17 Y/O student lands with wheel missing - with ATC
Show me a parent who's not on the edge of tears after listening to young Maggie's initial responses....
Well done, that girl, it can't get much worse on a low-time solo flight. As an engineer familiar with these aircraft, I've got my own suspicions regarding the wheel issue.
Well done, that girl, it can't get much worse on a low-time solo flight. As an engineer familiar with these aircraft, I've got my own suspicions regarding the wheel issue.
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I've got my own suspicions regarding the wheel issue.
She did brilliantly, the only thing that could have been done better perhaps was to reassure her that landings of this type, while not trivial, are rarely if ever injurious or fatal.
