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One day at a busy airport, the passengers on a commercial airliner are seated waiting for the pilot to show up so they can get under way. The pilot and copilot finally appear in th...le. Both appear to be blind; the pilo...borne. Up in the cockpit, the copilot breathes a sigh of relief and te...- An old Pilot sat down at the Starbucks and ordered a cup o...n next to him. She turned to the pilot and asked, 'Are you a real pilot?' He replied, 'Well,...rides to hundreds, so I guess I am a pilo...pilot and asked, 'Are you a real pilot?&#...
Words from a pilot During a commercial airline flight an experienced Air Force pilot was seated next to a young mo...during the descent for landing, the mother began nursing t...screetly as possible. The pilot pretended not to notice, and...expressed her gratitude, the pilot re...- One day the pilot of a Trike was told by the tower to hold short of the active runway while a DC-8 landed. The DC-8 landed, rolled out, turned around,...t all by yourself?” The Trike pilot, not about to let the insult...made it out of DC-8 parts. Another landing...
What is the best way to get out of IFR conditions when trapped as a VFR pilot?
Another tip I received today, seemed very topical to us: Q: What is the best way to get out of IFR conditions when trapped as a VFR pilo...Nardiello provides the answer here... http://www.pilotwor...- Has anyone rigged up a mud flap or gravel deflector for their Tanarg? Or seen pictures of someone who has? There are a couple of airstrips that I'd like to land on...
Bush Pilot: 'Brakes were my enemy': Landing a one-way airstrip in Southcentral Alaska
It doesn't look challenging -- it looks like a huge airstrip with a tiny bit of snow. I could try to be...uth is, it was hard work. The runway is plenty long enough, but it's a one-way landing...- "The Piper Cub Trike is the safest airplane in the world-- It can just barely kill you. "
- Allegedly the German air controllers at Frankfurt Airport are renowned as a short-tempered lot. They, it is alleg...oolly): “Yes, twice in 1944, but it was dark,… and I didn’t land.&rd...
- This is a copy of some question that Henry asked me. Hi Henry, Don&#...ut the same, however you can't compair the landing the Tanarg B13 combo lands like it is on rails. I lande...nd was still 1400 feet above the runway. I can land at...