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Unbolted in Fairfield (Update on the 2022 Bell 407 GXP Crash)

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At approximately 30-40 feet agl, the spinning stopped and the helicopter appeared to stabilize for a brief moment before continuing a nose-low, forward descent into the grass north of Runway 28. The operator had a surveillance camera inside the hangar to capture the work and the preflight inspections.

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The Flying Bear Goes to Beantown | Part 4, Going Missed

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Since we lost our LPV approaches due to obstructions along the final approach course, the downgraded LNAV minimum descent altitude for the approach to runway 28 was 558 feet above the ground. I was cleared for the RNAV-28 approach into Sodus and set the avionics appropriately. I asked him teasingly.

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Groundhog Day at Alton Bay

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At the airport, there was ice and snow to remove from in front of the hangar door, fuel to add to the Warrior now resting on three fully inflated tires (the left main had a new tube), and then there was the moment when I slipped on ice while pulling the airplane from the hangar and landed flat on my back. We had a deal.

Runway 89
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The Key West of Ohio

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Behind me, the other Cherokee (a Cherokee Six) landed and aggressively made for the main commercial hangar building. No wonder I got bounced around so much on final approach this morning , I thought. With one final look at Put-In-Bay's refuge harbor, my stomach rumbled and I left the observation deck in search of lunch.

Runway 82
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Into the Flight Restricted Zone | Part 1, Of PINs and Prop Locks

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I had an easy out available to me: a descent of 1000 feet would bring me out of the clouds with plenty of altitude to spare above the terrain. A prop lock is required on all aircraft parked outside of a hangar at the MD-3 airports, though throttle locks provide an alternate means of compliance. But no ice formed that morning.

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Seventh Time is the Charm: The Skyline Route

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Reservations about Reservations "Hangars Cafe, how can I help you?" "Do On July 21, 2024 we departed the Rochester area in three airplanes carrying a total of ten people for an incredible view of Manhattan with lunch afterward at Hangars Cafe on the field at the Sky Acres Airport (44N). Do you take reservations?" "It It depends.

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Speak Like an #AvGeek: A Glossary For Enthusiasts

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If you spend any amount of time planespotting at an airport , sharing photos on the NYCAviation Photo Hangar , combing through # AvGeek hashtagged conversations on Twitter or doing any other similar aircraft-centric activity, you’ve likely heard hundreds of aviation terms thrown around. It warns pilots of a too high or too low descent path.

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