Safety Pilot Article Index - by subject

Find all of Bruce Landsberg's “Safety Pilot” articles published in AOPA Pilot sorted by subject. Also view “Safety Pilot” articles sorted by date of publication.

Accident Statistics and Analysis

November 2011
Safety Pilot:  You can’t take it with you

September 2011
Safety Pilot Bitten by sound bites

April 2011
Safety Pilot How much data should we collect?

April 2009
Safety Pilot: You be the judge 

November 2008
Safety Pilot: The sky is not falling, but... 

March 2008
Safety Pilot: Deja vu: 50 years of mishaps 

July 2007
What was he thinking? Safety Pilot

May 2007
Take it off Safety Pilot

December 2006
Guilty before trial Safety Pilot

November 2005
There is no safety in politics 

June 2005
Safety Pilot: The Way to Fly Skill and judgment keep you safe in the air and on the ground

May 2005
Death in the afternoon 

March 2005
Not-so-happy landings 

January 2003
A boot in the posterior 

May 2002
'North Star Over My Shoulder' 

November 2001
Putting an accident into perspective 

March 2001
2000 'Nall Report': Safety report card 

December 2000
Simpler is safer 

December 1999
The "1999 Nall Report" 

December 1998
The 1998 Nall Report 

November 1998
The safety equation 

December 1996
Home for the holidays 

July 1996
The weather accident picture 

April 1996
Dumb and dumber 

April 1993
The year that was 

Aircraft Specific Information

June 2009
Safety Pilot: No one wins 

October 2007
Safety Pilot: Light sport design 

August 2007
TAA safety Safety Pilot

November 1997
Piper Comanche Safety Review 

February 1997
Tomahawk Safety Review 

December 1995
Cessna 172 Safety Review 

October 1995
Mooney Safety Review 

July 1995
Baron Safety Review 

October 1994
PA-28 Safety Review 

February 1994
Bonanza Safety Review 

August 1993
Cessna 182--star safety performer 

Airport Operations

March 2007
Pattern elan Safety Pilot

November 2006
Wrong runway 

December 2002
Ups and downs 

July 2002
Going to the show 

April 1999
Don't get LAHSOed 

October 1998
Wake Turbulence: Should You Worry? This invisible hazard continues to threaten light aircraft

July 1998
Pattern personalities 

March 1998
Too windy? 

January 1998
Runway Incursions A perfect example of the accident chain

December 1997
Collision at Quincy A perfect example of the accident chain

April 1997
The great debate 

January 1997
Ground encounters 

September 1996
Going, going, going around 

August 1996
IFR into VMC 

August 1995
Stop, look, and listen 

September 1994
Too heavy, too hot 

March 1994
Sight unseen 

Airspace and ATC

July 2008
Safety Pilot: Air traffic saviors 

April 2006
Making gumbo 

November 2003
Trust but verify 

March 2002
No trespassing! 

May 2001
Just say 'unable' 

July 1999
Pilot/controller responsibilities 

October 1996
Drop in anytime 

April 1995
Radio pros and clods 

October 1993
The doctor is in 

Collision Avoidance

April 2010
Safety Pilot:  Pattern police

February 2010
Safety Pilot:  Zodiac CH 601 XL: An aircraft under scrutiny

January 2010
Safety Pilot:  Passive safety

May 2008
Safety Pilot: Report from the runways 

October 2003
Watch this! 

July 2001
Formation fumbles 

January 2000
Head to head 

November 1996
Most dangerous game 

Controlled Flight into Terrain (CFIT)

April 2002
Drilling hills 

Fuel Awareness

July 2010
Safety Pilot: Flight risk evaluator  

September 2003
Delayed and distracted 

August 2001
Dry-tank disasters 

March 1996
Too little, too late 

February 1993
Avgas: Good to the last drop 

GPS, WAAS, and ADS-B Technology

February 2005
Staying in the loop 

June 2004
GPS - going beyond 'Direct-To' 

July 2003
Standard of training 

August 1999
Technology intelligence 

April 1998
Computer culture clash? 

