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Aug 2022
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That Nagging Feeling (August 2022)

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Does a partial engine failure constitute an emergency? Find out one pilot's opinion. By Dr. Amanda M. Stahl.


Got a Never Again of your own to share? Email pilot@aopa.org and we may publish yours in AOPA Pilot magazine.

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