55 Entering and Flying Traffic Patterns Safely, Cirrus SR22 Landing Accident, FAA Grounds Open Door Helicopter Tours

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Max talks in detail about some of the challenges pilots face entering a traffic pattern and how to follow a slower aircraft. There was an unusual accident in Florida in which a Cirrus SR22 landed on top of a SR20 that had just landed. Fortunately, there were not injuries. The FAA grounds open door helicopter tours in the wake of an NYC accident in which tethered passengers drowned because they were unable to release their tethers. A listener asks about the requirements for floatation devices for a planned flight from Florida to the Bahamas.

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Mentioned in the Show
DOT seeking proposals from flight schools for program
https://transportationtodaynews.com/news/8676-usdot-seeking-proposals-flight-schools-program/
https://www.transportation.gov/briefing-room/us-department-transportation-announces-solicitation-proposals-flight-schools-part
https://www.volpe.dot.gov/forcestoflyers

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