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‘I Learned About Flying From That’ Podcast: Surviving an Off-Airport Landing With Backcountry Training

FLYING is counting down to its 100th ILAFFT podcast episode. This week we revisit listener favorite No. 3: ‘Ready for the Emergency.’

While flying a mission for the Recreational Aviation Foundation, a pilot experienced engine trouble in her Cessna 185 and applied her backcountry training to make an off-airport landing. [FLYING file photo]
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Key Takeaways:

  • FLYING magazine's "I Learned About Flying From That" (ILAFFT) column and podcast share pilots' harrowing experiences and lessons learned to promote aviation safety.
  • The ILAFFT podcast features host Rob Reider interviewing pilots about their incidents, key takeaways, and actionable advice for listeners.
  • The series is celebrating its 100th podcast episode by counting down listener favorites, with "Episode 56: Ready for the Emergency" (featuring pilot Christine Mortine's off-airport landing) highlighted as the No. 3 pick.
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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.  

In recent years, the ILAFFT journey evolved to include a podcast adding an extra dimension to the experience through exclusive interviews with pilots sharing their stories.

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