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excellent exercise for hiring a CFI (who has experience and is current in your airplane type) to explore low- stress, controlled conditions before you’re faced with the test at Oshkosh.
Task 7: Accept or Decline
When given an ATC clearance, it is your responsibility to determine whether complying is safe. If you have any doubts, it is your responsibility as Pilot-in-Command to de- cline the clearance and request a revised clearance. Pilots don’t like to ask the tower for a runway change. You might not even get it at Oshkosh and have to divert to another airport. At the same time, it’s your safety and that of your passengers at risk. Do no•t delegate the decision to land to Air Traffic Control.
Master the seven tasks and see if you’re good enough for Oshkosh. If not, there’s still time to practice, or to find a different way to get there. T&T
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Thomas P. Turner is an ATP CFII/MEI, holds a master's Degree in Aviation Safety, and was the 2010 National FAA Safety Team Representative of the Year. Subscribe to Tom’s free FLYING LESSONS Weekly e-newsletter at www.mastery-flight-training.com.
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