Category: Aviation

Jet Crashes May Bring 737 Max 8 Safety Improvements

Boeing’s two 737 Max 8 jet crashes and the investigations that followed may change the aviation industry for the better. The October 29, 2018 Lion...

Can I Fly After Scuba Diving?

Airplane pilots and passengers who plan to fly after scuba diving should allow the body time to rid itself of excess nitrogen absorbed during the...

Judge greenlights conspiracy claims against Boeing, Southwest over 737 Max

A Federal Judge has agreed that passengers who flew on since-grounded Boeing 737 Max planes can proceed with a proposed class action suit that accuses...

Coronavirus Raises Awareness of Airline Passenger Safety

With the spread of the Coronavirus, airlines are under scrutiny for more passenger safety. We may see more claims like the one made by a...

Kevin D. Neal Featured in Attorney at Law Magazine

Our own Kevin D. Neal is featured in a Q&A on Attorney at Law Magazine, in which he talks about his 30-year career, his motivations,...

How Long After a Blood Donation Can I Fly?

A pilot should not fly an airplane or helicopter within 72 hours after a blood donation or transfusion due to the lowering of oxygen carrying...

Spatial Disorientation

Spatial Disorientation can be a killer. An extremely dangerous situation occurs when a pilot unintentionally flies from visual flight rules  (VFR) into instrument meteorological conditions...

Risk Assessment

General aviation pilots should regularly assess their recent flight experience, training, and pilot certification to develop personal minimums for wind, ceiling and visibility, and instrument...

Helicopters Fly Where Others Can’t or Won’t

Due to the unique characteristics of helicopters, they are used in a variety of missions that can test both the skills of the pilot and...

The Garmin “Autoland” System

Garmin is a company that makes avionics for airplanes. The company recently introduced an emergency one-button “Autoland” system on certain airplanes. When pushed, the system...

Loss of control in-flight (LOC-I)

A pilot’s primary responsibility is to avoid a loss of control (LOC) of the aircraft. Loss of control in-flight (LOC-I) is a leading cause of...

What are IMC Conditions?

There have been a lot of questions about helicopters flying in clouds and fog. A term used frequently by pilots, and recently by the media,...