fuel management.

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May / June 2018

Partnership for Enhancing General Aviation Safety, Accessibility, and Sustainability (PEGASAS) facilitates collaboration of government, academia, and industry to help expand FAA research.

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March / April 2018

This issue is specifically designed for the friends and loved ones who join us in the air or might have an interest in doing so gain tips, techniques, and resources needed to take a more active role during flight.

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