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Old March 18th 07, 08:23 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Andrew Gideon
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Default Did I miss the Era of GA?

On Thu, 15 Mar 2007 23:37:18 +0000, Larry Dighera wrote:

Becoming a responsible airman is not really at all akin to becoming a
licensed motorist.


Why not? I don't mean what is, but what should be. I've seen some awful
drivers. Shouldn't the bar be higher than it is?

How often, just to a couple of common examples, do driving instructors
check on a student's handling of distractions? Or deal with the concept
of "personal minimums"?

Shouldn't they?

- Andrew