@@amamdawhatever Thanks!

@@AlejandroPadilla-sm8hu thank you for the comment! I wish you the best as you continue your training. Please let us know how things go!!

Thank you! More are on the way!

Thank you! I’m so glad the video was helpful!

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Thanks for the comment! @rapideddie1399 is right, flight training does not require advanced mathematics. So, please don't let that be the reason you don't fly. Having said that, my point was that there is a wide variety of topics you'll need to study. Some of them will be easy for you, some of them will be more challenging. Don't let the challenging ones get in the way. If you are prepared for the "pit of despair" and have strategies to work through it, you will be successful. I hope that helps! @rapideddie1399 thanks for sharing and helping me clarify!

I am very sorry to hear that. It definitely appears he was more interested in you funding his time-building than helping you get your certification. The really sad part is that if he was more helpful, the time spent in the airplane would have been much more valuable to both of you. You, of course, would likely have earned your certification, he would have become a much better pilot (and probably learned as much from you as you from him). Again, I’m very sorry you had that experience.

That is true. You will need to keep flying (and you should also keep training) to make sure you are current, proficient, and safe. Thanks for the comment!

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Perfect! Glad it helped! Thanks for the comment!

Thank you! I’m glad it was helpful!

Excellent! I’m glad it was helpful!

Thank you for the comment! I’m so glad it has been helpful. More are on the way!! I wish you the best in your journey. Please keep us up to date regarding your progress.

Excellent! I wish you the best!!

Best of luck on your check ride!! I’m glad the video was helpful!

It can be done quickly. We had a student complete her PPL in 8 weeks, but she worked incredibly hard to finish. She also did all the knowledge work, first. It does help. Thanks for the comment!!

@ I’m in Canada. Did it through the Air Cadets when I was 18….similar to Civil Air Patrol in the US. We go through a rigorous screening and selection process in Feb prior to start of course in July. In my case, I already had a glider pilot license from the prior year. Just retired…spent all my life in aviation.

I got my license in 1985. It takes 20hrs solo & 20hrs instruction! 36hrs?? I passed written 1st time, and passed check ride at 41.5 hrs

Thank you!!

Thanks for the comment! Hiring has slowed, but not stopped. We had two graduates move to regionals this summer, and two others that have been flying corporate. I wish you the best of luck!! Cheers!

Thank you! Thank you for the comment!!

It sounds like you are doing great! Whether you finish in 40 hours, 70 hours, or 200 hours doesn’t matter. Your pilot certificate will look the same and give you the very same privileges. I wish you the very best as you get closer to your check ride. Please let me know how it goes!!

Also remember that pilot skills have a shelf life. Unless your in a rush to start a commercial pilot career, then there is no rush. This is like going to the gym - some people rush ahead, loading up the weights asap. A smart person will start light, and get the most out of every progression, building tendon strength and techneque, not just muscle. Sooner or later, you see the guy who rushed with injuries, and now the guy who took it slow has tendons like steel, and perfect technique. Enjoy and take in every hour of knowledge with an instructor.

Excellent! Thanks for sharing!

@@ScottKoonCFI Thanks for the encouragement. Great channel. Keep it comming.

@@rinzler9775 Thanks. I do cherish every moment. It has been a livelong dream, and, boy, did I have interesting experience over the time, rain, low clouds, and a real go-around on my first solo because of traffic on the RWY, a near bird strike (storks 200ft below me, head on,, 5kg, vs a C152 during 1st over-land solo :) ), problems on the engine run-up (turned out later to be a faulty spark-plug cable) and just last week (weak, but still) icing and needing (not just planning for) an alternate AP due to bad weather at EDFE. Learning is so much fun. And, no, I am not going to be a commercial pilot (anymore).

Glad to hear. Thank you!

@@connorringling Excellent!! Thanks for the comment! I’m glad the video was helpful!

@@golfnut7369 Excellent. That was quite some time ago! I hope things are going well. Thanks for reaching out!

True. Very true.

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Thank you! I wish you the best of luck with the rest of your training. Please let us know how it’s going!

I’m learning in a 7ECA out of KPAO, I just hit 38 hours. Let me know if you wanna study

Thanks for the comment. I’m glad you liked the video.

