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A Perfect Day to Fly: The Tragic Story of the EAA AirVenture 2023 Midair Collision

Fear of Landing

These are covered in a 30-page NOTAM (link goes to 2024 version) released each year by the FAA, documenting all of the show-specific guidelines and procedures during the event. An airfield traffic pattern, also known as a circuit, is a standard path used by air traffic approaching the runway.

Runway 86
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Adventures in the Mitten | Part 1, Up North to Mackinac

Photographic Logbook

While the whole thing did not quite go as planned because long general aviation cross country flights rarely do, it was a wonderful trip and a great opportunity to share some of the beauty of my home state with friends from the East who really had no idea what to expect. However, I could see a reasonable fuel price ($5.65/gal)