MIFlyer
Pattern Altitude
Background: ASEL Private (a bit over a year ago). work full time plus family.
Goal, get good instrument training, quickly.
I'm working with one of our club instructors to map out a plan, but thought I'd get some other perspectives as well.
I have zero instrument time, will be training (hopefully starting end of month) in our club 172s (dual VOR, GNS430W). I have about 30 hours in these planes, and almost all of my hours at this airport
I could see flying between 1-2x per week, with a "sprint" possible around Christmas/new years when work slows down for two weeks (potentially flying as often as once per day, except Christmas eve and day).
how quickly can I realistically go through this? If I fly
2 x per week for
Nov 27th
Dec 4
Dec 11
Dec 18
then, dec 26-jan 1 (6 days) fly say 4-6 of those days
If a lesson is 1.5 in the air, then the low side is 1x per week for 4 weeks plus say 3 of the 6 holiday days would be 7 lessons at 1.5 each so 10.5 in the logbooks
if it works out well (2x per week and all 6 of those days) then I could have 21 hours in before the end of the year. and could fly say 6 times per month January -> checkride (so 10 hours/month) would get me to 40 hours at the end of February, so is it realistic to think i'll finish in march, or possibly april if I can do this schedule?
Flight instructors are great, mostly ex (or current) airline guys. Chief instructor is also a former DPE and has seen a lot. Great group to learn from.
Goal, get good instrument training, quickly.
I'm working with one of our club instructors to map out a plan, but thought I'd get some other perspectives as well.
I have zero instrument time, will be training (hopefully starting end of month) in our club 172s (dual VOR, GNS430W). I have about 30 hours in these planes, and almost all of my hours at this airport
I could see flying between 1-2x per week, with a "sprint" possible around Christmas/new years when work slows down for two weeks (potentially flying as often as once per day, except Christmas eve and day).
how quickly can I realistically go through this? If I fly
2 x per week for
Nov 27th
Dec 4
Dec 11
Dec 18
then, dec 26-jan 1 (6 days) fly say 4-6 of those days
If a lesson is 1.5 in the air, then the low side is 1x per week for 4 weeks plus say 3 of the 6 holiday days would be 7 lessons at 1.5 each so 10.5 in the logbooks
if it works out well (2x per week and all 6 of those days) then I could have 21 hours in before the end of the year. and could fly say 6 times per month January -> checkride (so 10 hours/month) would get me to 40 hours at the end of February, so is it realistic to think i'll finish in march, or possibly april if I can do this schedule?
Flight instructors are great, mostly ex (or current) airline guys. Chief instructor is also a former DPE and has seen a lot. Great group to learn from.