Name: How FlightSafety Training Prepares Former Astronaut Charlie Precourt
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Charlie Precourt has flown pretty much everything over 30 years, including military fighters, private jets and the Space Shuttle, as a Chief Astronaut for four NASA missions. Even though he’s logged more than 12,000 flight hours in 90 different aircraft, Precourt returns to FlightSafety International time and again because of how its training prepares him for anything. He seeks out that culture of safety, which instills confidence to face any scenario.

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How FlightSafety Training Prepares Former Astronaut Charlie Precourt

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Charlie Precourt has flown pretty much everything over 30 years, including military fighters, private jets and the Space Shuttle, as a Chief Astronaut for four NASA missions. Even though he’s logged more than 12,000 flight hours in 90 different aircraft, Precourt returns to FlightSafety International time and again because of how its training prepares him for anything. He seeks out that culture of safety, which instills confidence to face any scenario.

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