Weeks 7 & 8 at ATP // Program too fast?

[@kevinfraser7815]

I hope you continue to make videos and grow your following… There’s a lot of interest in Aviation out there… I’m doing my solo TOL today at ATP Clearwater… Super excited. I’m 37 today and I was 12 years old when I first dreamed a flying… Can’t believe this is happening.

[@lukediederich9612]

Stoked for you brother! Such an awesome day good luck! And thanks for the support!

[@lukediederich9612]

Let me know how it goes!

[@CeeJayC3903]

I'm I. ATP right now, and the evals are definitely stressful. Just did my 1st eval for told and the winds are at 9 gusting 19. Got switched runways and gaaaaaahd damn it was STRESSFUL.

[@The_bodybuddy]

Keep up the success man!!

[@thatpilotluke]

@@The_bodybuddy thanks!!

[@didja691]

Great videos! I myself am a private pilot and my daughter is mid way through her PPL training. We are looking into ATP for her and are very interested in the “day in the life of” ATP students. Everyone talks about how fast paced it is and that you have to study. Could you include in an up coming video just what exactly the day in the life is like? Do you have study groups? How easy is it to set up simulators after hours to use to practice? Are there instructors available in the office to ask for clarification on a topic your study group is going over? How accessible (if at all) are instructors if a student is having a difficult time understanding a topic/regulation etc? Appreciate the videos and look forward to more content!

[@thatpilotluke]

@@didja691 I will try to make one of those videos soon! There are usually students at the center that you can study with or coordinate study sessions with. Simulator availability changes every week but typically there is availability early morning and late evening. Also depends on the location and number of simulators Instructors are walking around and you can stop and ask any of them any questions and they're almost always happy to help. And a lot of it just depends on how willing your instructor is to help you with ground knowledge. Mine is pretty much willing to do a ground whenever I need it. Not a great answer but totally depends on your instructor. Most are pretty good. Thanks for watching!

[@kirbycathy]

Don’t do it. Go to any other school, for her sake. All you have to do is look online for all the ATP horror stories

[@joem.7307]

Great stuff bud.🤜🏼🤛🏼

[@thatpilotluke]

Glad you enjoyed

[@alanpastreck2303]

Ahh solo cross country, honestly my least favorite part of ATP. Corporate was very inflexible on what airports we could fly to. When we did the eval, both my instructor and I were very uncomfortable with that airport. But for my solo, hey that was what corporate said, so I had to go there and only there. A few months later, guess they had an incident or a safety review and it suddenly became a prohibited airport instructor or not.....

[@thatpilotluke]

@@alanpastreck2303 wow! Do you care if I ask what airport it was and why they decided to prohibit it? And yeah it is tough with how stringent they are but I can understand why they make it that way when they're trying to manage thousands of students/instructors. Would be fun to have a little more freedom

[@alanpastreck2303]

@@thatpilotluke This was several years ago, so not sure if it is still in the current policy but it was KVNC Venice, FL. Very high traffic volume for an uncontrolled airport with converging runways.

[@suvirsharma9725]

So you’ve started instrument, but you are just now starting to build solo XC hours. For PPL isn’t XC time required? Apologies if this is a silly question but I’m confused. Are the reqs different for ATP school?

[@thatpilotluke]

Not a dumb question. I'll preface this better next video. The weekly updates are me just recounting my experience from a month or two ago. So I'm filming right now just talking about a month or two ago

[@suvirsharma9725]

@@thatpilotluke Oh gotcha. Good luck in your journey and safe flying.

[@thatpilotluke]

@@suvirsharma9725 thanks!

[@muttaquiinamdar527]

Can you diside the destination?

[@michaelfridlin8042]

My first solo is coming up. Do you have any advice on anything?

[@lukediederich9612]

Just remember that you have been properly trained!! Sounds dumb but just know you're ready. I would also say try to memorize as many checklists (especially emergency ones) so you can feel confident and know what to do in all situations. Good luck!

[@michaelfridlin8042]

@@lukediederich9612 Thank you

[@brianpevarnik9504]

Hey thank you for doing this, do you know if there is a weight limit at atp? I’m a former college offensive lineman

[@thatpilotluke]

@@brianpevarnik9504 I think it might be 250 but not totally sure!

[@jasoncrandall]

I got my PPL in 30 days. My gf did it in 25 days. My son in 24 days. Didn’t use a school.

[@thatpilotluke]

Nice man that's great!

[@ghostarchery9005]

Where are you doing your training? I start my training at provo next month

[@thatpilotluke]

@@ghostarchery9005 KOGD. Good luck!

[@ghostarchery9005]

@@thatpilotluke Thank you! Can't wait. Thanks for the videos! It's really getting me excited to have an insight before starting

[@thatpilotluke]

@@ghostarchery9005 Of course. Glad they help!

[@user-ge1ik9xr3e]

Which iPad is recommended for ATP? Is it the iPad mini?

[@thatpilotluke]

Here is a link to the recommended iPad. amzn.to/3Lr3atP The mini is the what majority of people prefer. You need to have the cellular version so you can have your gps location in flight!

[@thatpilotluke]

you can also use this one. Little bit cheaper. amzn.to/3Y4DeeW

[@ericossian228]

@@thatpilotluke What about using a Sentry with a wifi only iPad Is that okay?

[@thatpilotluke]

@@ericossian228 It should give you other traffic info but not sure if it will show your location on the map while you're flying

[@user-ge1ik9xr3e]

Thank you!

[@Alex.Brasil1]

funnest isnt a word pal

[@thatpilotluke]

@@Alex.Brasil1 www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/funnest 👀thanks for watching!

[@livingstonesweetword]

How can i message you Privately, perhaps kindly provide me with an email ?

[@thatpilotluke]

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