Video Fatal Accidents in General Aviation: "The Flight Decision" 1955 AOPA; Pilot Training

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Pilot training playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0tvhjIpjSE&list=PLCA6387BA013F9A4D

Flight safety film for private general aviation pilots-- the pilot is to blame for 85% of fatal general aviation accidents. "Technical Director: Chet Moulton. Recording: Cinesound. Grateful Acknowledgment to: ...Flight Safety Foundation, Civil Aeronautics Administration, National Safety Council and the United States Weather Bureau." Film production by Film Originals.

Originally a public domain film from the Library of Congress Prelinger Archives, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, with the aspect ratio corrected, and one-pass brightness-contrast-color correction & mild video noise reduction applied.
The soundtrack was also processed with volume normalization, noise reduction, clipping reduction, and/or equalization (the resulting sound, though not perfect, is far less noisy than the original).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aircraft_Owners_and_Pilots_Association
Wikipedia license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/

The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) is a Frederick, Maryland-based American non-profit political organization that advocates for general aviation.

The organization started at Wings Field in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania. On 24 April 1932, The Philadelphia Aviation Country Club was founded at Wings Field. The country club was the location of meetings of members that founded AOPA. AOPA incorporated on May 15, 1939, with C. Towsend Ludington serving as the first president, AOPA's membership consists mainly of general aviation pilots in the United States. AOPA exists to serve the interests of its members as aircraft owners and pilots, and to promote the economy, safety, utility, and popularity of flight in general aviation aircraft. In 1971 the organization purchased Airport World Magazine, moving its operations to Bethesda, Maryland.

With 384,915 members in 2012, AOPA is the largest aviation association in the world, although since 2010 it has decreased in membership from 414,224, a loss of 7% in two years. AOPA is affiliated with other similar organizations in other countries though membership in the International Council of Aircraft Owner and Pilot Associations (IAOPA)...