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One of general aviation’s original storytelling audio formats enters its next chapter.

After not being able to get in a word edgewise with ATC, without warning, the right engine quit.

Decision to accept ‘shortcut’ from ATC leads to harrowing experience.

Routine instructional flight turns into a heart-stopping moment when two aircraft unexpectedly meet on a hidden runway.

Instructor recounts a flight where an emergency landing revealed the critical importance of meticulous preflight checks.

Close call shows unpredictable and unforgiving nature of in-flight structural phenomenon.

Imagine the terror of losing control of an airplane moments after takeoff.

So, what caused a highly reliable twin engine jet to turn into a glider? Short answer is fuel contamination.

Flying conditions can change rapidly, especially the weather, so it’s best to always be prepared.

They make the events so much more fun than just watching aircraft sketch smoky hieroglyphics in the sky.