I Learned About Flying From That
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Tune in for the rest of the story with exclusive interviews with pilots who have shared their emergencies, crises, and mistakes over 950-plus installments of Flying's iconic series, "I Learned About Flying From That." Host Rob Reider relates the tale as told by the author, then catches up with that pilot to ask the questions we know have been on your mind.
I Learned About Flying From That
3w ago
Turbulence and windshear drove CFII Anna Serbinenko and her students to attempt a difficult diversion. Then, a search and rescue crew runs into trouble when they decide to push for their home airport following a hydraulic failure ..read more
I Learned About Flying From That
1M ago
With a failing engine and unforgiving terrain all around, flight instructor Mark Henshall had a decision to make about whether or not to turn back to the runway. Also, picking up a mayday from a fellow pilot comes to a difficult end only to be followed by a surprising revelation ..read more
I Learned About Flying From That
2M ago
Finding the right teacher can be complicated, but when a flight instructor falls asleep on a student’s first-ever lesson it raises red flags. Also, low visibility and a failure to communicate lead to a head-to-head close call in the pattern ..read more
I Learned About Flying From That
2M ago
A pilot faces an instrument failure in the clouds and recalls how a decision to head home in the dark—despite having never flown at night—led to a harrowing experience in the pattern ..read more
I Learned About Flying From That
3M ago
Experienced pilot Al Hewitt was proficient, current, and ready to go for a short IFR trip he’d made many times before, but when he broke out of the clouds on a familiar approach nothing was as expected ..read more
I Learned About Flying From That
5M ago
During a night proficiency flight, a pilot was practicing partial panel IFR when he had an emergency he did not expect ..read more
I Learned About Flying From That
5M ago
Pilot Victor Vogel was left with only a flashlight and a pencil following a total electrical system failure in his Beech Sierra—and he was headed straight for the nation's capital region ..read more
I Learned About Flying From That
6M ago
An Air Force Warthog pilot suffered an engine failure during a training mission, but was his course of action the right one ..read more
I Learned About Flying From That
7M ago
Pilot Charles Turner witnessed an accident and tried to save one of the occupants. It took him 20 years to share the story, and where it led him ..read more
I Learned About Flying From That
7M ago
Sometimes we conduct a careful preflight, and we still don’t find everything that might go wrong under the cowl. This Bonanza pilot discovered fuel all over the engine—after returning to the airport ..read more