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    Aviation Anxiety

    Bad Instructors: How They Behave and Why You Should Know

    November 2015
    Bad Instructors: How They Behave and Why You Should Know

    I'm curious about your experience with bad flight instructors and hope you'll add to this blog with your comments. Of course, most flight instructors do a fantastic job. I just can't...

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    Mere Fear

    November 2015
    Mere Fear

    Fear.     It’s a nasty little word that most pilots treat like someone’s bad toupee. Don’t think about it; don’t speak of it and, if it attracts your attention, pretend...

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    Pilot Demons

    November 2015
    Pilot Demons

    On the day of my first flying lesson, a tiny voice spoke to me in a Sicilian-like accent. It pleaded, “Rodney, donta goh, donta goh. I cook you pasta, I...

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