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Ensign Chris Schneider studied the instrument panel of a four-seater Cessna 172 on Tuesday at Tipton Airport, as he and an instructor from Capitol Air Services waited for take-off clearance from air traffic controllers.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, inside the operations building, Naval Academy Midshipman 1st Class Ryan Zeiler was busy taking a written Federal Aviation Administration exam....
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