Facts About Aviation Crash Investigations – Immediately After A Crash
Part One of Three – Immediately After A Crash
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Part One of Three – Immediately After A Crash
Part Two of Three – Government Investigations
The tragic crash of Kobe Bryant’s helicopter on Sunday January 26, 2020 raises many questions, with few answers in the early days of the investigation.
January 11, 2022 A Eurocopter model EC135 medical evacuation helicopter crashed in a neighborhood near Philadelphia today. Thankfully only minor injuries were reported. John Gagliano, a former Navy pilot and current aviation attorney, commented about the miraculous circumstances of the crash and the actions of the pilot on Philadelphia television
August 26, 2021 On this date in 1980 the FAA certified the McDonnell Douglas MD-80 airliner for operation with two pilots. This certification was revolutionary, most airlines at the time operated with three crew members in the cockpit: pilot, a co-pilot and a flight engineer. Before 1980 the presence
February 15, 2021 President Franklin D. Roosevelt was the first U.S. President known to fly in an aircraft while in office. The president’s first journey via aircraft began at 10 p.m. on January 9, 1943 on a train – the president took a train from Washington, DC’s Union Station to
Updated February 10, 2021 The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) held a virtual hearing on February 9, 2021, regarding the cause of the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers, Bryant’s daughter Gianna, and seven others in January 2020. The Sikorsky S-76B helicopter struck a fog-covered
John Gagliano is honored to have been elected to the Board of Directors of the National Association of Flight Instructors (NAFI) for a three-year term, beginning in 2020. NAFI is the preeminent national organization of flight instructors that supports a commitment to professionalism and aviation excellence. NAFI’s mission also promotes the
Flyover routes & times are now available for the April 28, 2020 flyovers of NYC, Philadelphia, and NJ areas.