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CHAPTER CHATTER, EAA Chapter 78 5

The Essential Role of American
After Pearl Harbor, many Planes

Crashed into Lake Michigan during Women in Industry during the Second
Training – Now They Are Being World War
Recovered

Take away the title Lake Michigan and that large body The Best Way to Fly a Traffic
of water could be the Pacific Ocean.
Pattern at a Non-Towered Airport
It became so after the Japanese attack on Pearl
Harbor in December 1941 and the duration of the
Second World War. For it was there the US Navy, not
ready for a large-scale war, trained pilots.

Seventeen thousand pilots earned their wings learning
to land and take off on improvised aircraft
carriers. However, it was not without cost. Between
March 1942 and September 1945, approximately 130
aircraft sank, and ten pilots died in the chilly waters
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It might seem very basic, but having a good
understanding of how to fly the traffic pattern and land
at a non-towered airport is extremely important.
How a Crossword Puzzle Nearly
Spelled the End for D-Day Why? According to the NTSB, in 2012, over 41% of all
general aviation accidents happened in the approach
and landing phases of flight.

At a tower-controlled airport, ATC is in charge of the

low of traffic. And while you're still responsible to "see
and avoid" other aircraft, tower control does a good job

of keeping airplanes at a safe distance from each
other. But when you're flying into a non-towered airport,

it's up to you and other pilots to stay sequenced and
remain at a safe distance from each other.