The Impossible Turn, the Engine Out on Takeoff, and Why the Runway Behind You Is Already Gone
An engine failure after takeoff demands a split-second decision. Here's what the physics and accident data say about the impossible turn.
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FAR Ninety-One Point One Seventy-Five, the Approach Ban, and the One Thing That Legally Lets You Leave Minimums and Land Off an Instrument Approach
FAR 91.175 requires three conditions before you can descend below DA or MDA and land off an instrument approach - here's what they are.
PatternDecision Altitude Versus Minimum Descent Altitude, the One Word That Changes How You Fly the Bottom of an Approach
DA vs MDA explained: one lets you descend through it to decide, the other is a hard floor you never bust.
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