Safety
Stall Training Issue Addressed by FAA, Aviation Industry
Firefighters extinguish flames at the crash site of Continental Connection Flight 3407 operated by Colgan Air, near Buffalo, N.Y., on Feb. 13, 2009. Forty-nine people were killed when the Bombardier Q400 crashed into a house and burned. (Photo: REUTERS/Gary Wiepert)
Firefighters extinguish flames at the crash site of Continental Connection Flight 3407 operated by Colgan Air, near Buffalo, N.Y., on Feb. 13, 2009. Forty-nine people were killed when the Bombardier Q400 crashed into a house and burned. (Photo: REUTERS/Gary Wiepert)

At a time when aviation has achieved an extraordinarily high level of safety, regulators and safety organizations are pushing for more improvements in pilot training to preempt future accidents and ensure that new pilots entering the ranks start off with the right approach. One of the key areas receiving extensive examination is stall training, both in the early stages of ab initio training and how it is taught later to pilots who are flying sophisticated high-performance jets.

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