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Private Pilot Licence How To Reduce The Cost Of Learning To Fly & Getting A Private Pilots Licence - YouTube
Channel: Ben Lovegrove
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in this video I'm going to talk about
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flying lesson costs how to manage your
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finances so that you fly more often
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learning to fly and obtaining a private
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pilot's license isn't cheap but you can
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avoid unnecessary expense with a little
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forward planning flying lesson costs
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will vary but in the long run the
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cheaper hourly rate may not be your best
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option in this video I discuss the cost
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of obtaining a fixed-wing pilot's
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license for flying light aircraft in the
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UK but the same principles apply
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wherever you learn to fly in the UK
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there are two types available ppl
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private pilot's license and lapl light
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aircraft pilot's license the lapl gives
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the pilot fewer privileges than the ppl
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so the requirements are less stringent
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as a very rough guide the cost of a ppl
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will start at eight thousand pounds and
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the lapl will start at six thousand
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costs for other types of aircraft like
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micro lights or helicopters for example
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will vary proportionally according to
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the aircraft type let's review the real
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costs involved in learning to fly as
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well as the letters themselves you will
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need to add several other smaller sums
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first the flying lessons CAA minimums
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plus some contingency
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then student pilot kit books maps
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navigational computer etc headset the
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school may lend them but for several
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reasons it's best to have your own
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travel to and from the flight training
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club or school other training aids for
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example DVDs apps and software ground
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school exam fees license application fee
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now let's look at minimum hours and
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actual hours logged if you visit the
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CIA's website and read the requirements
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of a ppl a you will see that you need a
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minimum of 40 hours 45 hours of training
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this should include a minimum of 25
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hours of dual instruction and 10 hours
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of solo flight I'll leave it to the CAA
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or your flying instructor to explain the
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finer details the key word here though
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is minimum some people do manage to
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complete all the requirements at or
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close to that figure for 64 million
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dollar question though is will you be
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able to do so - you will need to factor
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in a contingency into your budget for
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extra hours above the minimum
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requirements now let's take a brief look
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at the importance of continuity in your
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training you will save yourself a lot of
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money if your budget is organized and
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available at the start of your training
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if you run out of money the continuity
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is broken and when you return to
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training you'll have to revise and
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repeat previous exercises so plan your
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finances in such a way that you won't
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run out of money at a critical stage
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trust me there's nothing more
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frustrating as you enter your bank
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account or reach your credit limit you
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realize that you're about to shelve your
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logbook just when things are getting
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interesting flying schools are subject
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to the same economic forces as any other
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business so you're flying lesson costs
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may increase over time due to inflation
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now let's look at using the right flight
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training school
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flight training costs vary around the UK
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and the same is true of most countries
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you will pay more per hour
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at a club with a shiny fleet of new
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aircraft and an immaculate clubhouse
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with all the facilities then you will
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add a small grass strip with a porter
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cabin as an office so let's look at a
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few things to consider when choosing a
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flight school proximity how long will it
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take for you to get there the type of
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runway if it's a grass airfield will it
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be out of use in very wet weather
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facilities - the buildings that
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well-maintained the aircraft fleet
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how many aircraft are there and how old
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are they then as the instructors talk to
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a few and ask to be shown around you
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might want to consider the school's
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reputation Google the school name and
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read what others are saying about it the
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school is closest to you might not be
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the ideal choice when all things are
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considered on the other hand you don't
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want to travel for an hour or more to
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reach your flight school at short notice
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if a weather window opens speaking of
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weather
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what about learning to fly abroad the
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attractive prospect of learning to fly
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wherever there are near constant blue
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skies and uncluttered airspace lures
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some to full flight training holidays in
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Florida South Africa Australia or
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perhaps just across the channel the
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attractions are obvious and the
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additional costs of flights
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accommodation and subsistence may seem a
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price worth paying particularly if the
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hourly rate is favourable however there
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is another cost that is sometimes
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overlooked if you cover most of the
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syllabus in areas where the weather is
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often predictably Pleasant and the
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airspace is wide open and free of
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restrictions how will you cope when you
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return to the UK
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for example will you have the necessary
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skills and just as importantly
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confidence to make a decision when the
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weather is borderline will your
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navigation skills keep you out of
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controlled airspace and danger areas
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some students who returned from flight
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training trips abroad find themselves
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asking for additional training with a UK
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flying instructor in order to bring
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their skills up to the standard required
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in Britain's comparatively congested
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airspace perhaps you're flying holiday
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would be better spent our building after
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you've obtained your ppl in the UK on
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the other hand learning to fly in a
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quiet airstrip in predictable weather
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might give you the time to learn how to
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fly the aircraft well and without other
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distractions now let's talk briefly
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about changing instructors you are going
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to be spending thousands of pounds so
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it's worth remembering that you are the
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customer you may be in all of the
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instructors in particular the CFI but
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they depend on students like you for
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their livelihood if you have any
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complaints or concerns don't let them
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fester if you feel it's appropriate to
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go and see the CFI and ask for a quiet
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chat assuming he or she is
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professionally minded then you'll be met
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with an open mind for example you may
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find that you don't get along with your
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instructor this is unusual but it does
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occasionally happen we are all different
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personality types and just occasionally
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we don't gel with a person that's
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sitting next to us for hours on end so
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remembering that it's your money you're
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spending go and address this with the
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CFI and he or she should offer an
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alternative this is likely to save you
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money because you will learn faster with
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an instructor who is on your wavelength
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to conclude a short warning like any
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other commercial establishment running
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on tight margins and reliant upon a
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strong economy flight schools can go out
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of business if mismanaged or if they run
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out of students for this reason it's
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never a good idea to handle a large
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amounts of cash up front
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if they tempt you with a discount for a
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large deposit then perhaps a few hundred
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pounds might be worth a risk but I would
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suggest not handing over a thousand or
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more perhaps things have improved
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greatly since I was a student pilot so
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feel free to ignore all my advice just
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remember that you want to go from zero
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hours to pilot-in-command so managing
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your finances is your first lesson in
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being in control I hope this video has
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given you some useful tips you can read
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more about flying in aviation on my blog
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at Ben lavrov comm or just subscribe to
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my youtube channel please share this
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video with others who might be
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interested and leave comments feedback
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or requests for more videos like this I
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would love to hear from you wishing you
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blue skies and calm winds
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