In a U.S. Air Force “spin prevention” maneuver, all the steps of a spin entry were carried out up to the point where after one turn, the airplane seemingly paused before entering a fully developed ...

With loss of control still the primary cause of aircraft fatalities, the FAA last year released the new Airmen Certification Standards, some aspects of it controversial, to replace the practical test ...

Investigators have been left attempting to explain why the crew of Air France flight AF447 failed to recover the Airbus A330 from a high-altitude stall, a predicament which has been the subject of a ...