Hey guys, I just thought I'd follow up with everyone on my status with my PPL. I had posted this a few weeks back after my first time flying in ~10 years:
http://www.pilotsofamerica.com/forum/showthread.php?t=69807
All of you guys advice was amazing.
To refresh, I had about 24 hours logged from training years ago, and had a few solo hours. Had a scary experience and quit, now I'm trying to overcome some apprehension (i.e. moments of sheer terror) and get back into it.
Unfortunately I've had a really rough time getting anything scheduled with my CFI. He's only available mon, tues, and thurs nights, and once you factor in weather, it just makes it really difficult. so in 3 weeks, we only went up once. I decided it would be best to start looking for other alternatives.
I found a flight school out of Smyrna (MQY), which is a haul for me, but hopefully will be worth it. I just went up yesterday with my new CFI, and I couldn't believe how different it was. He has 15,000 hours and is a retired airline pilot. It was like night and day from what I had previously experienced. He was super involved, and talked me through every maneuver. He was hard on me when I'd screw it up, but I think he'll make me a better/safer pilot. I could tell it was probably very frustrating to him to be such an experienced pilot in complex aircraft, and here's this guy who can't even get the simplest things right in a 172. I was still terrified, but i think that was more because he was pushing me to my limits. He had me doing the radio calls and everything, which I totally botched every single time.
One thing we did that I'm fairly certain I never did in my previous training was steep turns (45 degrees). I know I did 30 degree turns in the past, but I'm fairly certain I never did steep turns. All of this experience with different CFI's is making me realize just how much the right teacher can make or break you.
Anyway, there's no real question or purpose for this post other than to try and get involved in this awesome community! Thanks for listening!
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http://www.pilotsofamerica.com/forum/showthread.php?t=69807
All of you guys advice was amazing.
To refresh, I had about 24 hours logged from training years ago, and had a few solo hours. Had a scary experience and quit, now I'm trying to overcome some apprehension (i.e. moments of sheer terror) and get back into it.
Unfortunately I've had a really rough time getting anything scheduled with my CFI. He's only available mon, tues, and thurs nights, and once you factor in weather, it just makes it really difficult. so in 3 weeks, we only went up once. I decided it would be best to start looking for other alternatives.
I found a flight school out of Smyrna (MQY), which is a haul for me, but hopefully will be worth it. I just went up yesterday with my new CFI, and I couldn't believe how different it was. He has 15,000 hours and is a retired airline pilot. It was like night and day from what I had previously experienced. He was super involved, and talked me through every maneuver. He was hard on me when I'd screw it up, but I think he'll make me a better/safer pilot. I could tell it was probably very frustrating to him to be such an experienced pilot in complex aircraft, and here's this guy who can't even get the simplest things right in a 172. I was still terrified, but i think that was more because he was pushing me to my limits. He had me doing the radio calls and everything, which I totally botched every single time.
One thing we did that I'm fairly certain I never did in my previous training was steep turns (45 degrees). I know I did 30 degree turns in the past, but I'm fairly certain I never did steep turns. All of this experience with different CFI's is making me realize just how much the right teacher can make or break you.
Anyway, there's no real question or purpose for this post other than to try and get involved in this awesome community! Thanks for listening!
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