Recent content by Joe Williamson

yes to me they were hard turns but to my CFI they were perfectly safe and within the limits. I only have 12.4 hours so they were way more extreme than what the young CFI’s have been doing with me.

Had an awesome flight yesterday evening with my new CFI. Did my first grass field landing which was super cool. Practiced power on and power off stalls. One of the biggest differences I noticed from other CFI’s that I have had in the past is that he really lets me fly the plane hard. Hard steep...

i think I did as well. He is known by other pilots as the aviation encyclopedia.

yes he is currently a corporate pilot who flies jets for work. That’s why he only does it part time and only takes on a couple of students at a time.

So I have been training with some younger CFI’s and it has been going well. My favorite CFI just got hired at an airline so I reached out to one who does it part time. Well this guys is an old schoolCfI and He is going to take my training to the next level. His approach is totally different. He...

No I am far from giving up. I love it to much. I am currently at 11.2 hours and was really hoping to solo before the end of september with around 14 hours.

Now up to 22 landings haha. Still a long way to go.

This is why i love this site. I appreciate you all telling me exacty how it is and being truthful about your own experiences. I am definiterly in the "my mind is scrambling phase" and i tend to float a lot. However the plane is still usable after i land which a lot of you said makes it a...

So I have been practicing touch and go’s a lot lately to really get good at landings and for some reason it is just not clicking yet. My instructor said that it will just click one day and then they will come natural. Is that true? I have 17 landings so far and am going out again on Saturday to...

Thanks! I did pattern work yesterday and did much better. It just takes time and patience. Dont get discouraged.

i am a student pilot at a towered airport and just today I was practicing touch and go’s when I heard a call from another GA plane on a long final. He was about 8 miles out while I was on the downwind and the tower asked me to extend and follow him in. I’d rather play it safe then to try and...

Did some pattern work this afternoon and had much better landings. That was a good feeling.

Thanks everyone this is all very helpful.

I just got ForeFlight and have been going through it inputting the plane profile and weight and balance etc. But are there any tips or settings you would recommend for a student pilot?

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