I Learned About Flying From That

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78. The Impossible Turn Mar 06, 2024

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With a failing engine and unforgiving terrain all around, flight instructor Mark Henshall had a decision to make about whether or not to turn back to the runway. Also, picking up a mayday from a fellow pilot comes to a difficult end only to be followed by a surprising revelation.

77. Sleeping on the Job Feb 20, 2024

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Finding the right teacher can be complicated, but when a flight instructor falls asleep on a student’s first-ever lesson it raises red flags. Also, low visibility and a failure to communicate lead to a head-to-head close call in the pattern.

76. Disoriented in the Dark Feb 05, 2024

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A pilot faces an instrument failure in the clouds and recalls how a decision to head home in the dark—despite having never flown at night—led to a harrowing experience in the pattern.

75. Approach Into the Trees Jan 22, 2024

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Experienced pilot Al Hewitt was proficient, current, and ready to go for a short IFR trip he’d made many times before, but when he broke out of the clouds on a familiar approach nothing was as expected.

74. Build Time-itis Jan 02, 2024

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Wanting to build flight time and under pressure from another pilot, a young aviator decided to take a jump plane up for one last flight in spite of dangerously low fuel indications and the approaching sunset.

73. The Hazard You Can't See Dec 05, 2023

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During a night proficiency flight, a pilot was practicing partial panel IFR when he had an emergency he did not expect.

72. NORDO Near DC Nov 21, 2023

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Pilot Victor Vogel was left with only a flashlight and a pencil following a total electrical system failure in his Beech Sierra—and he was headed straight for the nation's capital region.

71. A Fuelish Assumption Nov 06, 2023

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Pilot Scott Tomlinson hopped into his RV-6, ready to take his girlfriend on a flying date to Ocracoke Island. But a skipped part of the preflight just about ruined their day together.

70. Respond or React? Oct 19, 2023

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An Air Force Warthog pilot suffered an engine failure during a training mission, but was his course of action the right one?

69. Making It Make Sense Oct 10, 2023

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Pilot Charles Turner witnessed an accident and tried to save one of the occupants. It took him 20 years to share the story, and where it led him.