A heap of snow had fallen from directly above us and landed squarely on each runway, preventing any possible take-offs. |
On one of the first take-offs Rob made with a drop tank, the tank released on the plane's rollout. |
You might want to consider scheduling an annual dual flight with an experienced instructor to review downwind take-offs and landings. |
Training will include deadstick landings, crosswind take-offs and landings, go-arounds, and engine failure after takeoff. |
The airport handled 246,000 take-offs and landings last year, a number forecast to hit 314,000 in 20 years. |
The designers, of course, figured the nose-wheel on the new tricycle landing gears also needed to be locked during take-offs and landings. |