Chair’s Corner: Your Chance to Serve
Every year at this time, the SAFE Governance Committee begins preparations for the annual election of SAFE Board members. SAFE seeks board members who…
Guest Editorial: Michael Phillips, SAFE Board Member
In 2011, SAFE and other key industry leaders took the initiative to develop and conduct the Pilot Training Symposium in Atlanta that focused on…
Stress and Pilot Performance: Part 2
Stress hormones are catabolic in nature; in other words, they break the body down. In the last issue of SAFE, the magazine, we discussed…
Stormscope vs. Nexrad - I Know What I Like
I am partial to spherics receivers for thunderstorm avoidance. There are two of these airborne lightning detection devices in common use today, the Stormscope…
Who’s In Charge Here?
So, you’re flying with a friend in their aircraft. Although you have more total time and experience, it is their plane and they have…
We Should Examine Pilots’ Risk Tolerance
As I was preparing a safety program during one of EAA Chapter 180’s Wings Weekends, I realized that very little progress, if any, has…
Engine Failures: My Nine Lives (Part 1)
I have been both cursed and blessed with engine failures. Nine of them in 42 years and 7,500 hours are more than my share….