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From: jeq@laidbak.UUCP (Jonathan E. Quist)
Newsgroups: net.aviation
Subject: Re: Sony Air-8
Message-ID: <181@laidbak.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 23-Aug-85 18:52:38 EDT
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Posted: Fri Aug 23 18:52:38 1985
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Reply-To: jeq@laidbak.UUCP (Jonathan E. Quist)
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In article <681@terak.UUCP> doug@terak.UUCP (Doug Pardee) writes:
>> CFI's take note:
>> 
>> A few months ago I returned to flying after a 2 year layoff
>> with only 16 hours logged.  The first time my instructor
>> stepped out of the plane, I pulled my radio from the back seat
>> and handed it to him.  Knowing that we could converse,
>> and getting advice for improvements each time around the
>> pattern gave me loads of extra confidence.  He immediately
>> recommended that his flight school purchase at least one
>> to solo new students with.
>
>Gee, didn't the tower object to all that chatter??   (1/4 :-)
>-- 
>Doug Pardee -- CalComp -- {seismo!noao,decvax!noao,ihnp4}!terak!doug

We had flown to an uncontrolled field that day for some pattern work.

Even at a tower field, it would have been nice.
Maybe just a security blanket, but it made soloing
a lot easier.

Jonathan E. Quist
``I deny this is a disclaimer.''