Risk Management Magazine

I was just four months out of flight school when I found myself deployed to Iraq. For the most part, progression was uneventful, except for those dust landings under night vision goggles.

We watched helplessly as Scott tried to climb down the tree, hornets swarming all over him.

Helicopter pilots have a potential landing site at any open field, but fixed-wing pilots really like to have a runway available to them. Being aware of airports that are viable alternates, regardless of weather conditions requiring it, just adds to your list of options.