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Complex Time with a Retractable Gear 172

A complex aircraft has flaps, retractable landing gear, and an adjustable pitch propeller. Believe it or not, I have used a Groupon more than once to get a flying lesson at a flying school that I would not otherwise have visited. As a result, I have had the opportunity to fly a complex Cessna 172 [...]
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Private Pilot License Update

Stats: 22.5 hours (time in both Cessna 152 and Cessna 172) 79 Takeoffs and Landings Currently working on: Stalls, Steep Turns, Unusual Attitude Recovery, Instrument (hood work), Radio Communication with Control Tower, SoCal Approach, Ground Control, Clearance Delivery and Flying the Traffic Pattern at KSNA (John Wayne, Santa Ana). About to work on: VOR Introduction, [...]
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