The Easy and Hard Parts of Learning to Fly - CAU
Because the pilot is the one entirely responsible for the conduct of the airplane and the safety of flight, the pilot sometimes has to take on ...
manipulating the airplane physically
In this document, our main approach will be to consider <anchor>manipulating the airplane physically</anchor>, and we’ll call that learning to fly.  There is more to the education and training required to earn a pilot’s certificate, including becoming knowledgeable in navigation, regulations, meteorology, aerodynamics, ground-handling procedures, and much more.  Of course, for some people, these are the easy part of learning to fly!
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