nosehair
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FAA Pubs
Yeah, Avbug, FAA pubs in general have changed considerably. I'm talking about the very basic stuff. The stuff every new student reads about in the basic fundamentals in the "Airplane Flying Handbook." That is the book all pilot and flight instructor applicants must know about in the execution of flight maneuvers tested on practical tests. That has not changed. Everthing else has. Everyone thinks that the basics don't change, so no one is looking to change the fundamentals, but the fact is, we are a lot smarter today than we were 50 years ago about safe execution of training maneuvers designed for the individual, not for the masses. The old training mindset is to train to the lowest common denominator - that was the way it had to be in WWII, but now we can approach the individual and train that individual in a lot of better ways than is shown in the old - used to be - Flight Training Handbook.
Yeah, Avbug, FAA pubs in general have changed considerably. I'm talking about the very basic stuff. The stuff every new student reads about in the basic fundamentals in the "Airplane Flying Handbook." That is the book all pilot and flight instructor applicants must know about in the execution of flight maneuvers tested on practical tests. That has not changed. Everthing else has. Everyone thinks that the basics don't change, so no one is looking to change the fundamentals, but the fact is, we are a lot smarter today than we were 50 years ago about safe execution of training maneuvers designed for the individual, not for the masses. The old training mindset is to train to the lowest common denominator - that was the way it had to be in WWII, but now we can approach the individual and train that individual in a lot of better ways than is shown in the old - used to be - Flight Training Handbook.
