Why I Was Forced to Stop Japan Pilot Training

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  @TokyoLens · 10 days ago · pinned

  FINALLY SHARING THIS STORY! <br>Thank you so much for waiting for so long - i appreciate you so much~<br>More to follow on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqbLucUNLnGdxXlc8I55QAw"> @Up-In-The-Air </a>

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• CH

  @cheesecakeninja · 10 days ago

  Someday we’ll get a new channel titled “Flying is the Norm” and we’ll know he’s done it 😂

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• SK

  @skerpl · 10 days ago

  These two dudes calmly and quietly having a conversation in a tiny prop plane while I spend every flight I take hugging my knees and praying I don&apos;t die 😂

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• WI

  @With_Me_JAPAN · 10 days ago

  Thank you for sharing the story! It must have been a lot to process and hard to make this video. Hope you will make the dream happen!

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• AN

  @angleofattack · 10 days ago

  You’re part of the flock, brother! So great to have you. Thanks for your passion and persevering through your hurdles. There’s no place to go but UP!

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• FU

  @Fuse_22 · 10 days ago

  I remember you injured your hand/wrist at around the time you stopped posting aeroplane content and I was worried that you somehow physically couldn&apos;t fly anymore. So, in a way, this is much better than expected! I subbed to It&apos;s Up In The Air when it first launched and I&apos;m still subbed. Looking forward to it!

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• LA

  @LaineeeTravels · 10 days ago

  Love that you&apos;ve been able to get back to chasing your dream of being a pilot - hope the training goes well!

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• ST

  @Stephen-up3sd · 10 days ago (edited)

  Having followed you for a while, the one word I would use to describe you is tenacious - once you decide to do something, whether it’s learning the shamisen, becoming a content creator or learning to fly, you don’t let anything stop you. Great to see you back in the air, the harder the battle, the sweeter the victory will be! ❤👍.

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• SK

  @skylark.kraken · 10 days ago

  For those who may be concerned about the incident, there were no deaths or injuries but the aircraft was written off

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• BR

  @brittlechad · 4 days ago

  I&apos;ve never found anybody&apos;s story so similar to mine until now. I also had to quit right before I could solo, had a couple hurdles, and now I&apos;m doing my best to &quot;study on my own&quot; until I can get back into actual training again. Fully accepting I will have to start over almost 20 years later, I cannot wait! Thank you so much for your inspiration! I will be subscribing! And thanks to Chris for being an amazing master CFI with easy-to-watch/understand videos on his own channel (hopefully 23U doesn&apos;t have many more hurdles of her own before flying again). Love it all...THANKS GUYS!

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• SP

  @spamanator666 · 10 days ago

  LOL! &nbsp;When you first took off I was like, &quot;that don&apos;t look like Japan, in fact looks like home&quot; &nbsp;I am born and raised in Alaska! &nbsp;Though not been home in years... :(

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• GB

  @GBCrush · 10 days ago

  I knew it was big. &nbsp;You told us it would be big -- but I&apos;m so happy this has a happy-ish ending (I do feel the company, its instructors, its staff, and its students). &nbsp;The fact that you ended up linking with AOA, and the fact that you&apos;re continuing your training...with another student of your instructor in Japan just kind of shows there&apos;s all sorts of magic waiting to happen if we push and persevere. &nbsp;Happy that you&apos;re getting this under away again!<br><br>Also, those views of Alaska. Wow. &nbsp;Throttle on, Norm. We&apos;ll see you again real soon!

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