How do flight trackers see small planes? ADS-B, volunteer receivers, MLAT and FAA feeds, and why an “approximate” dot on FlightAware is a guess, not a fix.
Why engine failure after takeoff is so dangerous in a single-engine plane: low, slow and nose-up, with a turn back to the runway that often ends in a stall.
Is the Cirrus SR22 safe? Its fatal rate ran about twice the industry average in 2004, then fell below it once Cirrus retrained pilots to pull the chute.
What does overspeed mean in a jet? Flying past the certified VMO/MMO limit, and in a steep dive a clean jet gains speed faster than a crew can shed it.