The Killing Zone, 2nd edition
How and Why Pilots Die

Thanks to all the reviewers of The Killing Zone. I wrote the first edition of the book in 2000 and it covered general aviation accidents from 1983 (the first year I became a flight instructor) to 1999. The second edition was written to see what, if any, impact new flight training initiatives in the......more

Unfortunately, Craig repeatedly commits a rather serious statistical error in this book. He uses accident frequency counts, rather than accident rates, as the statistical basis for his conclusions about the range of the "killing zone." Frequency counts are interesting, of course, but they don't acco......more

Highly subjective, sometimes speculative commentary on various NTSB reports of airplane crashes. Contains an introductory level explanation of aircraft systems, meteorology, aerodynamics, flight training, physiological factors, and their relationship to aircraft accidents. In fairness to the author,......more

This book is an excellent backgrounder in the kinds of mistakes that newly certified pilots often make, and how to take a few relatively simple steps to avoid them and be a better an safer pilot. I highly recommend it to anyone that has recently passed their checkride.......more

2nd edition I am not a pilot, but I’m interested in aviation and especially in risk and how we measure and apply risk evaluations to normal activities. This book was recommended as the best comprehensive examination of risk in general aviation flying. Flying, in general, has become safer, although as......more