The NTSB and FAA record, read before the day's first flight.

Preflight Brief is a short daily briefing for people who fly under general aviation rules: what moved overnight in the FAA and NTSB record, who it touches and what it costs. Every number cited. Never instruction.

• Airworthiness directivesfleet counts from the record
• NTSB preliminaries and findingswhat the report says
• AirspaceTFRs and closures of note
• The calendarcomment deadlines, effective dates

First edition in preparation. On YouTube as @preflightbrief when it begins; a weekly letter will follow.