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Close Call (June 2020)
Close Call (June 2020)
Flying a race plane is different from flying just about anything else. Find out what happened on this pilot's maiden fli... Read more
13 May 2020
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Ranked #2

Sputtering into Vegas (January 2020)
Sputtering into Vegas (January 2020)
A 182 pilot discovers fuel gauges don't always tell the whole story. (By Dave Houghton)
20 Dec 2019
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Into the Darkness (May 2018)
Into the Darkness (May 2018)
There's darkness, and then there's middle-of-nowhere darkness. Add in a low cloud base and you've got the recipe for an ... Read more
10 Apr 2018
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Ranked #4

Undone by a no-brainer (October 2017)
Undone by a no-brainer (October 2017)
On a 10-minute VFR trip, a Cessna Skylane pilot wanders into unforecast IMC. What to do? By Peter Boody.
11 Sep 2017
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Ranked #5

I do declare (November 2019)
I do declare (November 2019)
A Cessna twin pilot applies what he learned in an engine-out emergency to another engine-out emergency. (By Pierre Wildm... Read more
11 Oct 2019
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Multiplying risks (December 2019)
Multiplying risks (December 2019)
Accepting a number of seemingly minor risks endangers a Cherokee pilot and his family. (By John Parker)
20 Dec 2019
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Ranked #7

Mother's Day Get-there-itis (May 2020)
Mother's Day Get-there-itis (May 2020)
A Mother's Day promise to his wife and mother caused one pilot to push his limits. (By Tom Snow)
10 Apr 2020
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Ranked #8

Big sky mission
Big sky mission
Listen to the April 2013 "Never Again" story: Big Sky mission.
31 May 2013
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A monumental mistake (July 2019)
A monumental mistake (July 2019)
Sightseeing pilots in a dream destination are seduced by scenic grandeur into making a flight they would regret. (By Ala... Read more
18 Jun 2019
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Ranked #10

Jumpers Away (January 2019)
Jumpers Away (January 2019)
Your engine dies because there's a parachute wrapped around the propeller. Find out how this happens. (By David Hensley)
11 Dec 2018
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Ranked #11

Never Again: A Thump on Final (July. 2015)
Never Again: A Thump on Final (July. 2015)
An unsuspecting cross-country pilot gets "thumped" by an F-16.
13 Oct 2015
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Never Again: You Can't Use that Flying IFR (Nov. 2015)
Never Again: You Can't Use that Flying IFR (Nov. 2015)
It's nice having a deep-voiced controller to save your bacon when you're icing up in hard IMC in the mountains.
13 Oct 2015
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A Precarious U-Turn
A Precarious U-Turn
Operating in the Los Angeles VFR corridor seems safe enough, at least until the weather conspires against you. By Steven... Read more
18 Jan 2019
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Ranked #14

Say again (October 2019)
Say again (October 2019)
A 172 pilot calls tower and receives an instruction that's completely Greek to him. Of course he is flying in Greece. (B... Read more
13 Sep 2019
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Ranked #15

Ninety-Degree Turn on Takeoff (November 2017)
Ninety-Degree Turn on Takeoff (November 2017)
A sod farm makes a fine landing field until it's harvested. Prepare for a bumpy arrival in "Ninety-Degree Turn on Takeof... Read more
10 Oct 2017
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Never Again: Scud Runner (Dec. 2015)
Never Again: Scud Runner (Dec. 2015)
A newly-minted instrument pilot falls into the impending clearance trap. Cinch up that harness and expect some turbulenc... Read more
16 Nov 2015
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The Little Voice Within Me (July 2017)
The Little Voice Within Me (July 2017)
There's certainly something wrong with a Skyhawk that runs through its entire fuel supply in an hour and a half. But if ... Read more
28 Jun 2017
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