By Captain Shem Malmquist June 2, 1983, Air Canada flight 797 experienced an in-flight fire.  The first hint of smoke odor occurred at 1900 CDT.  The crew ...

Photo from http://wildaboututah.org/images/VirgaTucsonJulioBetancourt-4.jpg By Captain Shem Malmquist At least once each year we each return to ...

(image from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbus_A380) By Captain Shem Malmquist There has been much emphasis on the ...

  Landing Kinematics Captain Shem Malmquist   Pilots flying large aircraft need to be very cautious when making pitch changes near to the ground.  A ...

Airborne Weather Avoidance By Captain Shem Malmquist  Please also see my book, written with Roger Rapoport, available via the following link: “Angle ...

Cold Fuel  By Captain Shem Malmquist GENERAL INFORMATION On January 17, 2008, a Boeing 777 operated by British Airways crashed on landing just short ...

More to follow, but this is a teaser for an upcoming article: Pilot Error? It is exceedingly easy (and a lot less ...

The concept of biases on the part of the accident investigator is not something often considered, however, I think this is a much larger issue than ...

Ten seconds. When this crew was at 500 feet they were exactly on glideslope and exactly on their target speed. Ten ...

Kinematic effects has been published in the International Journal of Aviation, Aeronautics and Aerospace.   Abstract ...