Preflight

A close call in the early 1960s in an unfamiliar PA-12 stressed the importance of preflight inspection.

If you’re like me, at some point in your pilot career, you may have asked yourself this: “Do I really need a weather briefing? The TAFs look like things will probably be fine. I’m not going that far. I’ll just get while the gettin’ is good, and I’ll be there before any bad weather moves […]