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Alabama Northeast Regional Airport Decommissioning Crosswind Runway

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The Northeast Alabama Regional Airport (KGAD), also known as Gadsden Airport, is the latest airfield to vote on decommissioning its crosswind runway. On Tuesday, the City Council approved the Gadsden Airport Authority’s earlier decision to decommission Runway 18-36.

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Alabama Northeast Regional Airport Decommissioning Crosswind Runway

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The Northeast Alabama Regional Airport (KGAD), also known as Gadsden Airport, is the latest airfield to vote on decommissioning its crosswind runway. On Tuesday, the City Council approved the Gadsden Airport Authority’s earlier decision to decommission Runway 18-36.

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Game On!

Plane and Pilot

She walked me through the foyer to the spotless, freshly painted hangar. The GameBird is right at home on the grass, pavement, or TacAeros clean hangar. Before rolling out on the runway, I confirmed my plan with Waghorn based on our ground school session earlier in the day. I reset the trim to neutral and did a control check.

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Wingtip Vortices and Wake Turbulence

Pilot Institute

As at higher altitudes, the vortex movement near the ground is affected by crosswinds. After one aircraft lands, the tailwind pushes the vortices forward into the runways touchdown zone. This lateral movement of vortices is important to know for pilots flying into airports with parallel runways.

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Centerline, centerline, centerline

Air Facts

Centerline, centerline, centerline Air Facts Journal It was a beautiful May day as we grabbed the tow bar to pull the 1981 Cessna 182 out of the hangar. After one last check to my left to make sure there weren’t any yahoos on an unapproved short final (old habit), I took the runway then pressed the throttle in to full power.

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Two Weeks in the RV

Plane and Pilot

Kentland has a 4,000-foot runway, east/west, with a crosswind straight out of the north. Nobody answered on unicom, and the facilities were at the west end of the airport, so I decided on left traffic for Runway 27. After I turned off the runway, I saw the traffic… a crop duster. What the…?

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Holiday Accounting

AV Web

Unfortunately, the government and its money-schlepping agency, the IR of S, strongly believes in the traditional calendar, so today, I find myself rummaging through my hangar’s detritus and junk in search of deductible items and a clue on how to end this year of flying on a high note. Yet, the past twelve months have not been a waste.