32/4=8 hours per month -- pretty good training rate. Get some sleep, Kenny, and come back tomorrow.
You don't have to deal with towers much, do ya?32/4=8 hours per month -- pretty good training rate. Get some sleep, Kenny, and come back tomorrow.
You don't have to deal with towers much, do ya?
At PDK, they scheduled three hour slots with the hope of having a solid 1.0 to 1.5 once outside of the Class Bravo shelf. We were surrounded by five Class Deltas to get past on the way out except to the north. Then, we'd sometimes have to battle with the bizjets heading in.
Here, we schedule in 2.5 hour slots. At Austin, it's just busy enough we spend at least twenty minutes getting off the ground and taxing back in. Sometimes, it's worse. The average logged time is 1.7 hours with about 1.4 in flight training. Today's student was 1.8 with nearly .5 on the ground getting stuck behind two airliners and a King Air on departure. Taxiing in on return took no time at all.
So, I tend to think of an average lesson around 1.8 hours. Hence, my once a week estimation. BUT, if he's out of one those quiet little airports with little going on, it might actually be just an hour logged and a very fulfilling lesson. I'm not sure what that's like. I've not experienced it since I did instrument training at KGVL.
All 9,000 feet of 17L/35R is open and landing on 35R is now active as of two weeks ago. They are doing some work on Bravo at Golf by the green circle but that should be short-lived. I understand work on the approach end of 17L will begin in March.
Fixed that for you, Kent. I don't know where the OP is located, but it's getting into that time of the year when it can be more difficult to fly as often as we'd like. However, It's certainly within the realm of possibility! And please do keep us posted!Any good CFI should be able to work with you to achieve your goals in the time frame you set, and 8 months is plenty to get your private even from 0 hours, *IF* you have the time and money and weather to consistently fly 2-3 times per week.
Good luck, and keep us posted!
Guess I'm a waste as an instructor, because I believe strongly (and there is research to prove) than a structured school program usually produces better results. The organization, the impetus of regular classes, and the two-way communication with an instructor all serve to improve student performance. Sure, some folks can do it on their own with a good self-study system, but most do better with a live instructor involved in the process.
Every student is different. You have to tailor your training to the student's actual learning style, just as you have to fly a rectangular pattern based on what the wind is actually doing to your aircraft. (Guess what I practiced teaching yesterday?
) Some folks need a structured class environment. Some do better with self-study through a CBT course. Others do best when you hand them the book and say "knock yourself out".
Unfortunately, it's hard for a book or a CD/DVD to tailor itself to the student, but good instructors do that every day. That's not saying there aren't some, or even many, students who do well with canned training systems, but without feedback and flexibility, you're missing two elements of effective training which education researchers consider critical.
Nick, you seem to be of the belief that the CFI just spouts information at the student, as a lecturer might in front of an introductory class. A good instructor may do a bit of lecturing and some demonstrating, but will also do a lot of interactive things. He (or she
) will ask questions of the student to get them to explore scenarios or possibilities that they might not do on their own. He will probe the student to determine where the weak points are and provide suggestions about how to fill those in. He will challenge the student to go out on his own to find answers and to look things up. I haven't had Ron as an instructor either, but I strongly suspect that this is the sort of thing he does with his students. There is a large difference between just lecturing and instructing.
....Seriously man, look back and read what you've wrote. I hope after doing so you'll be able to apologize for the unnecessary comments.
It is Nick's Birthday....He can crrryyy if he wants to
Accepted. Let's move on.
I enjoyed taking a ground school class at the local university (I audited the class for $3) and one of the reasons was being able to meet other student pilots. Another thing that I enjoyed was hearing questions from other students in class about things that I hadn't thought about. I did a lot of studying on my own with books and videos, but feel that taking the class enhanced my learning experience. One of the Yak pilots told me after he found out about that, that my new handle would likely be "Cupcake".
You make a good point Mari.
Tom has been teaching ground school classes at the local university for almost 30 years now. Part of one of the class periods is spent at the airport at a mechanics shop. And now, we offer his students a ride in our airplane at our farm if they want. And, if the class is near his birthday, I send cupcakes to class with him. Added bonus for his students.