55 Entering and Flying Traffic Patterns Safely, Cirrus SR22 Landing Accident, FAA Grounds Open Door Helicopter Tours + GA News

Summary: We discuss challenges pilots face entering traffic patterns and how to follow slower aircraft. A Cirrus SR22 lands on top of a SR20 that just landed. FAA grounds open door helicopter tours after an NYC accident in which tethered passengers drowned because they couldn’t release their tethers. A listener asks about requirements for floatation devices for a planned flight from Florida to the Bahamas.