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Are Pilot Instructors Qualified?

The path to skill is through studying mistakes. For pilots, that means finding the cause and correction of their own and others’ mistakes. What does a recent rash of student/instructor plane crashes indicate? Is the instructor adequately preparing the student, or is the instructor adequately qualified? See Video

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