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The First Flight After Maintenance, and Texting While Wrenching

Air Facts

I had to turn a ninety-degree corner on the taxiway to go towards the runway, and I couldn’t turn with the usual differential braking, and I noticed a large tree was approaching. Again with the engine-shutdown parking, this time very close to a hangar. Stay in the pattern on the first flight, within gliding distance of the runway.

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What to Know About Taking the Family to an Airshow

Flying Magazine

READ MORE: EAA AirVenture Oshkosh NOTAM Now Available Carry a rain poncho even if the weather is sunny because it can be used as ground cover to watch the airshow and as an emergency changing table if the kids are in diapers. For example, the base of the tower facing the runway is a good location—then walk to the exit as a family.

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Fed Up With Fees

Plane and Pilot

He noted that most airports income has held pretty steady over the years, with income from streams such as hangars and fuel flowage having stayed relatively flat. NOTAMs, apparently, cannot be used legally to advise of fees. A photo snapped of your airplane turning off the runway would have you caught red-handed.

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Groundhog Day at Alton Bay

Photographic Logbook

Over the last three years, The Bear has expressed great interest in visiting Alton Bay, the only FAA-authorized ice runway in the continental United States. A very brief 2022 season for the ice runway eliminated opportunities to return that year. A NOTAM closing Alton Bay was still active until 7:00 am that morning.

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Squawk Ident

Professional Pilot

We finally get to the runway, but have to wait another 30 to 40 minutes with the engines burning 400 lb of fuel an hour. Gulfstream G650ER/G550 Captain Simon Hangar Carmel IN A djusting to all of the issues regarding congestion is the way to go. It’s happened to us that we get a clearance, load the passengers, and start up.

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7 tips for your cold weather flying

Flight Training Central

If your flight needs to get out early in the morning, the airplane should be hangared overnight and pulled out just before departure. Practice takeoffs and landings on contaminated runways – Just because the runway at your airport has residual snow or slick spots doesn’t mean you have to cancel your flight lesson.

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A Crowded House for the Widow of Reading

Photographic Logbook

We originally planned a flight to Vermont for lunch at the Red Mill Restaurant located alongside the magnificent grass runway at Basin Harbor (B06). Softened by excessive rain, the runway was NOTAMed closed. Unfortunately, the close confines of the MAAM hangar made getting a good photo of the unique artifact quite challenging.