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Feb 2023
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Six-Right Surprise (February 2023)

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Don't land on taxiways. Just don't. Find out what led a pilot to do just that. (By Doug Magill)


Got a Never Again scenario you'd like to share with others? Email pilot@aopa.org and we may publish your story in AOPA Pilot magazine and record it on this podcast.

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