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WHEN SHE DECIDED AT AGE 73 TO GET
BACK INTO FLYING AFTER A 22-YEAR
HIATUS, I FIGURED SHE'D KNOCK
THE RUST OFF, MEMORIZE SOME
NEW AIRSPACE REGS, DISCOVER THE
WONDERS OF GPS NAVIGATION,
AND FEEL AT HOME AGAIN AT THE
CONTROLS IN NO TIME.
She'd already obtained a new third class medical,
and a flight review in a Cessna 172.
Next she started shopping for an
airplane, a used Grumman Tiger, and
all she needed from me-her CFI son-
was a checkout. Mom was a 700-hour
private pilot with complex and highperformance endorsements, and the
180-horsepower, fixed-pitch Tiger was
a model she knew well. Several friends
and I were helping with her Tiger hunt
when she called to let us know she had
We arranged to meet in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where the
RV-10 and its builder were located. She could get
familiar with it during our 1,300-nm ferry trip to
her home base at Santa Paula Airport in Southern
California. I was totally comfortable with the RV
series and owned a single-seat RV-3 at the time.
found her airplane.
speed prop to manage, a fuel injection system,
glass panel, and a Garmin GNS430 that was new
to her. She also said she wanted to get started on
"Turns out it's not a Tiger," she said.
"It's an RV-10."
But there was no denying the RV-10 was a big step
up in power, performance, and technology from a
Tiger. There were six big cylinders and a constant-
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 6, Issue 1
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CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Vol. 6, Issue 1
My Toughest Student
Safety Seminar: After the Crash: Surviving an Aircraft Accident
Safety Seminar: AOPA Air Safety Institute Rekindles Spirit of Fun, Learning, & Flying
CFI News
CFI Tips: The Eastman Technique
ASI Message: True Confessions
Accident Case Study: Emergency Management
Safety Spotlight: Blurred Lines
ASI Online: Could You Handle a Survival Situation
Safety Quiz: What You Can't See, Can Hurt You
CFI Tools: Get Ready to Taxi
Chief's Corner: Safe Strategies to Live By
Pilot Safety Announcement: Living on the Edge
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CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 6, Issue 1 - 2
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 6, Issue 1 - My Toughest Student
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 6, Issue 1 - 4
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 6, Issue 1 - 5
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 6, Issue 1 - 6
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 6, Issue 1 - 7
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 6, Issue 1 - 8
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 6, Issue 1 - 9
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 6, Issue 1 - 10
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 6, Issue 1 - Safety Seminar: After the Crash: Surviving an Aircraft Accident
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 6, Issue 1 - Safety Seminar: AOPA Air Safety Institute Rekindles Spirit of Fun, Learning, & Flying
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 6, Issue 1 - CFI News
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 6, Issue 1 - 14
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 6, Issue 1 - CFI Tips: The Eastman Technique
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 6, Issue 1 - 16
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 6, Issue 1 - 17
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 6, Issue 1 - 18
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 6, Issue 1 - 19
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 6, Issue 1 - 20
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 6, Issue 1 - ASI Message: True Confessions
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 6, Issue 1 - 22
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 6, Issue 1 - Accident Case Study: Emergency Management
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 6, Issue 1 - 24
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 6, Issue 1 - 25
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 6, Issue 1 - Safety Spotlight: Blurred Lines
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 6, Issue 1 - 27
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 6, Issue 1 - 28
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 6, Issue 1 - 29
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 6, Issue 1 - ASI Online: Could You Handle a Survival Situation
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 6, Issue 1 - 31
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 6, Issue 1 - Safety Quiz: What You Can't See, Can Hurt You
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 6, Issue 1 - CFI Tools: Get Ready to Taxi
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 6, Issue 1 - Chief's Corner: Safe Strategies to Live By
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CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 6, Issue 1 - 36
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 6, Issue 1 - 37
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 6, Issue 1 - 38
CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 6, Issue 1 - Pilot Safety Announcement: Living on the Edge
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