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My brother-in-law's chain broke during our mountain bike ride yesterday morning. It happened at the far end of a 5 1/2 mile trail and we unfortunately did not have a spare master link with us, so he had to hoof it up the hills and coast down. Rather than curse his misfortune, he took the …

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Emergency Upset Recovery

Several years ago I had the privilege of attending an Emergency Upset Recovery Training course presented by APS Training in Arizona. Designed to make pilots safer, this three day advanced training course covers the theory behind and practical handling of unintended and un-commanded loss of control in flight. Boy, is it an eye opener! Standard …

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