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NAS Implementation
I shared a meal recently with John and Martha.
They are both very fine people and sincerely dedicated to the ground school training industry in particular and aviation in general.
They are very much aware of the differences and the educational and cultural changes required.
They are flying around in a Navajo and finding out first hand, just how big this country is and the specific issues and dificulties of remote area operations first hand.
They are very active in the advancement of the industry, very keen to understand our problems and share their considerable experience with us. It should be very educational for us both.