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The time when I almost landed short

Air Facts

The time when I almost landed short Air Facts Journal The runway alingment and airspeed were good, but I was drifting below glideslope. Stubbornly, I firewalled the black knob. With low time in type, and the frisson of approaching a strange airport, a blind reach to the left sidewall could land on either.

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New Garden for Service

Gary's Flight Journal

I picked up flight following with Dover as I approached Delaware Coastal. I did give the firewall and gear a once over after taking a peek at the runway for miscellaneous parts that may have been left behind. I saddled up and followed a Cessna Cardinal to the runway for departure. Density altitude was -1,800 feet.

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Pepsi-Cola Stinson Reliant at Oshkosh

Vintage Aviation News

” C3040 ready for transport to RARE Aircraft_s shop in Minnesota (Garry Ackerman) When a person already owns multiple airplanes and projects, that person instinctively knows the approach to the wife about buying another one must be carefully considered. Some parts were re-fabricated at Faribault, such as the firewall.