247 Sean D. Tucker on the Bob Hoover Academy High School + GA News
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🗓️ 16 September 2022
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247 Sean D. Tucker on the Bob Hoover Academy High School + GA News
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247 Max talks with air show performer Sean D. Tucker about one of his passions, which is an alternative high school he's created in Salinas, CA called the Bob Hoover Academy that helps students learn life skills through the metaphor of flight. Max also talks about the correct way to perform Unusual Attitudes on a checkride.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello again and welcome to Aviation News Talk where we talk at General Aviation with relevant |
| 0:06.0 | news and flying tips for pilots and student pilots to help keep you safe. |
| 0:09.6 | I'm Max Truscott. |
| 0:10.4 | I'm the author of several books on the Garmin G-1000, 3,000, and prospective glass cockpits |
| 0:16.0 | and the 2008 National Flight Instructor of the Year. |
| 0:19.2 | Typically, we focus on safety-related topics, but I also want to include topics that |
| 0:23.9 | capture the spirit of aviation. |
| 0:26.1 | So today we'll be talking with air show performer Sean D. Tucker about one of his passions, |
| 0:31.8 | which is a high school he's created in Salinas, California, called the Bob Hoover Academy |
| 0:36.2 | that helps students learn life skills |
| 0:38.3 | through the metaphor of flight. You've got to hear what Sean is doing because it's so inspirational. |
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