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Ground School

In Flight Training on January 15, 2025 at 8:52 pm

I enjoyed the first two days of ground school at Laminar Aviation. Why is it that one enjoys things like learning more when one gets old and does not really need it anymore?

On the first day our little group of students (2 new and 2 license conversions) got an orientation from Brian, the Chief Ground School Instructor, and a thorough briefing of the Safety Management. System of Laminar. The latter was done by Alison. The briefing was of a scope and quality I would have expected from a much bigger company. They take this stuff very seriously at Laminar.

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Back to School

In Flight Training, Private Pilot License on December 30, 2024 at 12:37 pm

I have chosen a flight school for my license conversion. There is a surprisingly large number of flight schools and aviation colleges in the Philippines. Within one hour of driving I could choose from at least ten schools. I ended up with Laminar Aviation based at Subic International Airport.

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