Pilot Short Story: Emergency in IMC @AirSafetyInstitute
Pilot Short Story: Emergency in IMC  @AirSafetyInstitute
Uploaded May 2024 | Updated September 2026, 5 hours ago
In Pilot Short Story: Emergency in IMC, Thomas Turner, executive director of the American Bonanza Society Air Safety Foundation, shares lessons learned dealing with partial engine power on an instrument approach in IMC during a training flight. He reviews what it means to be PIC and how to work with ATC for the flight’s best outcome.

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