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Student pilot successfully lands plane after instructor jumps to death mid-flight (www.dexerto.com)

submitted 1 day ago by Abyssian@lemmy.world to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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Flight instructor: "Do your best, lol."

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[–] BillyClark@piefed.social 5 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Or, hear me out.... I read the article and that's how I knew that information wasn't in the article.

I'm really conflicted about you. Part of me really likes people who encourage others to read the articles, but reading the articles isn't the only important thing. Understanding is also important.

[–] Hacksaw@lemmy.ca 1 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

The information was in the article. She had her pilots license and was doing the training only to maintain currency.

[–] BillyClark@piefed.social 3 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Okay, here is the relevant quote from the article:

According to reports, 22-year-old student pilot named Rosario already had a private pilot license but was still building up her flying hours, meaning she was required to fly with an instructor or safety pilot.

This is the only explanation of her previous experience in the article, and as a person with no experience flying at least, I found it confusing. In my mind, if you get a license, you shouldn't need an instructor with you. But regardless, I do think it's obvious that a person who was "still building up her flying hours" was not "doing the training only to maintain currency." So, I think this is evidence that you found the article's explanation confusing, too.

Since I didn't understand the article's explanation, I deferred to the understanding of the commenters.

[–] Hacksaw@lemmy.ca 1 points 7 hours ago

I get it, if it's like a regular driver's license you get the learners permit then have to train with an instructor or other person with their license.

A private pilot's license is a full license. The only time you need to fly with an instructor or safety pilot is for currency (rarely) or to get a new rating like flying a specific model of aircraft or the permission to fly above clouds or at night etc ... In this case you have to "build your hours" before you get the new rating, then maintain currency on the rating.

Maybe it was obvious to me because of familiarity with the subject, it certainly wasn't written to clearly communicate the message to the audience, that's for sure.