42. Rough Ride to Danville

Your mission is ferrying the club airplane 350 miles to a paint shop. If it’s not there by tomorrow morning, your next chance to get in the queue for painting will be months from now. Is high wind and turbulence enough to scrub this flight, or is there a safe way to make it happen?

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2. Evaluate Your Options

3. Make Your Choice

4. Learn From The Instructor

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Wally Moran
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Catherine Cavagnaro
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Mark Kolber
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Paul Bertorelli
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Bob Nardiello
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Elaine Kauh
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7. Take The Bonus Quiz

This month’s scenario involves contemplating a flight during turbulent conditions. Test your knowledge about turbulence by taking this quiz.

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Wally Moran is a retired airline captain and spent much of his career as a training instructor and check airman on aircraft including the Boeing 747 and 767. He has held a flight instructor certificate for over 50 years. He is a former FAA DPE for airplanes from single engine to Multi-Engine ATP and gliders. Wally has been awarded the FAA Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award and is designated a Master CFI by the National Association of Flight Instructors. In 2017 Wally was elected to the NAFI Flight Instructor’s Hall of Fame.