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LETTERS
EXTRA
SPECIAL
I AM A 13-YEAR-OLD STUDENT PILOT AT
Nashville Flight Training in Music City,
U.S.A. (Nashville, Tennessee).
I especially enjoyed reading Kollin
Stagnito's article ( " Always Learning: Extra
Special " ) about flying in an Aeronca Champ
in the March/April 2022 edition of Flight
Training magazine. Taildraggers are my
favorite airplanes!
My parents recently surprised me with
a road trip to Vine Grove Airport (70KY)
in Vine Grove, Kentucky, where I had an
opportunity to ride in a taildragger for the
first time. I will never forget the enthusiasm
I experienced that day when I saw the
simple, little red/white airplane behind the
hangar. It was a 1946 Aeronca Champ 7AC
and would soon be taking me skyward.
The pilot was a generous and respectful
young man named Charlie Morris.
Charlie introduced me to flying a taildragger
that day and some of the skills
required to safely take off and land on
a grass runway. Although the flight was
brief, it inspired me to someday get my
taildragger endorsement.
More importantly, though, I made a
friend that day! Charlie has since then
obtained his instrument rating and has
invited me back for training once he completes
his instructor rating.
Blake Montgomery
Nashville, Tennessee
DIFFERENCE
MAKERS
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE ARTICLES
highlighting the amazing CFIs and flight
schools this year ( " Difference Makers, "
March/April 2022 Flight Training). The issue
where AOPA celebrates the amazing flight
schools and CFIs each year is one of my
favorites! It really encourages and motivates
the community to recognize the dedication
and passion that we have all around us. That
being said, I was wondering why excellence
in ground instruction or outstanding ground
instructors are not recognized.
Celebrating people is a way to place
value on what someone contributes to the
community. I would ask AOPA to consider
recognizing ground instruction excellence
each year along with flight schools
and CFIs to increase awareness of the
importance of a skill set that has been long
overlooked.
Rachael Webster
Auburn, Alabama
Although ground instructors are not
recognized in their own category, they
are not excluded from consideration as
Distinguished Flight Instructors. In fact,
many ground instructors have won in the
past. -Ed.
GAME TIME
I JUST READ THE ARTICLE " GAME TIME "
in the March/April issue of Flight Training
magazine. Maybe it's not against FAA rules
to throw a roll of toilet paper out of an
airplane as a training exercise, but to my
way of thinking there are still laws against
littering, whether on the ground or from
the air. The last I heard, laws trump rules.
Shame on you. In these days of increasing
environmental concern, especially in
an issue that covers April, the month of
Earth Day, such an exercise should not
even be considered, much less suggested
and condoned. Please try to be better.
Jim Day
North Andover, Massachusetts
FAR Part 91.15 states, " No pilot in command
of a civil aircraft may allow any object to
be dropped from that aircraft in flight that
creates a hazard to persons or property.
However, this section does not prohibit
the dropping of any object if reasonable
precautions are taken to avoid injury or
damage to persons or property. " Certain
state and city laws on littering may conflict
with this ruling. Check your local and
state-wide laws on littering before dropping
anything out of your aircraft.-Ed.
We welcome your comments. Please email
flighttraining@aopa.org. Comments will be
edited for style and space.
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