Pilots use a detailed pre-flight checklist before taking passengers’ lives into their hands. So why shouldn’t operating room surgeons and nurses be subjected to the same rigorous preparation? That’s ...

Just as a pilot performs a number of system checks on the airplane before take off, it’s important to make sure that a print project doesn’t contain any serious errors that will prevent it from ...

Preflight checks are a legally mandated and critical element of flight safety, requiring pilots to be familiar with all flight information and ensure aircraft airworthiness before takeoff. These ...

Following heavy rain, an incorrect fuel sumping procedure (belly sump before wing tanks) during preflight allowed water to re-accumulate in the aircraft's fuel system, despite no water being initially ...