{"id":56,"date":"2026-10-15T17:54:56","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T17:54:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thrust.themecu.be\/?page_id=56"},"modified":"2026-10-15T17:54:56","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T17:54:56","slug":"flight-instructors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thrust.themecu.be\/flight-instructors\/","title":{"rendered":"Instructors"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"56\" class=\"elementor elementor-56\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-112ac5f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"112ac5f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column 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