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Old 5th Mar 2014, 22:25
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Chuck Ellsworth
 
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Why has flight training gone assbackwards?

Its time to get a good conversation going again.

Soooo...

.....I see a Canadian flight school has put its Super Cub up for sale because of lack of use.

I find it depressing to see how flight training has been watered down to the point that the schools are content to spoon feed their new students with almost idiot proof airplanes such as a Cessna 172 rather than teach them the basics of flying, at least up to solo in airplanes that will instill good hands and feet flying in something like the Super Cub.

And I do not accept the B.S. that the students want a 172.... because the schools should decide which machine will produce the best product.

Last time I looked the A380 is still controlled by Elevator, Ailerons, and a rudder...so it cant be because they are aiming at producing better airline pilots.

O.K. gang have at me I have a real thick skin...so don't hold back.
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