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  • Would you ditch in water or trees?

    QUESTION: Given a choice with an engine failure, would you land in shallow water near a shoreline or go for a tall stand of pine trees? Wally Moran tackles this difficult decision HERE

  • Intermediate Syndrome

    ...to work my way down this list, any all comments are welcome. 1) fear of landing, no fear of takeoff 2) early morning itis 3) leaving the pattern to early 4) urge to land on dirt roads 5) mastering yo...

  • Ken and the Weedhopper

    ...ew feet below me. that got my attention, i promptly backed off power and landed. ken stopped and came back...er the lake long before me, i had planned on giving him my headlights to land by but was still a few miles...

  • Polson, Mt. Fly-in Saturday Sept 7, 2013

    ...t stretch it out a bit and have a trike fly-in? The valley here is a spectacular place to fly, with beautiful scenic vistas and plenty of places to land in a pinch. I will have my tr...

  • Your Engine Just Quit, Should You Land On A Road Or A Field?

    ...om/learn-to-fly/maneuvers/forced-landing-should-you-land-on-a-road-or-field/  ...questioning why the pilot didn't land in one of the fields next to...Read the NTSB report here. Road Landing 2 During takeoff, a Piper...e the airpot, they made a forced landing in a field. During the lan...

  • The Gripe Sheet

    ...t inside main tire almost needs replacement. Engineers: Almost replaced left inside main tire. Pilot: Test flight OK, except auto-land very rough. Engineers: Auto-land not installed on this aircraf...

  • Can LSAs go commercial?

    ...erations. Sure, the LSA category is fast growing. Yes, it’s permeated the marketplace well enough that LSAs can be found on fields across the land. Admittedly, the aircraft...

  • Gibbo Manta 17 wing First Impressions

    ...a 16 meter double surface that was very easy to land, it behaved somewhat like a s...ocile, it required gentle inputs. Spot landing, now you will love this on...it to test (mind you, even if I was not able to land within the runway length, it...

  • Light Sport Airplane Emergency Landing on Chicago's Lake Shore Drive (LSD)- with video!

    Story and video HERE Two hours after landing his plane on Lake Shore Drive early Sunday, John Peders...nto his cellphone ....   I kept wondering why he didn't land it in the grassy park, but he...

  • Not kidding ya - it was an Echidna!

    ...like a small boulder had been placed on the runway at Moruya airport. As I got closer, the boulder starting moving off the runway so I was able to land with no problems. When ba...