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PREFLIGHT»
SUCCESS STORY
Inspired by an airshow
Young pilot conquers the sky
NAME: Madeline Norcross
AGE: 16
EVENT: First solo
WHERE: Rosecrans Memorial Airport (STJ),
St. Joseph, Missouri
AIRPLANE: Cessna 172
MY REAL LOVE for flying started when I watched Kyle and Amanda
Franklin do their Pirated Skies act at our local airshow. I knew
after watching them that I wanted to fly. I have since then met Kyle
Franklin and many other great pilots, such as Kevin Coleman, Sean
D. Tucker, John Owens, Rob Holland, and Kirby Chambliss. They
all are an inspiration to me. I love watching them perform at
airshows. On June 3, 2013, I did a couple of touch and goes with
my CFI Larry Koch and he said he was ready to solo me if I was
ready. I felt confident, but nervous. The initial idea of him not being
in the airplane made me uneasy, but after I took off I felt very comfortable. I had always talked out loud to Larry as we were in the
pattern, so I just talked to myself like he was there with me. It was
a great feeling. Larry is a great CFI and has been a good teacher
and coach. My dad and I have been each other’s support teams as well as cheerleaders during those challenging days. I am determined to get my certificate by
17 and hopefully perform in airshows someday.
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FLIGHT TRAINING EXCELLENCE AWARD WINNER
It takes a great attitude to have a great flight school
The Flight School is a winner of Flight Training Excellence Award
“WE CAN DO it.” A sign with those words
hangs in the lobby of The Flight School in
Cypress, Texas. And according to owner
Benjamin Paradis, it’s not an empty
promise.
That positive attitude runs through
everything. Paradis says the school has
trained deaf and disabled pilots, most of
whom other schools probably would turn
away. It pushes students and instructors
alike to do their best, and is a perfect
sentiment to go with the evidence of that
success that also hangs on the wall.
When a student solos or passes a
checkride, his or her photo is tacked to
the wall, giving browsers ample evidence
with which to judge the likelihood of
success. It’s also a way for students to
show off achievements, and it serves as
a personal reminder of what’s possible.
“Everyone in the school has a vested
interest in student success,” Paradis says.
But if a student is struggling, he or
she isn’t left to wither away under the
pressure of training. Paradis and the staff
hold a monthly meeting where student
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progress is discussed, among other topics. More experienced instructors help
younger instructors through challenges,
and the leadership of the school knows
exactly what’s going on.
Those relationships are further reinforced through monthly cookouts at the
hangar. These started with just a few
people, but now 50 or 60 students and
their families show up on the last Friday
of the month. Paradis says that people
have given him a hard time about spending money on the food, but he thinks
the investment is worth it. “The money
will come,” he says. “I’m here to train
students.”
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Flight Training - October 2013
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Flight Training - October 2013
Flight Training - October 2013
Contents
Member Benefits
Right Seat
Centerline
Letters
Night Flight
Success Story Flight Training Excellence Award Winner
How It Works
After the Checkride
AOPA Action
News From Airventure 2013
ASI News
Tech Tip
Final Exam
Flight Lesson
Flying Carpet
The Oops List
One Pilot, Many Tools
Stop, Look, Listen
Technique
Weather
Accident Report
Fuel Management
Career Advisor
Tech Talk
Familiarity Breeds Good Training
Perceptual Magic
Advertiser Index
Debrief
Flight Training - October 2013 - Flight Training - October 2013
Flight Training - October 2013 - Cover2
Flight Training - October 2013 - Contents
Flight Training - October 2013 - 2
Flight Training - October 2013 - 3
Flight Training - October 2013 - Member Benefits
Flight Training - October 2013 - 5
Flight Training - October 2013 - Right Seat
Flight Training - October 2013 - 7
Flight Training - October 2013 - Centerline
Flight Training - October 2013 - 9
Flight Training - October 2013 - Letters
Flight Training - October 2013 - 11
Flight Training - October 2013 - Night Flight
Flight Training - October 2013 - 13
Flight Training - October 2013 - Success Story Flight Training Excellence Award Winner
Flight Training - October 2013 - How It Works
Flight Training - October 2013 - After the Checkride
Flight Training - October 2013 - AOPA Action
Flight Training - October 2013 - News From Airventure 2013
Flight Training - October 2013 - 19
Flight Training - October 2013 - ASI News
Flight Training - October 2013 - Tech Tip
Flight Training - October 2013 - Final Exam
Flight Training - October 2013 - Flight Lesson
Flight Training - October 2013 - Flying Carpet
Flight Training - October 2013 - 25
Flight Training - October 2013 - The Oops List
Flight Training - October 2013 - 27
Flight Training - October 2013 - 28
Flight Training - October 2013 - 29
Flight Training - October 2013 - 30
Flight Training - October 2013 - 31
Flight Training - October 2013 - One Pilot, Many Tools
Flight Training - October 2013 - 33
Flight Training - October 2013 - 34
Flight Training - October 2013 - 35
Flight Training - October 2013 - Stop, Look, Listen
Flight Training - October 2013 - 37
Flight Training - October 2013 - 38
Flight Training - October 2013 - 39
Flight Training - October 2013 - Technique
Flight Training - October 2013 - 41
Flight Training - October 2013 - Weather
Flight Training - October 2013 - 43
Flight Training - October 2013 - Accident Report
Flight Training - October 2013 - Fuel Management
Flight Training - October 2013 - Career Advisor
Flight Training - October 2013 - 47
Flight Training - October 2013 - Tech Talk
Flight Training - October 2013 - Familiarity Breeds Good Training
Flight Training - October 2013 - 50
Flight Training - October 2013 - Perceptual Magic
Flight Training - October 2013 - Advertiser Index
Flight Training - October 2013 - 53
Flight Training - October 2013 - 54
Flight Training - October 2013 - 55
Flight Training - October 2013 - Debrief
Flight Training - October 2013 - Cover3
Flight Training - October 2013 - Cover4
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