Tag: KHEF
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Gusty Crossing
Crosswinds are a fact of life for pilots. We deal with crosswinds on almost every landing. What happens when the AWOS isn’t reporting gusts, pre-flight WX briefing showed a moderate crosswind, but on approach conditions were far from what was expected. Let’s dig in and determine what, if anything, could have been done better on…
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From Pattern to Pavement
What happens when you are at pattern altitude with a mile left before you are over the runway? How would you handle this? A go-around? Maybe a forward slip all the way down to Mother Earth! A few posts ago, I mentioned how during my private check ride, I was asked to perform a forward…
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Visiting Old Friends
KHEF -> KTHV My most recent flight (now several weeks ago due to an annual on the club airplane) took me back to Pennsylvania to visit a friend. It has been many years since we’ve seen each other, so it was nice to catch up an grab a $300? hamburger (it was a good burger…