General Aviation

How to turn a VFR airplane into IFR ? Do we just need a certified GPS?

NASA ASRS Callback 503 - Instructor Insight, Dec. 2021

I was watching from the ground near the hangars on the north side of Runway XX. My student had completed two successful patterns to full stops. On his third final approach, he appeared to be on a normal descent until approximately 100 to 50 feet AGL. The aircraft then appeared to increase descent toward the runway. He pulled the aircraft to level flight just before the aircraft touched down. The aircraft touched and bounced back into the air...

Read the full story at: https://asrs.arc.nasa.gov/publications/callback/cb_503.html

Aircraft Performance Monitoring with FDM
FAAST, December 2021
#FlySafe GA Safety Enhancement Topic

Did you know that there are tools you can use now to help you forecast problems before they reach the point of failure? Learn about flight data monitoring and more by clicking on our FAAST blog below:
https://medium.com/faa/aircraft-performance-monitoring-24eaaaaf6b42

CAUTION The end of the year season comes with poor weather and visibility conditions!

How could you use e.g. this AOPA Air Safety Institute case study video?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0lWsqAwYwY

What about flight preparation and conduct of the flight? Were options considered and decisions made accordingly? Were personal minima established?
Which mental biases affected the pilot's decision and action and how can they be mitigated?
How did stress develop and affect decision making, action and communication with ATC?
How can spatial disorientation be prevented?
What can we do to survive in a cloud?

What would you do differently?