210 CFIT Controlled Flight into Terrain Accidents and the Crash of Another Friend + GA News Your Cirrus Specialist. Call me if you're thinking of buying a new Cirrus SR20 or SR22. Call 1-650-967-2500 for Cirrus purchase and training assistance, or to take my online seminar: So You Want to Fly or Buy a Cirrus. Please help support the show with a donation via PayPal or Patreon. Send us an email If you have a question you'd like answered on the show, let listeners hear you ask the question, by recording your listener question using your phone. Summary 210 Max talks about common myths about CFIT, or Controlled Flight into Terrain Accidents. More than 75% of CFIT accidents occur in daylight, and more than half of these are in visual conditions. 25% of accidents were VFR into IMC. CFIT accidents often occur while using the autopilot. In September, a friend crashed an Arrow 10 miles from the destination while flying straight and level in Day VFR. News Stories AT&T, Verizon offer to limit 5G power The insurance woes of older pilots FAA to CFIs: Teach the Impossible Turn Aviation Survival Gear Kit introduced Piper Malibu Loss of Control Over the Channel Applications open for $1 million in scholarships Stuff A Plane! Charity Toy Drive History: Macy's Parade's plane/balloon incident Hopscotch Air to “Right-Size” Regional Airline Market Flight controller who lost job blames spiked drink Mentioned in the ShowLightspeed Zulu 3 headset + free Survival KitFAA: CFIT and Overreliance on Automation General Aviation Joint Steering Committee Piper Arrow Accident in Arizona KSL.com article on Piper Arrow Crash NTSB Prelim Report on Arrow Crash Sensorcom AV8 CO DetectorMountain High EDS O2D2 B36TC hypoxia accident FAA: On Landings, Part II Chilling warning for Summer flyersSeawind has 7 crashes Videos Mentioned Accident Case Study: Into Thin Air Max's Books - Order online or call 800-247-6553 to order. Max Trescott's G3000 and G5000 Glass Cockpit HandbookMax Trescott's G1000 & Perspective Glass Cockpit Handbook Max Trescott's GPS and WAAS Instrument Flying Handbook If you love the show and want more, visit my Patreon page to see fun videos, breaking news, and other posts in the Posts section. And if you decide to make a small donation each month,  you can get some goodies! So You Want To Learn to Fly or Buy a Cirrus seminars Online Version of the Seminar Coming Soon - Register for Notification Check out our recommended ADS-B receivers, and order one for yourself. Yes, we'll make a couple of dollars if you do. Check out our recommended Aviation Headsets, and order one for yourself! Get the Free Aviation News Talk app for iOS or Android. Check out Max’s Online Courses: G1000 VFR, G1000 IFR, and Flying WAAS & GPS Approaches. Find them all at: https://www.pilotlearning.com/ Social Media Like Aviation News Talk podcast on Facebook Follow Max on Instagram Follow Max on Twitter Listen to all Aviation News Talk podcasts on YouTube or YouTube Premium Max Trescott is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com.