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Inbound for Landing: We’ll need a top-off
BY GARY WAYNE COX Aircraft: Big Sandy Unicom…Cirrus…2…7…3…Mike…Echo…approaching from the south…airport advisory please… `*Unicom: Winds favoring runway 3…at 7 knots…no other traffic…* ** `I try to treat everyone the same here at the airport. It doesn’t matter if they are in a big jet or a small plane, I want to make them feel welcome
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Inbound for Landing: A lesson in civics
BY GARY WAYNE COX Aircraft: Big Sandy Unicom…Citation 7…7…3…Bravo…Charlie…10 miles to the northeast… inbound for landing… Unicom: Bravo…Charlie…winds calm…no other traffic… I get to meet a lot of interesting people from all walks of life at the airport. Airplanes are actually more than just a mode of transportation; they are “time machines.” You can cover
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Angels use airplanes too
BY GARY WAYNE COX *Aircraft: Big Sandy Unicom…TBM…3…4…7…Mike…Echo…10 miles to the northeast…inbound for landing…* Unicom: Winds calm…no other reported traffic… I’m sure most people haven’t heard of the Angel Flight program. It’s a network of pilots from all over the United States that transport patients for hospital visits. Pilots who are signed up with the
