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Reflection on the Value of People in Flight Training

Reflection on the Value of People in Flight Training

In aviation, we are taught fundamental principles: speak up, question norms that compromise safety, and protect people before ego. This article addresses a subject that is deeply important to me and occupies much of my thoughts. In August 2018, I obtained my flight instructor rating, and since then I have taught with passion to many students. I worked full-time as a flight instructor for four years. Years during which my social life outside of work almost disappeared – working two…

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My Debut Into the World of Towing Gliders

My Debut Into the World of Towing Gliders

When pursuing a career in aviation many pilots build up their experience by towing gliders. I was attracted to it since seeing my first « towing » in September 2014 while attending the annual corn roast fly-in at Kars. I had flown in with my instructor-mentor-friend Joe in his beautiful Cessna 170. We were sitting in camping chairs at the far end of runway 26 while gliding activities were in progress. They would be zooming magnificently right over our heads, and obviously…

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