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

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Flight instructor: "Do your best, lol."

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[–] Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Journalists know jack shit about aviation, chances are she was able to fly solo, but was working with an instructor to move towards a CPL. I did plenty of time with an instructor after getting my PPL.

[–] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 2 points 38 minutes ago

I suspect you're right. I'm in that process myself, but with balloons.