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‘I Learned About Flying From That’ Podcast: Running Out of Fuel

FLYING is counting down to its 100th ILAFFT podcast episode. This week we revisit listener favorite No. 8: "Fuel Lessons from Martha Lunken."

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Key Takeaways:

  • The "I Learned About Flying From That" (ILAFFT) series, originating as a *FLYING* magazine column, now includes a podcast where pilots share firsthand accounts of harrowing aviation experiences and the safety lessons learned.
  • The ILAFFT podcast is celebrating its 100th episode in February by counting down listener-favorite episodes, with this week highlighting the No. 8 favorite.
  • This week's featured listener favorite, "Episode 4: Fuel Lessons from Martha Lunken," details columnist Martha Lunken's experience with fuel exhaustion and her subsequent precautionary landing on the Pennsylvania Turnpike.
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Nearly nine decades ago, FLYING launched its “I Learned About Flying From That” column— known as ILAFFT—to provide GA pilots firsthand accounts of harrowing aviation experiences. Sharing the lesson learned helps other pilots avoid the same fate and become better, safer pilots in the process.  

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