How To SAVE Thousands On Flight Training

[@fighterbomberMiG27]

What I did before taking Instrument training, I’ve spent thousands of hours “flying” Microsoft Flight Sim. Anyway you gave a good advice for beginners

[@bradveneracion8141]

When you do a cross country flight in a simulator, through controlled air space, how do you simulate controllers? Or ground at busy airports?

[@vsznry]

Great Info

[@AN-lb5pk]

Mike, congratulations on your new state of the art school. Hope one day I will be getting my PPL with lookup flight academy.

[@mojogrip]

Thank you.

[@ahetzel9054]

What are your thoughts on Microsoft flight simulator?

[@mojogrip]

great software. Just make sure to shut off the auto update

[@eldonG407]

Congratulations with you flight school Sir! I live three miles from your location in Lawrenceville. I will arrange a tour soon. I am too old now to get a PPL, but I share this information with all the young people I know with hopes they will see this as an option for their future. I know this is not everyone's cup of tea, but I try.

[@mojogrip]

thank you.

[@grullord]

What if I just want to finish my lessons. I already have over 50 hours logged in? let me know

[@mojogrip]

Yes we can help with that. reach out [e-mail]

[@ebazerkhairetdinov1089]

Very useful info, man. Thanks a lot 👍🏻

[@Delivery111]

Can you be 65 year old get your license?

[@ahetzel9054]

Absolutely! Just don't plan on making a career out of it, mandatory retirement age for career pilots is 65. You could however take the path of a teacher if you do wish to have a job in aviation. Could be a great way to enjoy retirement and still work

[@qubaliclife4666]

@@ahetzel9054you are going places my friend 👍

[@mojogrip]

Yes

[@nea273]

You might have 30% chances to make it.

[@jaglazzarinim2558]

Good advice Mike I'm in Palo alto California .Stanford has an airport walking distance from my house

[@DanFrederiksen]

How about telling them to get a home flight sim and a concise curriculum to train such that they only need the minimum 40 paid hours for the PPL because they know their stuff.

[@mojogrip]

We have but what you'll find out is most people don't do much about their training once they walk out the door of a flight school. Home and work life pretty much takes over.

[@DanFrederiksen]

@@mojogrip well then they have chosen the higher price

[@lpaone01]

Yes, a die in 20 seconds.

[@FlyingSenior]

Simulator (sim) time does NOT count towards a pilots flight time. Sim time only counts as sim time. SOME sim time, depending on the training device used, can be credited towards certain training time requirements for certain certificates/ratings. Sim time credit applies only to FAA approved training devices. In other words, hobbyist desktop computer programs are not approved training devices. The FAA describes approved training devices and both the software and hardware requirements.

[@mojogrip]

Did you watch the video?

[@FlyingSenior]

@@mojogrip Yes, I did. You did not make the point that time spent in training devices (simulator, aka: "sim") must be FAA approved training devices in order to count towards certain airman certificates. There's a perception out there that since Microsoft markets an entertainment program titled Flight Simulator that it is fact a training program. I get this question all of the time. Redbird is working with the EAA and the FAA towards using training devices (sims) for Biannual Flight Reviews (BFRs) and instrument approach currency. Not sure how far implementing such a program will take.

[@danielmanchi9084]

@@mojogripso with 7grand can I enroll at your school?