Seeing Miami, Hollywood, and the rest of South Florida from the air is a wonderful experience. There are helicopter tours the area as well as helicopter lessons you can find if you want to learn to fly yourself. In addition, helicopters can be used for medical transport or sometimes even…
Miami International Airport, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, and other airports in the South Florida region process millions of flyers and visitors each year. Most visitors travel safely and get to their destinations without event. However, serious injuries can happen at airports and when they do occur they can ruin travel…
According to safety experts, airplanes are one of the safer modes of travel – especially if you travel on large commercial planes. Over the past decade, there have been about 773 global fatalities from plane crashes annually, on average. This means that far more people are sustaining serious and fatal…
A recent Florida aviation accident has claimed the lives of an entire family. The Bramlage family were vacationing together from Kansas and flying a small single-engine plane at the time of accident. The tragedy has brought an outpouring of support from communities in both Kansas and Florida, where the Bramlage…
Helicopters are increasingly used in everything from firefighting to medical emergencies. There are more helipads than ever before and some affluent individuals even used helicopters to travel. Recently, a tragic helicopter accident in Florida claimed the lives of three people. The incident involved a Mayo Clinic helicopter and after the…
Every year, Broward and south Palm Beach County see between two and more than twelve airplane accidents. Many of these accidents occur at small airports, including Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport, Pompano Beach Air Park, North Perry Airport, and Boca Raton Airport. Fort Lauderdale airplane accidents and plane accidents in other…
Much has been written about drowsy drivers who can cause Florida car accidents and truck accidents. However, it is not only drivers who can be dangerous when driving tired. Airline pilots, too, can easily cause accidents when they do not have adequate rest to do their jobs well. In many…
Traditionally, airplane safety professionals and associations claim that where you sit on an airplane has no bearing on your risk in an aviation accident. However, a study conducted by Popular Mechanics based on three and a half decades of seating charts and NTSB reports suggests that areas in the back…
After the disaster of September 11 and the security scare this past Christmas, more people are worried about aviation accidents caused not by pilot error or plane malfunction, but rather threats caused by security problems. There are many things you can do to help minimize your risk of being affected…
Safety rules for medical helicopters may tighten after 2008 saw an increase in the number of aviation accidents involving medical helicopters. Medical helicopters are designed to help save lives. When patients in remote areas need to be airlifted to hospitals or when patients need to be transported quickly to a…