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The runway behind me…

By General Aviation News Staff · February 9, 2017 ·

Smitty Smith from FunPlacesToFly.com sent us this picture, with this note: “The runway behind me. You know the old saying, don’t you?” (In case you don’t, check below the picture…)


Things that do you no good in aviation:

  • Altitude above you.
  • Runway behind you.
  • Fuel in the truck.
  • Half a second ago.
  • Approach plates in the car.
  • The airspeed you don’t have.

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