The Decathlon provided no shortage of fun, but the buzzkill was its inability to travel long distances. A near perfect second airplane, perhaps, but it’s certainly not one for loading people and bags.
Emotions aside, the aircraft you thought you wanted might be the one you can’t wait to get rid of.
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Les Abend
Les Abend
Contributor Les Abend is a retired airline captain on the Boeing 777, a contributing editor to sister publication FLYING Magazine with his Jumpseat column and the author of the novel Paper Wings. He also serves as an aviation analyst for CNN.

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