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Jan 2025
32m 29s

Episode 79: Lost Comms

AOPA Air Safety Institute
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As a newly minted private pilot, Sara Gagné takes her mother on a sunset flight around the Hawaiian island of Oahu. Not expecting any adverse issues during her very first flight with a passenger, Sara finds herself unable to establish radio communication. NOTE: We realized we omitted a key detail in this episode. When the guest discusses the remedy of shinin ... Show More
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