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    Jet Brain: How Big Airplane Techniques Undermine Small Airplane Training

    May 2025
    Jet Brain: How Big Airplane Techniques Undermine Small Airplane Training

    By Rod Machado Ain’t nobody going to deny that jets are sexy. If you’re like some flight instructors, you salivate over these heavy-metal machines in the same way cats stare...

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    Fri, May 09, 25 Jet Brain: How Big Airplane Techniques Undermine Small Airplane Training Thu, Oct 01, 20 FAA Cross Country Book - Out of Print Mon, Nov 13, 23 Making Training Better for Primary Students Thu, May 06, 21 How to Sabotage Your Flight Training Fri, Sep 30, 22 Picking Our Cockpit Chiefs Wed, Aug 03, 22 Fantasy Based Energy Management Training for Pilots Sun, Jan 02, 22 What General Grant Can Teach Pilots About Anxiety Thu, Nov 25, 21 ADF Navigation: The Basics Sun, Jul 04, 21 Why We Fly? Tue, Jun 22, 21 Airport Holding Markings: You Can Fool Some of the People...
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