Garmin Smart Glide is a one-button feature that holds best glide, finds a reachable runway, and tunes your radio after engine failure.
VectorHow to survive an in-flight engine fire: the memory items you must know cold, and the forward slip that keeps flames off the cabin.
PatternRadio Hangar explores The Impossible Turn, the Turnback After an Engine Failure on Takeoff, and Why the Numbers on the Ground Decide Whether You Live Through It.
PatternGarmin Smart Glide points a single-engine airplane at the nearest reachable runway and holds best glide the moment the engine quits.
VectorLearn the ABCDE forced-landing flow and how choosing your field early turns a total engine failure into a routine glide.
PatternHow to handle an in-flight engine, electrical, or cabin fire: cut the fuel, dive to blow out the flames, and get on the ground fast.
PatternWhy the instinct to turn back after an engine failure on takeoff kills pilots - and how to brief the safer decision before every departure.
PatternGarmin Smart Glide is a one-button emergency tool that finds the nearest reachable airport and manages workload when your engine quits.
VectorWhen your engine quits after takeoff, the decision to turn back must be made on the ground - here's how to set your number and survive.
PatternLearn how to run a 15-second takeoff briefing out loud before every flight to survive an engine failure on climb-out.
PatternWhy the turn back to the runway kills pilots, how to find your personal turnaround altitude, and the takeoff briefing that saves lives.
PatternGarmin Smart Glide automates the first 30 seconds of an engine-out emergency - but it stops short of landing the airplane, and that limit is the point.
VectorWhen your engine quits on climbout, the deadliest mistake is turning back to the runway. Here's how to decide where you go before you ever take off.
PatternAn AOPA safety tip spotlights chair flying - rehearsing procedures out loud on the ground - as aviation's cheapest, most effective proficiency tool.
TowerThe ABCDE flow gives pilots an ordered response to engine failure - airspeed, best field, cockpit checks, declare, execute - rehearsed before you fly.
PatternThe impossible turn is a decision you make on the ground, not in the air - learn why turning back kills pilots and what to do instead.
PatternFuel starvation kills pilots who had plenty of fuel on board - learn the causes, cockpit warning signs, and the exact response sequence before it finds you.
PatternAn open door in flight is alarming but almost never dangerous - learn the five-step response that keeps a startling non-emergency from becoming a real one.
PatternSmoke in the cockpit is one of GA's most dangerous emergencies - learn the checklist steps and decision-making framework you must have memorized before you need them.
PatternLearn the step-by-step troubleshooting sequence for engine roughness in flight, from best glide setup to declaring an emergency and deciding whether to divert.
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