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Crosswind Landings
We were leaving school about 6:30 in the evening. I was with my wife and one of our authors—they had been working on a book while I was teaching school and we agreed to give him a lift home afterward. … Continue reading →
Posted in Aviation, Flight Instructing, Flying, Life in General
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Tagged airplanes, airspeed, altitude, bad landings, Cessnas, crosswind landings, crosswinds, discipline, drift, excessive speed, first solo, flight training, float, flying, incorrect crosswind landing technique, inexperienced pilots, instrument flying, judgment, landings and takeoffs, learning to fly, light twin on final, non-flyers, opposite rudder, pilots, Pilots’ Operating Handbook (POH), professional pilots, runway behind you, student pilots, taildraggers, the approach end of Runway 34, training aircraft, Trim the airplane, “aero-rudeness”
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Running on Empty
Many have said there are three useless things in aviation. One is the altitude above you, the next is a runway behind you, and the third is the air in your fuel tanks. I am one to believe a pilot … Continue reading →
Posted in Aviation, Flight Instructing, Flying
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Tagged a pilot can never have too much fuel, air in your fuel tanks, altitude above you, Cessnas, civilian pilot, come too close running out of gas, fuel margins, fuel reserves, fuel state, horrendous fuel consumption, military pilot, National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), Part 91.151, Pipers, Running on Empty, runway behind you, Section 91.161, three useless things in aviation
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