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ground level. I could see the lights of
Childress and the flashing lights of the
sheriff’s car.
The airspeed indicator began to
bounce, and the engine coughed. Ice had
restricted the pitot tube and engine inlet
in the storm. It was now melting, bringing
a bit of hope. The engine, firing on partial
cylinders, shook the entire airframe. I was
getting closer to the field, but very low and
battling another pilot instinct—a tendency
to stretch the glide.
My time flying crop dusters was paying off; I had the Mooney tickling right at
the edge of a stall. Experience tells you
when you can do no more.
“Just fly the aircraft,” now quietly
coaxing a little more out of the airplane—
and out of myself. “Touch down out here
if necessary. Wings level. Don’t stall and
cartwheel.”
The glide continued to extend. And,
finally, somehow, the wheels touched on
the pavement.
I was still on the runway when the battery gave up and the airplane went dark.
I shut the engine down and sat unmoving. My knees were shaking, but what kept
me sitting in the dark was the recognition
that many had failed to survive the situation I had just faced. Without an answered
prayer, I would have fared no better.
The sheriff ’s flashing lights turned
into the airport and parked beside me.
Finally, he got out and knocked on my
window. I turned, looking absently at him
for many seconds. Finally, I unlatched the
door.
“Evening,” I said, my voice still trembling. “Pretty cold out here.”
The deputy had seen fear up close
before. “Yep, pretty cold. You need a lift?”
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making up the bulk of both. But at any
moment, the ride in either can become
harrowing.
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - July 2013
Contents
President’s Position
Visual Approach
Letters
Waypoints
Proficient Pilot
Safety Pilot
License to Learn
Pilot Counsel
Fly Well
New York to Tokyo In Two Hours
AOPA News
News
Events
Pilot Products
Fly-Outs
Test Pilot
People
Punching and Rolling
Propulsion: Where Do We Go From Here?
Air-Cooled Engines for the Twenty-First Century
Future Fuel
Modern Family
Car-Like Efficiency (At Three Times the Speed)
Debonair Sweeps: One Pumped-Up Panel
East/West Fly Off
Summit Goes Southwestern
Technique
Technique
Wx Watch
Ownership
Avionics
Dogfight
Never Again
Events
Member Products
AOPA Foundation
AOPA Action
Membership
Fly by Wire
Pilots
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - July 2013 - President’s Position
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - July 2013 - Visual Approach
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - July 2013 - Letters
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - July 2013 - Waypoints
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - July 2013 - Proficient Pilot
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - July 2013 - Safety Pilot
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - July 2013 - License to Learn
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - July 2013 - Pilot Counsel
AOPA Pilot Magazine - July 2013 - 27
AOPA Pilot Magazine - July 2013 - Fly Well
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - July 2013 - New York to Tokyo In Two Hours
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - July 2013 - AOPA News
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - July 2013 - News
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - July 2013 - Events
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - July 2013 - Pilot Products
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - July 2013 - Fly-Outs
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - July 2013 - Test Pilot
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - July 2013 - People
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - July 2013 - Punching and Rolling
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - July 2013 - Propulsion: Where Do We Go From Here?
AOPA Pilot Magazine - July 2013 - 59
AOPA Pilot Magazine - July 2013 - Air-Cooled Engines for the Twenty-First Century
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - July 2013 - Future Fuel
AOPA Pilot Magazine - July 2013 - Modern Family
AOPA Pilot Magazine - July 2013 - Car-Like Efficiency (At Three Times the Speed)
AOPA Pilot Magazine - July 2013 - 65
AOPA Pilot Magazine - July 2013 - Debonair Sweeps: One Pumped-Up Panel
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - July 2013 - 68
AOPA Pilot Magazine - July 2013 - 69
AOPA Pilot Magazine - July 2013 - 70
AOPA Pilot Magazine - July 2013 - 71
AOPA Pilot Magazine - July 2013 - East/West Fly Off
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - July 2013 - 77
AOPA Pilot Magazine - July 2013 - Summit Goes Southwestern
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - July 2013 - Technique
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - July 2013 - Technique
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - July 2013 - Wx Watch
AOPA Pilot Magazine - July 2013 - Ownership
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - July 2013 - Avionics
AOPA Pilot Magazine - July 2013 - Dogfight
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - July 2013 - 93
AOPA Pilot Magazine - July 2013 - Never Again
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - July 2013 - 97
AOPA Pilot Magazine - July 2013 - Events
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - July 2013 - Member Products
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - July 2013 - AOPA Foundation
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - July 2013 - AOPA Action
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - July 2013 - Membership
AOPA Pilot Magazine - July 2013 - 107
AOPA Pilot Magazine - July 2013 - Fly by Wire
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