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White Paper: Medical Flights in Minimum or Worse-than-Minimum Conditions as a Vector in Part 91 Crashes and Fatalities

Posted on January 2, 2026 by nathanalbright

Executive summary Air medical missions (rotary- and fixed-wing) are disproportionately exposed to operational contexts that make “minimums” tempting: short-notice launches, unimproved/remote landing sites, night operations, degraded weather, and intense mission pressure. When those pressures intersect with Part 91 operations—where oversight, … Continue reading →

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White Paper: Improving General Aviation Training to Reduce Unstable Approaches in High-Performance Aircraft

Posted on November 29, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary Unstable approaches in high-performance general aviation (GA) aircraft—fast pistons, high-performance singles, turboprops, and light business jets—remain a major precursor to stalls, runway excursions, and other serious incidents. Data from airlines and business aviation show that approach and landing … Continue reading →

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White Paper: The DC-10 and MD-11 — Engine Detachment and Hydraulic System Vulnerabilities

Posted on November 6, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary The McDonnell Douglas DC-10 and its derivative, the MD-11, represent significant chapters in the evolution of wide-body commercial aviation. Despite their engineering ambition and market success, both aircraft became synonymous with high-profile accidents resulting from catastrophic engine detachments … Continue reading →

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White Paper — Understanding the Pattern of Failed Stall Tests in the Hawker 900XP / Hawker Series Business Jets and Mitigations to Reduce Fatal Risk

Posted on October 19, 2025 by nathanalbright

Intended audience: Business-jet operators, maintenance organisations, test-flight crews, aviation safety regulators, manufacturers. Scope: This white paper reviews the recurring pattern of stall test failures in Hawker-series business jets (particularly post-maintenance stall test flights), analyses causal factors, and proposes remedies to … Continue reading →

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Aer Lingus Code-Sharing & Network: A White Paper (2025)

Posted on September 29, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive summary Aer Lingus has built a hybrid network—part point-to-point within Europe and part hub-and-spoke over Dublin (DUB), Shannon (SNN), and Manchester (MAN)—and amplified it through a focused web of code-shares and a powerful transatlantic joint business (JB) with American … Continue reading →

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The British Role In Operation Shader

Posted on February 4, 2025 by nathanalbright

The Royal Air Force (RAF) plays a crucial role in Operation Shader, the UK’s contribution to the fight against Daesh (ISIS) in Iraq and Syria. Here’s a breakdown of their involvement, with a focus on their operations from Cyprus: RAF … Continue reading →

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In The Unlikely Case Of An Emergency

Posted on October 11, 2024 by nathanalbright

When I got on my initial flight in this year’s epic journey, the flight attendant began the usual and requisite safety speech in a conventional fashion by talking about what would be necessary for the passengers to know and to … Continue reading →

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