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What else is very good here in the U.S., you have scholarships and the FAA and people want to help. In Russia, it’s not like that. They just want your money. Here, safety is very important. And I would like to add that everyone here, the instructors and the mechanics are very good. They are experienced and they want to keep safety as a top priority.

BAJUSA: Is the school good about bringing women into aviation?

AZ – We have one female instructor here, Lynzie (Hudson). And we have female pilots. We have one girl who got her private license in a Decathlon, in a tail wheel, and then she got her commercial license in a twin, in a Barron, and then single-engine EBB in a Pitts. She’s pretty impressive and flies a lot. We have families, and we have people who come with their kids and their dogs. The kids get to wash the planes. It’s a great community.

BAJUSA: XL is an impressive school. Thank you so much for your time.

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