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What's up man? Long time no talk to.
You know, I have been posting comments on this forum for a little while now and I can say that beyond a shadow of doubt, that LAfrequentflyer and ctd57 are two of the most encouraging guys that post comments on this forum.
You are right, there are different learning curves for everyone. Everybody doesn't learn at the same rate. What one person may p/u immediately may take the next a few extra trys to get. It's ok.
As far as ATP, IMHO, there's no one better. I mean for the amount of money that you spend, you get all that you need to become a proficient pilot.
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