Accidents resulting from loss of control or spin have been around since the Wright brothers. In the civilian world, stalls have been and, are still, taught as a maneuver. The area is cleared. The ...

A student pilot unexpectedly encountered spins during solo stall practice in a Cessna 150. The pilot, remembering his instructor's advice, released the controls, and the Cessna 150's inherent ...

“Stalls and spins represent the largest single factor in fatal general aviation accidents.” Surprisingly, this quote wasn’t pulled from the latest FAA news release, but rather from a NASA Langley ...

A student pilot was learning to enter and recover from aerodynamic spins when a plane carrying him and a flight instructor plummeted into a Larimer County reservoir near Berthoud last month, federal ...

An angle-of-attack (AoA) indicator is now a standard feature in a Cessna 172 cockpit, offering general aviation pilots a critical tool for preventing loss of control accidents. The Textron Aviation ...

William Kilby faced a pilot’s worst nightmare: He lost complete control immediately after takeoff. His single-engine Cessna 172RG likely stalled, federal investigators said Monday. In aviation jargon, ...

Icon Aircraft has made aviation history even before finishing the final design of its first airplane. The company hit a significant milestone in the development of its A5 amphibious light sport ...