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C-5 pilot recalls when his Galaxy nearly stalled on landing because thrust reversers wouldn’t come out of reverse
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C-5 pilot recalls his Galaxy nearly stalling on landing because thrust reversers wouldn’t come out of reverse

By 
Dario Leone
Aug 2 2026

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