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Flight Chops: Do the Pre-Check Ride Butterflies Ever Go Away?

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Key Takeaways:

  • Flight Chops (Steve Thorne) achieved his multi-engine rating in 2017, an accomplishment he considers his best of the year and his first flight test in over 15 years, documented in a new video series.
  • He experienced significant pre-check ride stress, similar to his first private pilot checkride, despite his extensive experience.
  • Flight Chops launched a new January contest, seeking "fascinating aviation stories" to be featured in an upcoming episode.
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For his first video of 2018, Flight Chops (AKA Steve Thorne) is conducting a sort of victory lap for what he says is probably his best accomplishment of 2017. The feat? “Actually starting and finishing something.” We all know how good that can feel. More specifically, he earned his multi engine rating, and now his followers can tag along in the latest episode.

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