When The Propeller Stops Propelling
There aren’t many mechanical contrivances that are more reliable than an aircraft engine. At the same time, there aren …
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There aren’t many mechanical contrivances that are more reliable than an aircraft engine. At the same time, there aren …
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It was 1985, and I was refueling a Cessna 425 Conquest I at Tenerife in the Canary Islands on my …
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You can be proud of the hard work you’ve put into reaching pilot statusâespecially if you’ve gone …
The aviation industry sure loves its statisticsâthere’s an X% chance of this, and one aircraft is Y times …
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