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Dec 2024
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Episode 78: "What's That Sound?"

AOPA Air Safety Institute
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Peter Danzig hears a disturbing banging sound while flying his Bonanza A36 near Paso Robles, CA, and decides to make a precautionary landing at a small private airport. After landing, he must contend with less than ideal conditions in which to depart again. 
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