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"There I was..." An Aviation Podcast

by AOPA Air Safety Institute
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#136#141#146#151#156Chart rankOct 8Oct 9#146
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Oct 9#146#108
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About the show

There I was…, presented by the AOPA Air Safety Institute, invites you into the cockpit with pilots across the aviation community. We fly with them as they encounter unpredictable scenarios and we learn from the knowledge and skills they utilize to fly safely out of them. This podcast honors the tradition and heritage in aviation to leverage “hangar flying” as an avenue to pass along knowledge and experience. Subscribe to Safety Insider, the Air Safety Institute's monthly newsletter - https://www.aopa.org/newsletters

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