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A Day in the Life of a Pilot

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Weather too plays a pivotal role; low visibility may require an Instrument Landing System (ILS) approach, where the plane follows radio signals to the runway. Landing is the most skill-intensive part. Pilots must align the aircraft perfectly, control speed and safely touch down, often while dealing with crosswinds.

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Getting Back in the Air

Plane and Pilot

There was a nice crosswind, and I demonstrated landing on a concrete expansion joint, offset from the runway centerline. The plan was to shoot an instrument landing system (ILS) at the military airport next door, but clearance delivery told us they were landing the other direction.

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