![Mastering the 180-degree, power-off approach requires not just accuracy, but the judgment to go around when conditions fail. Pilots must remember that a missed maneuver is a learning opportunity, not failure. [Credit: Glenn Watson]](https://www.flyingmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Glenn-Watson-Downwind.jpg?w=780&h=470&crop=1)
Off Target: The High Cost of Trying to Salvage a Bad Approach
It wasn’t that important for one Georgia pilot to get it right.
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![New public backcountry aviation access has opened at the 45 Ranch in Idaho’s Owyhee Canyonlands. [Credit: Jim Richmond Backcountry Aviation Foundation]](https://www.flyingmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/PRESS-PHOTO-45-Ranch-1-scaled-1.jpg?w=780&h=470&crop=1)
JRBAF Acquires Land for New Sierra Nevada Backcountry Airstrip
Foundation launches $200K capital campaign to develop Meadow View Peak into a public aviation destination.
![Auburn University in Alabama boasts a fleet of G1000-equipped aircraft, including 56 Cessna 172s. [Credit: Auburn University]](https://www.flyingmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/2026-05-06-Contributor-Submission-James-Birdsong-Gratis-FLY-finalcomp1.jpeg?w=780&h=470&crop=1)
Colleges Embrace Aviation Home Field Advantage
Four school-owned airports embrace their storied histories and modern aviation training.
How to Watch Airbus’ A350F Maiden Flight
Manufacturer says it will broadcast the freighter’s first flight live on September 29.
U.S. Senate Passes Aviation Mental Health Legislation
John A. Hauser Mental Health in Aviation Act and Aviation Medication Transparency Act viewed as ‘long-needed reform.’
![Matthew Harrah (left) talks to The Aviation Consumer lead editor Jonathan Welsh about the True Blue Power Gen5 TB50 at Oshkosh. [Credit: FLYING]](https://www.flyingmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Screenshot-2026-09-23-at-1.59.51-PM-1.png?w=780&h=470&crop=1)
Start Lighter, Start Faster, Start Smarter
Mid-Continent Instruments and Avionics president Matthew Harrah shows FLYING how True Blue Power’s lithium batteries are rewriting the rules of aircraft starting.
Heart Unveils Redesigned Flagship Hybrid-Electric Airliner, JSX Order
New clean-sheet production aircraft improves on previously announced design’s payload capacity, simplicity, and capabilities.
CitationJet Owners Can Now Upgrade to All-Garmin Avionics
Textron announces availability of retrofit solution following FAA supplemental type certification.
![The JMB VL3 has a bubble- style canopy and a swept-back tail. [Credit: JMB Aircraft]](https://www.flyingmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/FLY0826_2.0-FEAT1-We-Fly-MAIN.jpeg?w=780&h=470&crop=1)
We Fly: JMB VL3 Is a Speedster Worth Watching
High-performance trainer from Czech manufacturer stands poised for MOSAIC era.
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Sim Lab: Silence Can Be Golden in Microsoft Flight Simulator
Futuristic Joby S4 eVTOL is a must-fly aircraft in MSFS2024.
