STRUGGLING #2

Dmitry Buzolin said:
Hi All, QU on my situation: Fast forward 3+ months and I am a newly minted pilot with 120 hours so far! Had my checkride this past Tuesday and passed it.
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Congratulations!
Glad you kept up the perseverance to see it to the finish line.
Hopefully many more flying hours ahead (without a broken radio, and flying with people who actually maintain their planes :))
Good luck!
 
Dmitry Buzolin said:
Hi All, QU on my situation: Fast forward 3+ months and I am a newly minted pilot with 120 hours so far! Had my checkride this past Tuesday and passed it. To all of you - THANK YOU! I made a right decision to share my story, asking for an opinion here what to do next. Switching schools was a way to go. I got another approval from TSA in a couple of weeks and was ready to fly with the new instructor at Tree Wings @ KBDR. What a change I must say! The airplanes are maintained much better, the instructor was always available and was scheduling me as I asked him to do: minimum 2 times a week. I also got access to school scheduling system and could do it myself (something I have not had at the other school). I don't even mention coffee and drinks and free candies for my younger kids ( they really enjoy this aspect of my flying :) ). Beautiful airplanes on the field, new people: pilots, mechanics, servicemen... Now, I feel I need more. I want to work on HP and complex endorsements and possibly IFR rating.

And few closing words and advise for those who might find themselves in a similar situation. If you see these in your school:

- You are given an airplane with a broken radio on your solo flight
- Next day you hear your instructor discusses this with the owner and you learn the radio was purchased off eBay and was not properly installed/verified
- You learn from another instructor that all other CFIs have left the school or plan to do so
- Your other instructor, while in the pattern ****es off the airplane overflying a field at 2500' and climbs 2000' on the downwind leg
- Your instructor doesn't use positive exchange control procedure and grabs controls
- Your instructor tells you after a month of being silent he switched phones and lost your number (which is of course available in the school records, right?)
- Praise of the instructor that you do everything great but overall lack of progress towards your goal

Hit the stop button asap and make change.

Clear skies
Dmitry.
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Congrats on knocking out the training. Three Wings is my FBO of choice when I fly into BDR and they’ve always been a solid operation. Now go out and get your instrument rating!
 
I love to read followup posts, when there’s a positive outcome!
Congrats!
 
Dmitry Buzolin said:
You are given an airplane with a broken radio on your solo flight
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That's probably a pretty good indication that the people "giving you the airplane" either don't know the regulations or don't care to abide by them.
 
Great news! Thanks for sharing!
 
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