jonnyjetprop
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I'm looking for feedback on accelerated IR training. I'm was hoping to hear for folks on how it worked to get their tickets and longer term retention.
True, if you get the rating and then don't use it for a while. However, results suggest otherwise for those who exercise their new skills immediately after completing the program.Don't do it!
Quickly learned, quickly forgotten
You'll be one of those all too frequent pilots with the ticket but little practical experience and have a higher chance of ending up on an NTSB report
I did the PIC 10 day (well more like 8 for me) which is the same company CapnRon teaches for. For me it was exactly what I need. You don't spend a lot of time forgetting and relearning things that you did two weeks ago or whatever the last time you went flying in a traditional course
I disagree.Don't do it!
Quickly learned, quickly forgotten
It's far too easy to get out of instrument proficiency when you don't continue your practice. It's not related to how you got your initial rating.You'll be one of those all too frequent pilots with the ticket but little practical experience and have a higher chance of ending up on an NTSB report
My personal belief is that this comes from an instant gratification mentality. Those who want to do it fast and get it over with tend to have a personality that doesn't lend itself to being a lifelong learner and therefore an overall better, more consistent pilot.
I can only speak from my own experience, but the pilots I've met who did accelerated training are not as good as those who trained outside of the accelerated programs. Of course maintaining proficiency depends on the individual, but interestingly enough, those who did accelerated training are also more likely to let proficiency lapse.
My personal belief is that this comes from an instant gratification mentality. Those who want to do it fast and get it over with tend to have a personality that doesn't lend itself to being a lifelong learner and therefore an overall better, more consistent pilot.
Glad you said "didn't like" rather than "doesn't" or "won't" because that would not work in, say, Arizona or New Mexico. Thus, I view that as an enviable and worthy goal, but not always an achievable one.Good point Ron, and I commend your program for that. Fortunately my instructor was of the same mindset so we trained in actual IFR every chance we could. Personally, he didn't like to sign off anyone without at least 10 hours of actual.
I'm looking for feedback on accelerated IR training. I'm was hoping to hear for folks on how it worked to get their tickets and longer term retention.
I can only speak from my own experience, but the pilots I've met who did accelerated training are not as good as those who trained outside of the accelerated programs. Of course maintaining proficiency depends on the individual, but interestingly enough, those who did accelerated training are also more likely to let proficiency lapse.
My personal belief is that this comes from an instant gratification mentality. Those who want to do it fast and get it over with tend to have a personality that doesn't lend itself to being a lifelong learner and therefore an overall better, more consistent pilot.
+1Go for it. It's not how fast or slow you learn it, it's THAT you learn it, and then exercise those perishable skills regularly, so that they don't deteriorate and die, taking you with them....