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Well, my commercial training didn’t go as planned. Murphy’s Law was in effect the whole time. In other words, what could go wrong did go wrong. My instructor for the journey, Michael Phillips, joins us on this podcast to dive into the journey. Get both perspectives, student and instructor, in this rare and fresh look into training to become a Commercial Pilot.

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Michael’s Flight School (Aviation Instruction)
Camarillo Flight Instruction
Flying is Slowing Than Driving

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AUTHOR

Chris Palmer

Chief Flight Instructor and President of Angle of Attack. Founded in 2006.

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