Is Flight Training Getting Safer? - FLYING Magazine
Researchers looked at flight training risks and innovations from 2000 to 2019 and took note of the number of accidents and their causes.
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Researchers looked at flight training risks and innovations from 2000 to 2019 and took note of the number of accidents and their causes.
According to the report, now in its 33rd year of release, there has been an increase in total general aviation accidents.
Part of the challenge with night flight, according to AOPA Air Safety Institute, is that many pilots do not allow sufficient time to gain proficiency.
A new analysis of seaplane accidents found the leading cause as the pilots’ failure to control their aircraft, according to the NTSB.
SUMMARY: Aviation accidents dropped by about 10 percent between 2019 and 2020, according to the 32nd annual Joseph T. Nall report, produced by the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) Air Safety Institute.