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The Minimums at Meadville
#191 | AUGUST 2026
After a lumpy trip in IMC, you discover the destination weather is worse than predicted. Your planned approach is now an iffy choice, and the other options all have their drawbacks. Any of the approaches theoretically work on paper. The question is: Which will you try first in practice?
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Doug Stewart
Doug Stewart was the “National Certificated Flight Instructor of the Year” in 2004 and NAFI Flight Instructor Hall of Fame in 2023. A Master Certified Flight Instructor, Gold Seal Instructor and Designated Pilot Examiner – he is based at the Columbia County Airport (1B1) in Hudson, NY. Doug owns and operates his own flight school specializing in instrument training and has logged over 12,500 hours of dual instruction given, with over 5,700 hours of that being instrument instruction. He regularly gives instruction in aircraft as simple as the J-3 Cub, and as complex as the Piper Malibu / Mirage.