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The Smarter Drone Pilot

The Smarter Drone Pilot – Assumptions and Beliefs

December 10, 2021 by Steve Rhode
The Smarter Drone Pilot – Assumptions And Beliefs

This week I’d like to talk about a prominent issue that impacts all pilots. I’ve observed many pilots of all levels making decisions that contain a classic mistake. Unfortunately, it is one I have made myself in the past and probably will in the future. It is the pilot problem of assumptions and beliefs. The … Read more

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The Smarter Drone Pilot – What You Can’t See

December 10, 2021November 24, 2021 by Steve Rhode
New Drone Education Column For All Pilots Takes Flight

As an FAA certificated pilot since 1988, I’ve learned one lesson that everyone should accept to be a better aviator; you are never going to know it all, but you have to make an effort to keep learning. I’m regularly trying to educate new drone pilots through my site Public Safety Flight. So it seems as … Read more

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