bajadi - I completely agree with you...

As a JAA pilot wannabe I'm struggling with all of it. And, YES, as a 34 yrs old kiddo, already with a degree in my backpack I know where all of this calculations will end up in a real pilot life...

Yes, as you say (I 100% agree), FAA training do it the right way, concentrating most on what really makes the pilot's day...
ChocksawayUK - you give me good news...I begin to feel myself as not to be the one and only...but, hey, all that useless numbers

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