Comments on: Short Cross Country (CYFD, CNQ4, CYKF) – Dual http://www.dannyvacar.ca/blog/short-cross-country-cyfd-cnq4-cykf-dual/ Adventures in the air, on the ground and in between Mon, 16 Jan 2012 21:10:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Julien http://www.dannyvacar.ca/blog/short-cross-country-cyfd-cnq4-cykf-dual/comment-page-1/#comment-7546 Julien Fri, 30 Apr 2010 06:46:41 +0000 http://www.dannyvacar.ca/blog/?p=1756#comment-7546 Good post! No, you're not the only one flight-planning for fun. If you think this is awesome, wait for your first cross-country solo! True, training at a controlled airport helps with ATC, but training at a non-controlled airport helps with maintaining situational awareness near the airport based only on broadcasts from other airplanes. Which skill is more important has always been a hot topic among pilots, and many beers have been sacrificed in the search for the answer! Good post! No, you’re not the only one flight-planning for fun.

If you think this is awesome, wait for your first cross-country solo! True, training at a controlled airport helps with ATC, but training at a non-controlled airport helps with maintaining situational awareness near the airport based only on broadcasts from other airplanes. Which skill is more important has always been a hot topic among pilots, and many beers have been sacrificed in the search for the answer!

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