Aviation Safety January 2025

The January 2025 issue of Aviation Safety is here and it's loaded with in-depth articles to help you mitigate risks and help prevent accidents.

• Preflighting—The Right Way: Kicking the tires and lighting the fire isn’t. 
• Formation Flying: No, this isn’t something to do on the whim. We cover the planning and procedures to tame the risks.
• Poor Pilot’s IFR: There’s little excuse for being surprised by a close traffic encounter in the radar/ADS-B environment if you ask for the right help from ATC.
• Which Altitude? Pro tips on how you might choose where to level off.
• Distracted to Death: We don’t always remember the cardinal rule - fly the airplane, first.