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Old Dec 5, 2013 | 8:54 pm
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jallred6
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Originally Posted by Boogie711
+1

My Brother-in-Law is an instructor for Cessna 172's. He regularly takes students into a strong headwind and will have the plane fly backwards, totally in control.
After flying "backwards", you can then steer the 172 by differentially opening the doors. Try it, it's fun!
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