Oops, Wrong Airport: It’s More Than Embarrassing, It’s Dangerous

Credit: NASA
I used to think I was shielded from the problems because I had always flown for organizations that required their pilots to operate IFR “to the maximum extent possible.” But then I learned of a few pilots in very elite U.S. Air Force units who came very close to mistakenly landing large and...
James Albright

James is a retired U.S. Air Force pilot with time in the T-37B, T-38A, KC-135A, EC-135J (Boeing 707), E-4B (Boeing 747) and C-20A/B/C (Gulfstream III…

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