Hello again and welcome to Aviation News Talk, a weekly show with relevant news and flying tips for pilots and student pilots to help keep you safe.

I'm Max Truscott.

For our main topic today, we'll be talking about just a rash of recent accidents that suggest that some pilots have lost proficiency.

And then later we'll talk with pilot examiner Jason Blair about strategies for getting back into the cockpit and regaining flying proficiency.

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And we'll tell you about a stolen airplane taken by a non-pilot

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