I had the privileged of kicking two out of the nest this morning. That might be close to a record for a guy that has only had his CFI for less than a month. They flew beautifully and when they returned to earth with the plane intact I kept with tradition and removed their shirt tails.
Back in the day, instructors would sit behind the student in the airplane. Due to the lack of intercoms, the instructor would pull on the students shirt tail to get their attention and direct them where to fly. When the time came, the instructor would cut off the students shirt tail symbolizing the students readiness to fly on their own.
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