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Live to Tell

Near misses, close calls, and lessons learned the hard way. Share with others so that they might avoid the same mistakes.
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Cessna 170 Emergency Landing
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Dealing With Close Calls
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Getting sand in your panties on the beach
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Johnson Creek (3U2) - Safety Concerns
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Base to final turn.
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Wed May 25, 2022 1:38 am
cataclysmic volcano erupted @ Hunga Tonga
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Ditching Testimonies
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Tue Jun 22, 2021 10:55 am
Too close, way too close
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Fri May 07, 2021 6:54 am
Great article about wind shear
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Thu Oct 15, 2020 8:48 am
One Bad Decision, a Bent Airplane, & Lessons Learned
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Thu Aug 06, 2020 2:19 am
Close call in the pattern
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Has anyone been lasered?
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Overnight at Bushey Lake
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All (partially anyway) Jammed up
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Would this be considered an airplane or go cart?
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Citabria without fuel cap
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Thu May 24, 2018 6:27 pm
Replace those suspension bolts!
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Looking for tales of...
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New Plane, Crazy Adventure
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Boiling a frog...
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Screw the Swiss and there Cheese!
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if you don't like the weather, wait 5 minutes...
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Lost (nearly) all my oil in flight
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Tue Jul 25, 2017 8:12 pm
Water assisted landing... close call!
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Thu Jul 20, 2017 4:51 am
Close call
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Lesson learned...
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CO poisoning
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Prop Strike to the Head - Accidental Hand Prop
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The big helicopter in the windshield.
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of harnesses and helmets
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When a Drone Strikes an Airplane – What to Do?
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Evaluating Runway Surface
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Wish I had stayed on the ground/ Lucky to be in one piece
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The Sputter Club....or How I Chewed Those Holes In My Seat
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Crashing a Cessna 185: A BAS Shoulder Harness Testimonial
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