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Report: No Safety Advantage To Glass Panels

The safety records of airplanes with glass panels are about the same as airplanes of the same model with analog cockpits, according to a new study by the Air Safety Institute, a division of the AOPA Foundation. However, “glass-panel aircraft may be more susceptible to accidents during takeoffs, landings, and go-arounds,” the study found. The [...]

Making progress at PAMA

Our third edition of the PAMA Newsletter in General Aviation News reminds me of how fast our life goes by nowadays. When getting an A&P I never thought that writing articles for magazines and websites would be part of my daily routine.
I recall less than a year ago when I started as president of the [...]

Researchers Work Toward Quiet Taxiing

The heat energy produced by the friction of a passenger jet’s braking system during landing could be captured and converted into electricity, according to recent research by an engineering team in the U.K. “Taxiing is a highly fuel-inefficient part of any trip by plane, with emissions and noise pollution caused by jet engines being a [...]