Scaring Yourself into Additional Dual Instruction
Every pilot frightens themselves at least once, and the experiences often make us better aviators.
Every pilot frightens themselves at least once, and the experiences often make us better aviators.
Meg Godlewski has been an aviation journalist for more than 20 years and a CFI for more than 18 years. If she is not flying or teaching aviation, she is writing about it. Meg is a founding member of the Pilot Proficiency Center at EAA AirVenture and excels at the application of simulation technology to flatten the learning curve. Follow Meg on Twitter @2Lewski.
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