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Well on the landings I usually fight the angle of descent. My instructor usually has to keep his hands in a position so I won't be able to pull back and lessen the descent. It feels to me like I'm coming in too steep but in reality he tells me I'm not. I also have an issue on remaining center...

So I have about 10 hours in the plane (T41-C) and I feel like I've almost hit a plateau. I don't know if it's normal. I know basic maneuvers well besides S Turns and Turns around a point. My last lesson was horrible. I was loosing altitude like I've never done. At one point I lost over 200 feet...

So I've recently come back from overseas and now have the funds and time to do what I've always wanted. I signed up for ground school which I have been going to and a few days ago I took my first lesson. My instructor told me that I would be overwhelmed. I thought maybe I might be different. I...

I guess I was worrying for no reason. I grew up there for a few years there I should know that the majority of eastern Colorado are plains. Maybe I'll take a discovery flight in SD and Colorado. See how I like it.

Hmm, probably gonna be a tough decision. Only thing I worry about is the dangerous mountains in Colorado. It seems like there's a lot of accidents and deaths in the Rockies so I'm thinking it may be a little much for a beginning pilot to learn mountain flying. I'll stop by PlusOne and see how...

I am about to move back to the US and I plan on starting lessons to get my PPL. I have an option to either go to San Diego ( I can finish my degree there) or go to Colorado Springs where my family lives. Don't really know a whole lot of people in Colorado anymore but that's besides the point...

Wow, I'm gone for a day of work and go to sleep and all this response. I really wouldn't consider him a friend. More of an associate and coworker. Especially after this stuff. So I guess I had a little bit of a reason to sort of react the way I did. Thanks everyone for the posts and info. It...

So I want to start pilot training in a few months when I get back to Colorado. This has been my plan for the past year almost. One of my co workers heard me talking about this and long story short, he has a PPL and wanted to take me up since I've never even been in anything as small as a 172...

So While I've been gone I've gathered lots of info and now I have narrowed three diff possibilities. I've read practically through this whole dang thread. I am 100% eligible. I have not transferred over to Post 9/11 which I can do at anytime. Almost to my questions. I was informed by a VA rep...

Wow, lots of good information in this thread. Thanks everyone. You guys have definitely got me thinking a lot into my plans. I still wanna shoot for my PPL at least while in community college and maybe go further as time allows. With all this talk about EE I might go back to my original plan of...

Thanks R&W, I'll keep an eye on this thread and also ask at another forum.

I've always had a deep passion for aviation and aircraft. Always looked up into the sky everytime I heard something buzzing in the air. I'm just really confused on what to do and usually you guys seem to help me wander and get back on the road to success. I'm about to be separated from the...

We did murphey. I just have been on deployment and a lot of PDFs I have to use for work would be convenient if I could put them on a tablet. Truth is it'd be convenient but not necessary. Plus I could put some FAA pubs and magazines on it. I'm just trying to justify buying one. I think if I...

To get a quick summary. I'm in Kuwait right now. Plan is to be home and start flight training by this time next year. I've been thinking of buying a tablet (iPad or possibly Android) within the next week or so to use to read while I'm out here when I have a chance. I wanted to put copies of the...

Thanks everyone for the advice. I guess I will hold off. Besides like others have said I can save the money and use for supplies, lessons and books. Maybe use the saved money on a decent headset before I solo. PoA rocks!

I have been hearing the rave about iPads and the Samsung Galaxy Tab and how pilots love to use them to replace some paper charts and sometimes even use GPS capability. I am a future student. Probably won't start lessons until about a year from now when I'm out of the middle east. I was...

Thanks everyone for the responses. I'll do my research some of you are right about choosing something other than my field (electricity) for an engineering major. I might possibly look into MechE. I have a real knack for math even though sometimes it gets tedious. I just kinda hated it going...

I also had ideas of going the experience route and trying to get a job in the field I am doing now. Not sure if that would be worthwhile or not. I also thought about getting an A&P and also work towards my PPL and other ratings while doing that. I'm honestly all over the place. I've been saving...

I am about to separate from the Navy with full benefits. I have been lucky to have worked in a technical field (repairing Avionics). I have experience repairing Avionics at component level (think soldering and circuit card replacement) as well as going out to a spinning helicopter and...

First of all I want to introduce myself. My name is Brandon. I'm currently stationed in Guam but forward deployed to Iraq. My plans are to return to Colorado in about a year to finish my degree and start flight school with a bit of money I have saved up. Some people say I'm thinking too far...