By the time the air traffic controller finished delivering a low altitude alert, the TBM 700 flown by a Minnesota bank executive returning home from Florida was already through the roof of a Brooklyn Park home.
Two days after their harrowing brush with death, John Murphy, the pilot of a Piper PA–28-235 Charger that iced up after unintentional VFR flight into clouds and crashed near the highest peak of the Taconic Range in southern Vermont, explained the decisions that very nearly killed him and his two adult children aboard the aircraft.
Flying in snowy conditions presents a unique set of challenges and delights, and while it can be intimidating, snow doesn’t necessarily have to keep you grounded.
It’s 3:58 p.m. local time, Monday, October 26, 2020, near Lubbock, Texas. A small airplane emerges below the clouds traveling low to the ground through the freezing mist
The days are short, the sun is low on the horizon, and you’re heading to the airport early to allow a little more time for preflight preparations because winter is here.
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