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Michael Wildes says when pilots gain more experience, some let their guard down—sometimes to chilling effect.

“Be careful out there. These kids will try to kill ya,” my instructor said to me after he signed me off for my multi-engine instructor (MEI) checkride. Having just completed my own series of engines-out training and seeing my own reaction, I understood what he meant about how unsuspecting our human nature is. Years before, […]