July 1997
Meet the PCATD 

May 1996
The GPS learning curve 

February 1996
Flight training devices 

September 1995
Datalink days 

Instrument Flying

July 2006
Bold steps 

January 2004
Why VFR into IMC? 

March 1995
Frontal assault 

February 1995
Real world 

June 1993
A miss is as good as a mile 

Mountain Flying

November 2004
Terrain Tactics: Going to Jackson 

Mechanical and Maintenance

July 2009
Safety Pilot: Wish List II 

December 2007
Safety Pilot: What makes an aircraft old 

June 2007
Just the facts, ma'am Safety Pilot

January 2005
Wrecked wreck 

April 2004
First-flight fiascos 

February 2004
Cirrus safety 

December 2003
Old friends 

May 2003
Bugged 

July 2000
When is an aircraft too old? 

March 1999
What's new in aircraft safety? 

February 1998
Shortcut to disaster 

August 1997
Prospecting for oil 

June 1994
Slow hands 

January 1993
Please remain seated 

Night Flying

August 2004
Going bump in the night 

July 2004
Beware the Dark Side 

May 1998
Boozin' and cruisin' 

Physiology

October 2006
Autopilot supermen 

August 2006
Human nature vs. hardware 

May 2006
Tired? 

March 2003
In the mind's eye 

February 2002
The 90-Percent Solution Avoiding spatial disorientation equals avoiding IMC

October 2001
High-flight hazards 

November 2000
Pilot disorientation 

October 1999
Making the choice 

December 1992
Flap distraction 

Training

January 2012
Safety Pilot Aging gracefully, flying safely

January 2012
Safety Pilot Spin cycle

December 2011
Safety Pilot Landmark Accidents: Owatonna overshoot A less-than-complete before-landing check

October 2011
Safety Pilot:  Let's take an excursion!

July 2011
Safety Pilot:  In-cockpit weather

June 2011
Safety Pilot:  Flying to standards

March 2011
Safety Pilot:  A new dawn?

January 2011
Safety Pilot:  Math myths

November 2010
Safety Pilot:  Non sequiturs in the politics of safety

October 2010
Safety Pilot:  Balance of power

September 2010
Safety Pilot: A deadly invincibility Tragedy in Oregon claims vacationers

August 2010
Safety Pilot: Revised flight plan 

May 2010
Safety Pilot: A personal and systemic failure 

November 2009
Safety Pilot: Student again 

October 2009
Safety Pilot: Mapping the mind 

September 2009
Safety Pilot: Truth in performance 

January 2009
Safety Pilot: Mission Mindset 

September 2008
Safety Pilot: Safety envelope 

June 2008
Safety Pilot: The apprentice 

February 2008
Safety Pilot: Island time 

February 2007
Overhauling Part 61 Safety Pilot

February 2006
Do the right thing 

September 2005
Strictly business 

August 2005
The great airplane chainsaw massacre 

September 2004
Practical standards 

March 2004
The driving fallacy 

August 2003
A little too real 

April 2003
Leading Edge Navy carrier operations combine training, skill, and dedicated hard work

February 2003
Spinning In 

October 2002
An old idea 

September 2002
Loaded 

January 2002
Virtual training, real safety 

September 2001
Driven to distraction 

October 2000
My brother's keeper 

June 2000
The sterile cockpit 

April 2000
Road trip 

March 2000
Low-impact aerobatics 

February 2000
Learning from ourselves 

May 1999
Safety, then and now 

October 1997
The airline mentality 

September 1997
Times of transition 

March 1997
Case study method 

January 1996
Keep it simple 

December 1994
Uneasy riders 

November 1994
Management by objective 

August 1994
The angle's the thing 

July 1994
Make up your mind--quickly 

January 1994
Open-door policy 

December 1993
Great news for flight instructors 

November 1993
Who's in charge? 

September 1993
Fat, dumb and happy 

March 1993
Is that all there is? 

