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I’ve never had a squirrel strike, but I did have two bird strikes when flying helicopters. With both of them I got pretty lucky, … the bird not so much… On one I just grazed the bird with the rotor-tip …

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In the case of today’s comic strip, it sounds like somebody called Roost Air to inquire about flight lessons, not the other way around. I don’t think that counts as classical telemarketing. At least I think of cold marketing calls, …

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There is a lot of literature out there for Certified Flight Instructors about positive reinforcement. It sure is an important part of the teaching process. When your student is struggling, it’s often best to keep reinforcing the ultimate objective rather …

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