Home / Pilot Proficiency / Battling the “Big Lie” Pilot Proficiency Battling the “Big Lie” John King's crusade to change aviation's culture. (March 2001) By March 11, 2001 The following article is taken from Flying’s March 2001 issue. More From Pilot Proficiency Only Assumptions Can Be Made About What Took Down a Curtiss C-46 in Alaska Is a Medical Certificate Required for a Private Pilot Check Ride? Chart Wise: Truckee-Tahoe RNAV (GPS)-A Who Is Teaching? Low Time and Social Media Make for a Bad Combo What Should a Pilot Do if a Single Engine Quits in Cruise? Can the Owner of a Certified Airplane Do Their Own Maintenance?