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Ditching Demystified: What Every Pilot Should Know About Landing on Water

Flying Magazine

But pilots like to be prepared for whatever might happen, so some theory is important. The pilot and one passenger suffered minor injuries; another passenger was uninjured. Credit: Jim Wolper] Prevention Is the Best Cure In another example, I was a contract second pilot on a King Air. A ditching and swell diagram.

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National Air and Space Museum Reveals Historic Paint Scheme For Messerschmitt Bf 109

Vintage Aviation News

The aircraft also had attachment points for a pilot-operated sand filter over its oil cooler to operate in desert environments. On July 25, 1944, Bf 109 G-6 160756 was on a formation ferry flight with fifteen other Bf 109s over northern Italy from Maniago, in the foothills of the Italian Alps, to Ghedi, 85 kilometers (53 miles) east of Milan.

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Weather Delays Postpone Lost Squadron Recovery Efforts Until 2026

Vintage Aviation News

The forecasts were not in our favor from Iceland to Greenland, and time was running out for our pilots and the radar team waiting in Kulusuk. One of the six P-38 Lightnings and its pilot awaiting rescue. The decision was made to postpone operations until next year.”

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Vintage Flying Machines Acquires AD-5W Skyraider For Its Growing Collection

Vintage Aviation News

Preparing for the Ferry Flight As part of the aircrafts transition to its new home, Job Savage is undergoing a thorough checkout process under the instruction of Tony Wood, a seasoned pilot known for flying the Cavanaugh Flight Museums Skyraiders. Marine Corps markings, which it still wears today.

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Türkiye API Requirements: Business Aviation Guide

Universal Weather

Who Must Comply All GA operators , including non-commercial business flights, must now submit API data when operating to/from Trkiye. This includes both: International flights (departing from or arriving in Trkiye) Domestic flights (internal repositioning, ferry flights, etc.)

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Reflection 2024: A Grassroots Year

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It was not something that I dreamed of even as a student pilot and two decades on, I sometimes struggle to grasp the reality of it. Twenty Years of Adventure Twenty years ago, I became an aircraft owner. I did not visit many new places in 2024, but my time machine returned me to many favorites.

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Douglas C-53D Skytrooper “The Yacht Club”

Vintage Aviation News

After two stops in Ohio and Nebraska, the two pilots landed N43XX at Pierce County Airport in Puyallup, WA, also known as Thun Field, which had been founded by John Thun, Erics father. Thun also tracked down one of the wartime pilots who flew 42-68738, 1st Lt. said it was such a good machine.”