It's a little-known fact that Icarus, the human son of the Greek god Daedalus, crashed when his retracted legs got glued in the sticky wax mess he created when he soared to close to the sun, and he ...

Pilots must be fully prepared for landing gear malfunctions, knowing emergency extension procedures and accepting a controlled gear-up landing if remedies fail. When a gear-up landing is necessary, ...

Brazilian investigators have revealed that a ATR 42-300 landed with its undercarriage retracted despite each pilot’s separately calling that the landing-gear had been extended. The MAP aircraft made ...

Because GEAR UP is a multi-year grant, our programming and events have changed from year to year. The pre-college preparation years emphasized getting students ready for college academically and ...