Flight Assists

Feb. 14 started as a normal day for pilot Cathy Lewan, as she circled the Atlanta area in her single-engine Cessna to take aerial pictures for her professional photography business. But then the unthinkable happened: The […]

Shortly after sunset on Jan. 14, 2016, N113RC, a PA31T Cheyenne piloted by Charles Schindler, departed Cleveland, Miss.(RNV), en route to Destin, Fla. Schindler’s wife and two young children accompanied him in the twin-engine turboprop aircraft. […]

This is the last in a series of three stories recapping the events that have won a 2016 Archie League Medal of Safety Award. Southern RegionDonald Blatnik III, Central Florida TRACONKenneth Scheele, Central Florida TRACON On […]

This is the second in a series of three stories recapping the events that won a 2016 Archie League Medal of Safety Award. The awards banquet to honor the winners will take place on the evening […]

This is the first in a series of three stories recapping the events that have won an 2016 Archie League Medal of Safety Award. Alaskan RegionRon Sparks, Anchorage CenterMike Thomas, Anchorage Center Thirty-year air traffic control […]

In the early morning hours of Sunday, Oct. 11, a Piper Lance departed Dallas Love Field (DAL) headed westbound to Odessa, Texas. Shortly after takeoff, the plane went dark. No communication. No transponder. It was an […]