Old 03-21-2008, 04:14 AM
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Default reading is fundamental

Originally Posted by Scooter2525 View Post
Frank Ayers, chairman of the Embry-Riddle Flight Department, said the instructors leave as more seasoned pilots "after they've flown with students, who in a very nice way, have done everything they can to kill you in a plane."
It's a 'cute' statement, however, it's old and addresses the effectiveness or lack there of preflight preparation.

I know a US Navy test pilot that earned his PVT from a mom&pop and I also know a prestigious aviation university graduate that dragged a wingtip.

I knew how to recover from a stall before my first flight.....because I could read.

If you can read, you can learn whatever you want......
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