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[irafe11]

PPL Checkride ✈️

[flightnerdairforce]

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[damiankoh]

Why I gave up on private pilot certification

6 months and $60,000 later, I gave up on the training for private pilot certification.

It all began one day when I was at an aviation-themed cafe and was reminded of my dream to be a pilot when I was young. I was short-sighted back then, so I applied with the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore to be an air traffic controller instead. Made it to the last round of interview, but was axed. :(

Fast forward 17 years later, I signed up for a flight preparatory course with Wings Over Asia. Flew for about 15 hours before I registered for a 14-day accelerated training program with AFIT in Van Nuys, Los Angeles.

The pressure started weeks before I went to California with the preparation for the FAA airman knowledge written test. On the first morning of the program, my instructor told me "lets fly!". I was not mentally prepared, but nonetheless did the preflight and off we went in the Cessna 172, a wildly different experience from the glass cockpit of the Diamond DA40 which I flew in Singapore.

After a couple of hours in the air, we landed back at Van Nuys and continued with ground school. The days were simple. We would fly for a few hours, then come back down for ground lessons, before flying again. The pace of the program was demanding. We would start at 7:30am and end around 4-5pm.

The jet lag that kicked in on the third day did not help. I was struggling with understanding weather systems, pilot regulations and airspaces, etc. The long hours of flying practicing maneuvers, traffic patterns in a small confined space and refueling the plane every time we land took the joy out of flying.

The experience became very technical and it rightfully should given that the goal was to get the private pilot certification in 14 days. On the fourth day of the program, I gave up.

My instructor and the school encouraged me to continue as they felt I was doing all right and once I made it past the first week, things would be a lot easier. I was not convinced. In order to recover the joy of flying, we took the plane out and flew to a nearby airport for lunch where amazing burgers were promised.

We hopped into a different Cessna and I was told to fly it. In hindsight, it was perhaps this flight that confirmed my decision to drop out. The flight instruments were different (granted that the basics are the same) from the Cessna that I flew the past few days and I low key panicked in an unfamiliar plane. One other pilot who was in the passenger seat jokingly told me after we landed that he was worried for his life. We laughed it off but one thing that was clear in my mind was that I was far from ready as a proficient pilot. Plus the concept of "lets fly somewhere" on a whim was neither a lifestyle I could imagine myself in nor could I afford it.

The moment I made up my mind to drop out of training, I felt a sense of relief. In the remaining two days, we did "fun" flights to Santa Monica beach, saw the Hollywood sign from the air and even did a delivery run to pick up oil from another airport. Missed a tour of Catalina island due to weather conditions prohibiting visual flights.

I have no regrets. After all, it is the journey that matters, not the destination. If anything, my student pilot license is forever. :)

[walshephotography]

Blog - PPL Exercises 22/01/2023

Blog – PPL Exercises 22/01/2023 Its been ages since I have flown as everything has got more expensive in the last few months. The cost of living in NZ has climbed by over 11% and the flow on from this plus the Christmas season really blew the budget so I have been grounded since September. I have also decided to take a bit of a new tack and fly with another club that I was in a few years ago that now does Part 61 training. This has made the cost of flying much better but I have had to move back to the old Tomahawk rather than fly a C172sp. This meant that I also had a new CFI, and location to fly in. It was an almost perfect day for flying with the wind going straight down the runway so any issues were entirely of my own making. We covered off all the manoeuvres for PPL including wing drop stalls that I had never done before. Its a great manoeuvre and one which I will include in most flights. Considering the large gap between flights and the fact I was flying a totally different aircraft at a new location, both myself and my CFI were pleased with the skills I was demonstrating. I did balloon on my second landing but I think that was more muscle memory from the 172 rather than feeling the aircraft. Also I need to remember the Carb heat during low power settings which I don't need to do with the 172 due to that being fuel injected. All in all a fantastic day of flying. Bring it on!   Aircraft: ZK-JBX (Piper PA-38-112 Tomahawk) Total Time: 0.9 Landings: 2 Go-arounds: 0 Visual Approaches: 2   Until next time.... For more Blogs and Digital Photos go to https://walshephotography.com Check out Kapiti Districts Aero Club at https://www.kapitiaeroclub.co.nz Blog – PPL Exercising 22/01/2023 Read the full article

[weehughie]

Throwback Thursday… about to depart Nottingham back to home base White Waltham… • • #dehavilland #chipmunk #dehavillandchipmunk #dhc1 #dhc1chipmunk #nottingham #nottinghamairport #tollerton #throwback #aerodrome #airfield #gapyg #wb619 #tailwheel #taildragger #throwbackthursday #avgeek #throwback #pilot #privatepilot #flying #instapilot #redandwhite #vintage #classic #aviation #retro (at Nottingham City Airport) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpRwqxXo5dP/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[one-bravo-tango]

Find a spot to Keep your wrist down to Stop moving

flight instructor wants to keep the wrist on one position to stop moving

[littodaystory]

Donate to my Journey to become a private pilot! 👀❤️👀

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[aviationschool]

Sky's the Limit: Average Flight Training Hours for Your PPL. 🛫 Sky's the Limit: Achieving Your PPL! 🛫

✈️ Wondering how long it takes to earn your Private Pilot License? On average, aspiring pilots spend around 40-60 hours in flight training. This includes dual instruction with an instructor and solo flight time.

💡 Pro Tip: Consistency is key! Regular practice helps you reach your goal faster. 🚀 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/bUcTxTFtuOU

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[captainpilotsblog]

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[irafe11]

45 degrees bank angle. #privatepilot

[damiankoh]

Circuit training for private pilot with Wings Over Asia. Touch and go.

[topcrewaviation]

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[vivonando]

Encerrando a madrugada com o Boeing 737NG (PR-GXD) no aeroporto de Porto Seguro-BA. Junto com essa galera nota mil❣️❣️ 🛫🛬🛫🛬🛫🛬🛫🛬🛫🛬🛫 #aeronave #aviation #airplane #avião #aircraft #pilot #aviação #piloto #pla #pilotocomercial #commercialpilot #atp #fly #pilotoprivado #privatepilot #pilotodeavião #voe #riograndedosul #flyhigh #amazonas #sãopaulo #minasgerais #voealto #santacatarina #manaus #espiritosanto #aviationjedi #brasil #brazil #aviacao --- Estou a usar @tagsfinder_com -- @www_aboutme_cc - one page with all your links to social profiles and pages. (em Aeroporto Internacional de Porto Seguro, BA) https://www.instagram.com/p/CXhd_B8t8ja/?utm_medium=tumblr

[corsairaviation]

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[aircraft-sam]

Piper Super Cub