My first flying lesson

[chrisb]

Well I've finally booked in and I'll be doing my first lesson this Friday morning.

 

I have been recommended to do at least one lesson a fortnight

 

 

[Jabiru7252]

You may well get hooked! Do you know what type of aircraft you will be flying? Once a fortnight is the longest between lessons in my opinion but money is the thing. Hope you get nice weather for it. Report back here afterwards!

 

 

[Piet Fil]

Enjoy, you should be pleasantly surprised by how much of the flight you actually get to do. Much more than a fortnight between lessons and your rate of progress may be slowed significantly.

 

Let us all know how you go

 

Phil

 

 

[chrisb]

Money wont be a problem for getting the licence. I expect to do about 1-2 lessons a week depending on what shift I'll be doing that week.

 

The training planes are apparently new Jab 160s

 

 

[tafisama]

Welcome to the Jab world.They are interesting planes.All the best.

 

 

[DrZoos]

I did mine at first separated a bit, and when you do them closer together, for me its way easier to get the muscle memory happening. A few times i did two lessons in one day and it was awesome. Separated by a few hours to let the nerves and brain settle of course. My son who is going CPL does one a week and in school holidays he does more and finds it far easier to do them closer together.... My father is also learning and he finds it better to have a few days between, he is 67.

 

 

[chrisb]

Might aim for 2 a week

 

 

[facthunter]

A couple a week would be appropriate. It's a pretty flexible thing but there are limits at each end. Prepare yourself for your next lesson, always. If you don't get a briefing prior to flight , you are missing out on an essential element of your instruction. Nev

 

 

[rankamateur]

I did all my training in 12 days, found that introdeuced a lot of adrenalin and fatigue management issues, particuarly early on, a little less intense schedule would maybe have taken more hours to achieve my certicate and endorsements but would have been a little bit more enjoyable too.

 

 

[chrisb]

12 days, isnt that a bit over kill??

 

Briefing before every flight, check. Anything I should be aware of that isnt obvious?

 

 

[facthunter]

If you feel comfortable about how it is going, keep going. Let us know about it if you wish. I can recall at some quite low hours after doing some airwork, dual, looking back at the aerodrome and wondering just how I could get the plane back there. When it is explained to you it all fits eventually. Don't rush it. You are paying money, so get some pleasure out of it too. Nev

 

 

[rankamateur]

12 days, isnt that a bit over kill??Briefing before every flight, check. Anything I should be aware of that isnt obvious?

It ended up a very intensive course but I flew off my own strip, slept in my own bed and the CFI brought his plane, his wife brought their caravan and they stayed until I was up to standard. It would have been better to have had a second trainee and spread it over three or more weeks but I couldn't make that happen.

 

 

[chrisb]

You had your own airstrip before you had your own licence?

 

 

[rankamateur]

We use it every year to spread superphosphate, it isn't very special, plenty good enough for what we use it for though. A few people on here use it for fuel stops and stop overs.

 

 

[chrisb]

Bit far for me, but maybe one day

 

 

[ayavner]

so how'd it go??

 

 

[chrisb]

It was great, I can see how people can spend so much money on it. btw I started another thread about this

 

 

[jeffd]

Well I've finally booked in and I'll be doing my first lesson this Friday morning.I have been recommended to do at least one lesson a fortnight

Yep moneys the key if you can afford to do it more then great I would however at the moment its 1 a fortnight but I will get there haha.good luck and im sure you will have fun

 

 

[chrisb]

Bad weather is annoying

 

 

[chrisb]

I'm up to doing circuits now

 

 

[chrisb]

Yes, Im posting while doing circuits

 

 

[Gnarly Gnu]

Don't text in the circuit.... (dnt txt n cc8) also facebook in circuit = faceplant.

 

 

[chrisb]

Ok I'll just do the webcast on my motorbike on the way home

 

 

[metalman]

I've sent texts and face booked while flying usually on a trip or looking for a free cuppa at some mates places, reading this gave me a thought , I've never face to face called from the plane ,I'll give it a go next time,

 

Matty

 

 

[chrisb]

Stupid weather, downwind radio call, ok now I need to turn onto base. No more circuit training that day