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Pete “Vapor” Reddan was a Lieutenant Colonel and Evaluator Pilot in the United States Air Force. His major awards include two Air Medals, three Aerial Achievement Medals, and the General James H. Doolittle Trophy for professionalism, courage and leadership during extremely meritorious service in flight. Pete is part of the experiment in Optimal Learning, designed by Rich Stowell and his team of experts, featured at the EAA Pilot Proficiency Center during the week of AirVenture.
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A proficient pilot is in command of the entire flight. They study the weather, know their airplane, and obey their instruments. They stay ahead of the flight. They make the system work for them rather than simply taking what comes. Ride with one of the most accomplished and experienced instrument pilots in the general aviation community up and down the east coast of the USA as he demonstrates what it is to be pilot in command.
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Rich Stowell has been instructing since 1987. A subject matter expert in loss of control, he’s the 2014 National FAASTeam Rep of the Year and the 2006 National Flight Instructor of the Year. Rich has provided 9,300 hours of flight instruction, logging 35,000 spins along the way. In addition to publishing several books, he is the author of The Nine Principles of Light Airplane Flying and is the primary mover for the Experiment in Optimal Learning featured at the EAA Pilot Proficiency Center at AirVenture this year.
