On 2008-11-05 06:31:18 -0800, "Ol Shy & Bashful" said:

Can you land to a spot within 100' of the designated spot without
power? If not you should do some serious practice or get some good
training until you can. What happened to the old time spot landing
contests that were taking place regularly on weekends?
It appears that Pilot Proficiency has gone down the tubes in favor of
technology.

They are still required for the commercial pilot ticket. It is still my
favorite part of training commercial pilots. It gets a little, you
know, competitive... :-)

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Waddling Eagle
World Famous Flight Instructor