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seagull · May 21st, 2006, 14:48

You are correct about military training (and, for the record, I am NOT military trained!), however, my point is not that people are kept on as students when they have less ability (which is another valid reason airlines prefer military), but rather, that misconceptions are passed down from generation to generation in the civilian ranks. Even FAA seems to pass some of these down, and the problem is actually fairly significant at the local level (which is why you should NEVER take the word of the local FSDO on an FAA legal interp, as even FAA gives no credence to them!).

May 21st, 2006, 14:48	#48
seagull Old Skool Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 2,045	Re: Who was taught this (crosswind technique) You are correct about military training (and, for the record, I am NOT military trained!), however, my point is not that people are kept on as students when they have less ability (which is another valid reason airlines prefer military), but rather, that misconceptions are passed down from generation to generation in the civilian ranks. Even FAA seems to pass some of these down, and the problem is actually fairly significant at the local level (which is why you should NEVER take the word of the local FSDO on an FAA legal interp, as even FAA gives no credence to them!).