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Having trained with 7 different CFIs, all I have to say is, I didn't realize there were so many different ways to accomplish the same thing!

I, too, am red/green deficient, but got a 3rd class medical thru a retired Navy doctor, who administered a Farnsworth Lantern test https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farnsworth_Lantern_Test also called FALANT. Pretty simple. If you have no problem with stoplights or Christmas tree lights, you'll have...

Maybe the faster plane coming in behind caused some concern. A similar event caught me off guard as I was cleared number 1, turned left base, then got a call from ATC to make a sharp right and extend downwind. A business jet just dropped out of the clouds on a straight in approach. I'm tottering...

Here's a shout out for Sporty's online learn to fly course. Very comprehensive, in video format, with lots of practice test questions. I didn't care at all for PHAK or AFH, as both seem geared toward an ultimate commercial rating, (multi-engine, complex). Great, once you understand basic...

Yeah, Dan, you're probably right. We were just trying to help out the OP and answer his question. He could try it out for himself and come to [his own] conclusion.

Right, Bob. West Marine has some really nice ones. Here in Puget Sound, especially where I live near Henderson Bay, morning ground fog is common. It really helps to get across open water, rather than follow an erratic coastline. Not much different that "paddling in an ocean of air", just slower...

Try checking out a kayak shop. They have some great marine compasses that will attach to the kayak foredeck, or likely your dash. They work just like an aviation compass, but are much easier to read.

I'm going to jump in where I don't belong, and go with hyperventilation and add nervous tension. In basic airborne training, it was common for many aspiring paratroopers, especially those who had never ridden in an airplane, to suffer those same symptoms. Also, nervous tension, which you may not...

I've had great success with King Schools and Sporty's. Sporty's is very comprehensive and goes beyond teaching the test, with video introductions to many aspects of flight that really appeal to a visual learner. Also, their online version is periodically updated and provides an endorsement that...

Just relax and enjoy it. I don't know of any Sport Pilots that got their cert within 25 hours. Do you remember how long it took you to learn to walk? Do you even think about it now? It's a lot like that.

Actually, I took one lesson in a Skycatcher with just such a female pilot. I saw her before we took off, and after we landed. During the flight, she was merely a voice in the headset.

Haven't you heard? Life begins at 50. So you need to wait 10 more years. (NOT!)

IF you can find a school that will go along with this. I was training for Sport Pilot, and was not allowed to solo until I got a 3rd class medical. It depends on their insurance policy. If you own your own plane, then go for it.

Just stay on the ground? Nah - skip that one.

I'm probably the last person qualified to offer any advice, but sometimes "From the mouths of babes oft come gems". Take a look at John Kings (King Schools) video offerings. He has some entertaining, insightful, and informative offerings regarding checkrides. Very good for visual learners.

If it were an updated model, like the Legend Cub, sure. I took a lesson in a '41 J3, and it was fun, but I couldn't lose the feeling that it was flimsy, cantankerous, and maintained by a shade tree mechanic. No radio, loose controls, questionable gauges, rattling door, drafty - you get my drift...

Some flight schools do require it. AOPA has a good underwriter, and so does AVEMCO. There are others. I pay around $200 a year to AVEMCO. Check with your school to see if they require certain minimums of coverage.

As I recall my first "lesson", it consisted of straight and level flight, climbs, turns and descents. CFI did the initial take off and landing, then I did an "assisted" take off and landing. He handled all the radio work. During the out brief, he specified what to study for the next lesson. Did...

Hey Vance - You've got the wrong guy! I've been unsuccessfully chasing a Sport Pilot (Airplane) rating for about 5 years now, 95 hours, soloed twice but still no dice. Sucks to be 67 and half-blind, but I finally have the time and money, just no luck!

Just a couple of points I've gleaned from other flyers, regarding this same argument. The new ACS is applicable to Private pilot, but for Sport Pilot PTS is still in effect. Not sure about Recreational. Many DPEs apparently still use the PTS standards, as old habits die hard. It seems, thus far...