Remove Aeronautical Decision-Making Remove Flight Plan Remove Wind Shear
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Triple Threat of Limitations

Plane and Pilot

In most pilot-error accidents, the outcome was determined when the pilot made a decision to proceed outside the aircraft’s capabilities. Too many pilots have believed the brochure brag of a 700-mile range and have flight planned accordingly, to their eventual regret. Fuel is consumed in hours and minutes, not miles.