Thank you!

I’m sorry to hear that, but completely understand. Flying by yourself all the time isn’t very much fun. But as you said, if there is a career goal, if you travel with the aircraft, or if you have a group of friends that love to fly, it can be very rewarding.

@@ScottKoonCFI I like flying by myself. Cross-country flying, aerobatics, tail wheel stuff or just bashing the circuit - I like flying for its own sake. I don’t even care that much about ‘going somewhere’. I just get satisfaction from being alone in the air.

@ScottKoonCFI I certainly agree with you on hours before the flight exam. I did my exam at about 45 hours training. I got a pass. But although I knew what to do, I really could have had more practice under pressure. In other words, my execution was not the best work I ever did. Example: during forced landing, I chose a field next to a road, instead of the road itself. What looked like grass turned out to be a corn field. Sure, you can put down. But good luck getting out, right?

@JP-ss3nd that is awesome!

@cowtownflyer7874 True! I think we all felt that way. After my private pilot check ride, I couldn’t believe they’d given me the right to fly by myself. I had a severe case of imposter syndrome. I still wonder, sometimes, if they didn’t make a mistake. 😬

Excellent! Congratulations! Thanks for the comment!

Firefighter in Rhode Island and looking at a career change, takes guts man. Hoping to start training in another year if I can.

Good for you! It does take guts. I wish you the best of luck. Let us know how things go. Thanks for the comment.

@@matthewsylvester7292 go for it brotha!! They way I look at is like this. Temporary financial debt for doing something you love, or forever emotional debt for never starting.

How much did you pay for your training ?

Perfect! Thanks for the comment and the answer!

I think simulators can be great tools if used correctly. They can help private pilot candidates get used to the cockpit environment, practice procedures, and hone their process skills. However, if not used carefully, they can also lead to bad habits. For example, because most home simulators provide little or no physical feedback, I’ve seen many SIM users focused inside the cockpit. It can be a bit of a challenge to get them to focus outside the airplane. So, my advice would be to use simulators as a tool to help remember procedures and maneuvers between lessons, or use them to practice responding to emergencies. Doing these things can shorten the amount of time you spend training in an actual airplane. However, make sure you are treating it as a training session rather than “just messing around”. Have a specific goal for the session, debrief as if it was a flight, and talk with your instructor about any questions or issues that arise. I hope this helps! Thanks for the comment!

@@ScottKoonCFI Great response, thank you for this!

Congratulations!! This is a wonderful accomplishment!

Excellent! Congratulations!! Thank you for sharing.

Can you explain what you mean by studying theory? As someone who hasn’t even done an intro flight yet

@bcohenjd 14 CFR 61 Subpart E describes the topics and minimum training required for Private Pilot. Specifically, section 61.105 lists the required knowledge topics. Here is a link. www.ecfr.gov/current/title-14/chapter-I/subchapter-D/part-61/subpart-E . I hope this helps.

@@ScottKoonCFI helps a lot. Gives me a good start. Thank you

@bcohenjd You are very welcome.

Excellent comment! I wish I’d written it. Absolutely right, if you want to fly you have to BECOME an aviator. Thank you!

Thank you!

I think simulators can be great tools if used correctly. They can help private pilot candidates get used to the cockpit environment, practice procedures, and hone their process skills. However, if not used carefully, they can also lead to bad habits. For example, because most home simulators provide little or no physical feedback, I’ve seen many SIM users focused inside the cockpit. It can be a bit of a challenge to get them to focus outside the airplane. So, my advice would be to use simulators as a tool to help remember procedures and maneuvers between lessons, or use them to practice responding to emergencies. Doing these things can shorten the amount of time you spend training in an actual airplane. However, make sure you are treating it as a training session rather than “just messing around”. Have a specific goal for the session, debrief as if it was a flight, and talk with your instructor about any questions or issues that arise. I hope this helps! Thanks for the comment!

yup, and no nausea from g's. Cant count the number of fiery crashes I have had in simulator. Especially helicopter(UH-1)

@gh8079mu-ur I suffer BPPV dizziness. Can never be a pilot.