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Accident Briefs—June 2025

Plane and Pilot

He then taxied to the runway and experienced an extended ground delay with the engine running at idle engine power settings. The airplane then descended back to the runway and bounced before lifting off nose-high again toward the end of the runway. He did not use carburetor heat during the ground delay or during takeoff.

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Accident Briefs—June 2025

Plane and Pilot

He then taxied to the runway and experienced an extended ground delay with the engine running at idle engine power settings. The airplane then descended back to the runway and bounced before lifting off nose-high again toward the end of the runway. He did not use carburetor heat during the ground delay or during takeoff.

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Plane and Pilot

Over the course of many landings, I tried everything from wide, stable patterns to tight turns near the runway, and found the airplane willing to work with me. Come in at 65 KIAS with a small amount of power during a normal 3-degree glide slope approach and the runway will find you. During our airwork, we were burning 3.5

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