Weather

March 2009
Safety Pilot: Weather windows 

October 2008
Safety Pilot: Weather wolves II 

January 2006
Cape Cod caper 

December 2004
Weather forecast 

May 2004
Near misses with boomers 

June 2003
Too Close for Comfort A DC-9 has a close encounter of the scariest kind

November 2002
Ask ASF's database 

August 2002
Fogged on final 

June 2002
Luck saves the day 

December 2001
Snow time 

February 2001
Following the fronts 

May 2000
A trip not taken 

November 1999
Ice on the approach 

September 1999
Fast-forming fog 

February 1999
VFR to IFR transitioning 

January 1999
Cold Realities 

September 1998
Of forecasts and pireps 

August 1998
Deadly Surprise Thunderstorms require a wide berth

June 1997
Learning about boomers 

May 1997
Decisions That Matter A rushed departure proved to be a costly mistake

June 1996
A question of age or judgment 

November 1995
Weather wolves 

June 1995
Blown Away With thunderstorms, a minute or two can make a huge difference

January 1995
Ice folklore 

May 1994
No second chances 

July 1993
Blowin' in the wind 

May 1993
Weather robots 

Landmark Accidents

May 2011
Safety Pilot: Landmark Accidents A foregone conclusion - Should this pilot have been flying?

February 2011
Safety Pilot: Landmark Accidents Into thin air, a pilot unknowingly takes his last breath

December 2010
Safety Pilot Landmark Accidents: Overloaded, unbalanced, unable  A winter wallop that a pilot ignored

June 2010
Safety Pilot Landmark Accident: I think we’re alone now Two aircraft collide on intersecting runways

March 2010
Safety Pilot Landmark Accidents: Attitude or altitude? Just because you can doesn’t mean you should

December 2009
Safety Pilot: Landmark Accidents Comfortable and complacent: A dark night, high terrain, and a climbing skyline

August 2009
Safety Pilot: Too close for comfort Thunderstorms claim a Piper Comanche

May 2009
Safety Pilot: Something's burning Did NASCAR follow safety precautions?

February 2009
Safety Pilot Landmark Accidents: The day the music died The Buddy Holly crash—50 years later

December 2008
Safety Pilot: Overrun! Landmark Accidents: Southwest slides off the runway

August 2008
Safety Pilot Landmark Accidents: Jet Transition Troubles Thurman Munson tried to play the game his way

April 2008
Safety Pilot Landmark Accidents: Always Another Dawn A. Scott Crossfield offers his last lesson

January 2008
Safety Pilot Landmark Accidents: Snowy, Foggy, and Overloaded Two pilots make all the wrong decisions—and pay heavily for it

November 2007
Safety Pilot Landmark Accidents: Ice Crisis Never let your guard down

September 2007
Safety Pilot Landmark Accidents: Into the Abyss
 Why black hole approaches have bad reputations

April 2007
Landmark Accidents: Three Strikes Making the wrong choices knocks the pilot out

January 2007
Safety Pilot Landmark Accidents: An Inconvenient Departure You can't move a mountain

September 2006
Landmark Accidents: A Fix Too Far Too much information confuses a flight crew

June 2006
Landmark Accidents: Working a Hole A Cessna gets knocked around in a Florida thunderstorm

March 2006
Landmark Accidents: Dark and Stormy Night 

December 2005
Landmark Accidents: Down and Locked A minor malfunction turns into a major accident — and the death of a U.S. senator

October 2005
Landmark Accidents: Radar Service Terminated A beautiful flying day in Florida claims four lives

July 2005
Landmark Accidents: Midlevel Mayhem A Malibu pilot ignores the weather warnings

April 2005
Landmark Accidents: Aspen Arrival A Gulfstream III and its overbearing passenger never make the runway

October 2004
Landmark Accidents: Much More Than a Bad Day Basic skills could have saved a senator's life

June 2001
Landmark Accidents: Bowling Alley Blues Caught between a thunderstorm and a hard place

April 2001
Landmark Accidents: High-Terrain Tangle The lessons from Cali

January 2001
Landmark Accidents: Collision Over Cerritos The accident that changed everything

September 2000
Landmark Accidents: Vineyard Spiral Low visibility contributes to JFK Jr.'s accident

August 2000
Landmark Accidents: Chain Reaction Collision on 30R at St. Louis

June 1999
Landmark Accident: Thunder at JFK 

June 1998
Landmark Accidents: Cleared for the Approach One accident led to many changes