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278 Prop Safety, Checklist Usage: Listener Mail - A Friday Mailbag Special + GA News

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Summary 278 Max discusses a propeller accident in which a CFI let a 16-year old student out of an airplane with the engine running, all to avoid having to get out in the rain. NEVER let anyone out of your plane with the propeller still turning. He also reads a number of emails from listeners about their checklist usage best practices.

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Mentioned on the Show Student pilot injured by prop strike during first lesson

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