We heard the unfortunate news today about adventurer Steve Fossett disappearing during what by accounts was a simple pleasure flight in good weather. He departed the Flying M Ranch southeast of Reno, NV in a Citabria Super Decathlon Monday morning on a local flight and did not return. The Flying M Ranch is owned by the Hilton Family of hotel fame. Finding the ranch on a map wasn’t easy - so we’ve created the simple map below showing the location of the Flying M. We suggest you view the map in Google Earth to get an appreciation for the mountainous terrain nearby.

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Flying M Ranch - Switch to Hybrid Mode or use the View in Google Earth Button for best results!

I had the distinct pleasure of taking an abreviated version of Sean D Tucker’s Tutima Academy of Aviation Safety Upset Recovery Training this week. It’s not often one gets the opportunity to put an Extra 300L through its paces in the process of gaining practical experience in the safe recovery from stalls, spins, and inverted attitudes. Every pilot owes it to himself and his passengers to get this training!
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