Citation Jet Transition at Jacksonville
October 1, 2009 from Christopher Johnson

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From: Christopher Johnson
Date: Thu, Oct 1, 2009 at 9:45 AM
Subject: Citation Recommendation
To: Ben Gabriel
 
Dear Ben,
I cant believe it's been two whole months since I had the
pleasure of training with you in the Citation in Jacksonville. 
As an "other-career" pilot, I don't think a day has gone by that
I haven't thought about what an amazing experience I had on July
23rd, 2009.  The Citation Jet Transition training was absolutely
one of the most fun and interesting experiences of my entire
life.  I really don't have the words to thank you properly. 

Your consummate professionalism and exceptional skills as an
instructor made it not only a blast, but an experience that I
will take with me, wherever my flying career may lead. Right
from the beginning, your gracious hospitality and affability set
the stage for a wonderful training flight.  One of the things I
most appreciated, particularly as a relatively newly-minted CFI,
was your superior skill in quickly getting to know me, my flying
goals and experience, and your ability to meet me where I was and
at my level. Although I won't lie and say that the flight wasnt
just totally awesome in comparison to, well, anything, I will say
that the ground training was also the best and most useful ground
session I've ever had in my 6 years of flight training. It was,
in fact, more useful and exciting than most of my college,
graduate, post-graduate, and professional education thus far! 
Your ability to teach using real-life "what-if" scenarios,
practical aeronautical knowledge, and mental "gymnastics"
(descent planning!)  and to wrap that all up into one neat and
efficient training package  is uncanny in the world of flying.

I was challenged and enlightened throughout the entire day. In a
short time, I gained a lot of knowledge about the Citation and
how to fly it well, but also got tremendous insight into flying
and instructing in general. You imparted so much in a matter of
mere hours. I knew little of ATP before coming to you for this
training, but through you, I am tremendously impressed at the
thoroughness, dedication to first-rate training, and value that
ATP embodies. 

I just wanted to say thanks for changing my life and my entire
perspective on flying, as a pilot and an instructor. I may take
advantage of this training package again down the road, just for
the inspiring experience and the opportunity to work with you.

You are one of a kind! 
Christopher Johnson

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