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Episode 88: Bouncing on Empty

There I was... by AOPA Air Safety Institute

Oct 14, 202532:55Games & Hobbies

During a mountain flying trip in a Cessna 172, Doug Tilghman and two companions become dangerously close to fuel exhaustion.

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Episode 88: Bouncing on Empty is an episode from There I was... by AOPA Air Safety Institute. During a mountain flying trip in a Cessna 172, Doug Tilghman and two companions become dangerously close to fuel exhaustion. The episode was publi...

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Published Oct 14, 2025, 32:55 long, audio available.

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