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  1. Cross Country Flight Instruction

    Teaching Cross Country to Students

    October 12, 2017

    I have touched on this topic before and there are a lot of books written on the subject of cross country flying. However, I think a simple thought process is lost.

    I was with a student a few weeks ago attempting to get him started into the daunting new world of cross country soaring. It was a weak day so we were able to use the engine in the Stemme to quickly explore lift that was very difficult

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