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Old 29th December 2005 | 11:33
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BEagle
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From: Quite near 'An aerodrome somewhere in England'
"Beagle - Can't you find any UK PPL examples ? Funny how it's always the dreadful FAA PPL who is always so crap."

Well, actually I don't think I can. Sloppy ones, perhaps - but I haven't come across a UK PPL holder who has been truly dangerous.......yet. The FAA PPL person in question wasn't a product of the new generation of instant PPL schools, but had learned a while ago. He even co-owned an aeroplane at one stage. But his flying and airmanship were truly alarming. I really don't know how he got through his last FAA BFR as they are normally quite exacting.

But who on earth taught him to slam the controls up against the stops whilst checking full and free movement on the ground? That was something totally new to me! His landing technique consisted of aiming the aircraft vaguely downwards, then waiting for the runway to appear before slamming the throttle shut and hoping....he just didn't exercise any real control over the aeroplane.
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