I was wondering, all the groundwork stuff is it? Is that something that with hard work you can get your head around? I've always got the impression that maths is needed to some extent.
I'd say that at least at the PPL level you definitely can get your head around it, and one certainly does not need to be a math genius. On the other hand, absolutely loathing numbers and refusing to do some calculations by hand and/or on the paper (e.g., weight & balance, time and distance, top of descent, wind triangles) is probably not the best point of departure
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