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Articles in March, 2002 issue of Approach

• The pucker factor: I over-rotated a few degrees off the cat, and we were climbing too steeply to accelerate - Brief Article
  by Matt D. Menza
• Backed in a corner - flying blind
  by Keith Dienstl
• A cool, new experience: I had been in the water for fewer than 30 seconds but already hardly could move my hands - water survival training
  by William Miller
• Mishap-free milestones - safety record of military aircraft - Brief Article
• Aviation humor - Brief Article
• My scariest movement - plane struck by lightning
  by Andy Bordick
• MC1 failure? No problem! - Brief Article
  by Oscar Montes
• A lesson in teamwork - Brief Article
  by Don Pagel
• Learning from other's mistakes; they were going 40 knots when the plane smashed through thick shrubs at the departure end and then descended into the water - Brief Article
  by David Person
• Running down the tanker: approaching 15 miles, I used pressure from the APU and brake accumulators to emergency-extend the gear - Brief Article
  by Dave Brooks
• Please stop rollin G! - using chocks to back up parking brakes - Brief Article
  by John Isaacson
• Near-midairs with a train - ORM Corner - Brief Article
  by Ron Dennis
• Up we spiral - bad planning and weather conditions - Brief Article
• Taking the "safety pulse" of your squadron
  by Robert Figlock