Uploaded September 2024 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Flight instructor responds. My last video on teardrop entries at non-towered airports stirred up a hornet’s nest. Watch me reply to some of the comments.

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📝 Contents
0:00 - Intro
0:43 - The issue with calling it a teardrop
2:16 - You’d better cross the runway exactly perpendicular
2:37 - Teardrop onto the downwind?
3:51 - Language matters
4:57 - Join my next webinar
14:10 - Wrap up
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