The Red Tail Project has taken on a major challenge in the
spirit of the Tuskegee Airmen: Restore a rare World War II-era
fighter that was nearly destroyed in an accident and fly it in the
2007 McDonald's Air & Sea Show.
There are many ways you can develop judgment for cross-country
flight. Eventually, though, you need to start making trips --
planning ahead to avoid taking excessive risk.
"Here again we see the tragedy that can result when time-tested
procedures are not respected. The accident also points up the
severe consequences that can follow when the operator of an
aircraft, or any other vehicle, becomes distracted."
Source: NTSB Acting Chairman Mark V. Rosenker,
on the Board's finding that poor flight planning led to the fuel
starvation that brought down an Air Tahoma Convair 580 on August
13, 2004.
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