Warning: Had a beer with a retired FAA inspector who said 'The book is a floor, not a ceiling' and it's stuck with me.

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A retired FAA inspector said that over a beer? That's some serious insider info right there. The idea that regs are just the starting point is kinda wild. Makes you wonder what else they don't tell you in ground school.

riley8601mo agoTop Commenter

Actually, those regs are the finish line for a reason (they're the bare minimum you can't go below). Ground school gives you the map, but experience teaches you how to drive.

angelapalmer10d ago

And that right there is the kind of hard-earned wisdom you can't get from any textbook. Makes me glad someone was willing to share it over a beer.