PPL training resources/suggestions prior to flight school

[tuwood]

I'll be starting my PPL training this summer, but I want to do as much as I can over the next few months to get ahead of the curve.
I have my flight sim set up already and have been bouncing around various tutorial sites and youtube videos, but it's kind of all over the place.

I've learned a ton already, but am curious if there's a more structured source for self learning out there.

 

[AggieMike88]

This thread covered much the same items you are asking about.

http://www.pilotsofamerica.com/forum/showthread.php?t=87463

And cue Russell's ebook in 3....2....1

 

[AggieMike88]

And be wary of using the sim at this stage. Too easy to pick up bad habits that will lots of expensive time to unlearn.

 

[eman1200]

This thread covered much the same items you are asking about.

http://www.pilotsofamerica.com/forum/showthread.php?t=87463...

yes, exactly what dot dash dash dash dot dash dash dot dot dot dot dash dash dot dot dash dot dash dot said. lots of good info the supplied link. good luck!

 

[tuwood]

And be wary of using the sim at this stage. Too easy to pick up bad habits that will lots of expensive time to unlearn.

But... I like doing barrel rolls in the Cessna.

In all seriousness I do recognize that it's a long ways away from the real thing so I'm mostly using it to try and understand navigation aids vs. the flight control aspects.

 

[tuwood]

This thread covered much the same items you are asking about.

http://www.pilotsofamerica.com/forum/showthread.php?t=87463

And cue Russell's ebook in 3....2....1

excellent, thanks I'll read through that and will be googling that book.

 

[jordane93]

Free FAA publications such as the Airplane Flying Handbook and Pilots Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge are good places to start.

 

[write-stuff]

Heck, Mike, why didn't you just give him the link? Is a good resource. Not like it has cooties or something.

Here it is: www.FreeFlyBook.com

 

[eman1200]

Free FAA publications such as the Airplane Flying Handbook and Pilots Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge are good places to start.

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