The following report, submitted to ASRS by a B-727 Captain discusses an incident in which established procedures still were not enough to avert a near-collision on the runway. Due to a mechanical problem, our flight [air carrier X] departed after the Tower closed for the night. We complied with our company?s "non-Tower" procedures found on … Continue reading See and Avoid: Applies to Runway Ops, too
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Jim’s Checkride by James Anuth
On July 5, 1999 I took the checkride for my PP-ASEL and passed it. Here's a quick run down on how things went. First, I took my training at Princeton Airport in New Jersey. I started on August 5, 1998 and was going full tilt until the winter hit. The weather was so poor that … Continue reading Jim’s Checkride by James Anuth
First X-Country
Yesterday, Saturday 18, 2006 and Sunday the 19 were my first cross country flights. Saturday was the dual and Sunday was the solo. Both flights were from KAPV (Apple Valley) airport to KWJF (Fox field) airport in Lancaster in California. As usual the cross country started a week earlier with the cross country planning. I … Continue reading First X-Country