PPL now!

Flying Man · Post by **Flying Man** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 6:50 pm

Passed the flight test yesterday

Nicholas · Post by **Nicholas** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 7:08 pm

congrats!!!

i started my first PPL flying lesson yesterday!! haha

if you dont mind sharing: which school did u go to? how many hours do you have in total? how often do you fly per week?

Chuck Ellsworth · Post by **Chuck Ellsworth** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 7:11 pm

767 · Post by **767** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 8:15 pm

pfhhhhhhhh.. i got my multi IFR.. im doing my instructor rating now..

btw..

CONGRATS!! (dont mind the above text, im kidding)

do you plan on getting commercial next? get your night rating asap, and after that log night x-country pic as much as possible. good luck and have fun.

C-GGGQ · Post by **C-GGGQ** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 8:36 pm

Congrats man, like he said above night xcountry pic is gold. (from another multi IFR instructor rated fool)

. ._ · Post by **. ._** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 3:02 am

Congrats!

Flying Man · Post by **Flying Man** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 3:54 pm

Thanks everyone! Sure, I'll go for the night rating- the winter is coming

. Then I'll see...

Why is night x-country pic so important? Besides experience, does it help in career or would it lower my insurance costs should I ever by a plane or whatever else?

Flying Man · Post by **Flying Man** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 4:13 pm

Nicholas wrote:congrats!!!

i started my first PPL flying lesson yesterday!! haha

if you dont mind sharing: which school did u go to? how many hours do you have in total? how often do you fly per week?

I studied at Toronto Airways in Buttonville and I had exactly 100 hours before my flight test- quite a lot. On the other hand, I got a mark with which I would have passed commercial. I started more than a year ago, I was trying to fly as often as possible, sometimes 3-4 times per week, but sometimes I didn't fly for 2-3 weeks or even more at all- because of the weather and also because of a very large "students per instructor" ratio- sometimes it was really hard to book either instuctor's time or plane. I suggest you fly consistently, 2-3 times per week (1 at least), and do not stop or you'll forget some stuff and spend more hours repeating it. Good luck!

canpilot · Post by **canpilot** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 5:16 pm

Because night PIC counts towards the ATR me thinks

767 · Post by **767** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 5:56 pm

the more night pic x-country, the faster you get your ATPL

dangerous · Post by **dangerous** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 9:37 pm

You need 100 hrs of night PIC to get your ATPL. You might not get much when you instruct. You won't get any flying floats or working the ramp. And you won't get any working as a copilot. Therefore, get as much as you can now.

Pilot_adam · Post by **Pilot_adam** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 10:03 pm

dangerous wrote:You need 100 hrs of night PIC to get your ATPL. You might not get much when you instruct. You won't get any flying floats or working the ramp. And you won't get any working as a copilot. Therefore, get as much as you can now.

Actually this opens up another subject, What if you had an engine failure at night in a single engine aircraft?!!

I have been wanting to build my x-country time at night but the idea of an engine failing at night time is kind of scary (You don't have many (if any) options) and is possible..

Would love to hear from the experts on this one !!

Cheers
Adam

kzcvtm · Post by **kzcvtm** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 3:58 am

Look for a road (preferably with little traffic) and use it as a landing strip. That's what I was instructed to do in that case.

Cleared Enroute · Post by **Cleared Enroute** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 4:03 am

What if you had an engine failure at night in a single engine aircraft?!!

I have been wanting to build my x-country time at night but the idea of an engine failing at night time is kind of scary (You don't have many (if any) options) and is possible..

Turn on your landing light upon reaching 100' AGL. If you like what you see leave it on, if you don't turn it off.

AV8OR · Post by **AV8OR** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 6:18 am

(b) 100 hours night flight time as pilot-in-command [b]or as co-pilot [/b]of which a minimum of 30 hours shall have been acquired in aeroplanes;

Still worth gettting as much night PIC as possible though.

C-GGGQ · Post by **C-GGGQ** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 7:39 am

yeah i thought it was only 100 hours total night not just PIC, it IS however 25 hours night cross country PIC, which is where a lot of people get caught

Spokes · Post by **Spokes** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 9:54 am

C-GGGQ wrote:yeah i thought it was only 100 hours total night not just PIC, it IS however 25 hours night cross country PIC, which is where a lot of people get caught

Not 'total night'. I beleive that 'Dual' soes not count.