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Old 11-13-2015, 07:32 AM
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Originally Posted by Vito View Post
I've always said that UPT wasn't about teaching students to fly, but managing a tremendous amount of knowledge and "built in" pressure, both time pressures and skill-sets. Like others have mentioned, most students, given enough time can pass UPT, but thats not the point of it.
Exactly. My saying has always been, "you don't go to UPT to learn to fly. Big Blue sends you there to see if you can process internal and external stress--while learning to fly."
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