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Poll: Does Lead Exposure At The Airport Concern You?

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Last Week's Poll Results: Electric Experience Unlikely

A whopping 71 percent of respondents say they'll probably never fly an electric aircraft. The post Last Week's Poll Results: Electric Experience Unlikely appeared first on AVweb.

Best Of The Web: Washington Flyby

About 60 GA aircraft representing GA over the past 85 years flew over downtown Washington on Saturday. It took more than an hour and here's the recording of the livestream. The post Best Of The Web: Washington Flyby appeared first on AVweb.

A California Mom May Tip The Fuel Battle Scales

Publicity is the enemy of compacency and activists have sights on unleaded fuel. The post A California Mom May Tip The Fuel Battle Scales appeared first on AVweb.

NASA Contractor Urges Delaying Starliner Rocket Launch  

A NASA contractor is warning the agency to perform more safety inspections before greenlighting the inaugural launch of its Starliner rocket slated for as early as next week. Reports say ValveTech, a subcontractor for NASA supplying the company with parts for the Starliner aircraft, has issued a press release urging NASA to postpone the latest […] The post NASA Contractor Urges Delaying Starliner Rocket Launch   appeared first on AVweb.

Aviation Safety

Ditching

An easy way to avoid the risk of ditching is to not fly over water. The rest of us should plan ahead. The post Ditching appeared first on Aviation Safety.

NTSB Accident Reports—May 2024

A monthly summary of recently published NTSB preliminary accident reports involving general aviation and air carrier aircraft. The post NTSB Accident Reports—May 2024 appeared first on Aviation Safety.

Propeller Problems

The following is derived from maintenance facility submissions to the FAA's Service Difficulty Reports database. The post Propeller Problems appeared first on Aviation Safety.

NTSB Dust Devil Warning, Hartzell's Videos, New ACS

As summer heats up, the NTSB warns of unexpected turbulence in hot weather. Plus, new videos from Hartzell Aviation and the FAA publishes a final rule on practical tests. The post NTSB Dust Devil Warning, Hartzell's Videos, New ACS appeared first on Aviation Safety.

Failure To Lean

Low-power/compression avgas engines must be leaned properly to prevent combustion byproduct buildups.  The post Failure To Lean appeared first on Aviation Safety.