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  • Prior Proper Planning Prevents…

    Cristopher Sodeman, FAASTeam Rep. CFI, CFII, MEI|Jul 1, 2025

    Before you venture off on a cross-country flight, what is your pre-flight planning routine? Do you watch the local weather, add just enough fuel to legally reach your destination then blast off? Or do you call Flight Service for a standard briefing, analyze the weather yourself, and go through all of the steps you were taught in initial flight training? Most people would probably fall somewhere in the middle of these two scenarios. What follows is a discussion about how our pre-flight preparations can mitigate the chances for an accident...