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Key Takeaways:

  • During a short night flight, a Mooney pilot reported an unusual emergency: their student was getting electrocuted when touching the throttle.
  • The pilot requested to return and land at Nashua, New Hampshire.
  • Following the report, an unidentified voice humorously remarked, "That's a good training technique."
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Overheard in IFR Magazine's 'On the Air' Section
Overheard in IFR Magazine‘s “On the Air”

My airplane partner and I were on a short night hop from Lawrence, Massachusetts to Nashua, New Hampshire and had just switched to Nashua tower when we heard the following:

Mooney:
“We need to return and land.”

Tower:
“What’s the nature of your problem?”

Mooney:
“Every time my student touches the throttle, he gets electrocuted.”

Unidentified Voice:
“That’s a good training technique.”

Spencer Webb Pelham
New Hampshire

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