Downwind turn

Pilot ProficiencyThe Downwind Turn Revisited

In 2018, a Junkers Ju 52 crashed in the Swiss Alps while attempting to cross a 10,000-foot saddle from south to north amid gusting winds.

Peter Garrison

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