Running Out of Options (December 2025)

AOPA Never Again by AOPA Podcasts

Dec 1, 202513:06Games & Hobbies

In this episode of “Never Again,” a young instrument-rated pilot sets out for a cozy Thanksgiving with family only to find himself racing a fast-moving winter system across the Midwest. But when one airport after another...

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