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Devastated Co-pilot

I was on an ILS approach to X, which had reduced visibility in fog. (1/8 nm) I was operating a Beech King Air, with 6 passengers and a co-pilot. The company aircraft ahead of ...read more

Attitude Indicator Failure on Solo X-Country

I was half an hour into a three hour trip flying solo cross country when I noticed that my attitude indicator was acting strangely. It was showing extreme bank angles when little b ...read more

Near mid-air collision with float plane

I flew for a single pilot charter company early in my career. It was a single engine, day-VFR operation which often required conducting flights in coastal [omitted] in marginal VFR ...read more

Single Engine Aircraft in Freezing Drizzle

I was flying a single engine airplane in freezing drizzle. My boss strongly suggested that I do the flight, being young keen and easily replaceable I did it. He advised me to stay ...read more

Flying IFR with Difficult Captain

It was my leg to fly and we were operating in IFR although not down to approach minimums. We were behind schedule from the start of the flight. During descent, I briefed the approa ...read more

Lack of Sleep

During a solo cross country flight, I encountered several situations at once that involved ADM, situational awareness, and system malfunctions. When I showed up for the flight that ...read more

No Oil Cap

Accidentally left the oil cap off the right hand engine while doing a late night cargo run.  Hadn't slept in 24 hours at that point due to being called out in the late afternoon an ...read more

Ferrying An Aircraft And Hit Bad Weather

I was ferrying a brand new aircraft home from the   factory in [omitted], VFR in March heading to [omitted] where the weather can   change rapidly. The "fancy" avionics helped a lo ...read more