As I mentioned before I'm not looking to set any records or put any pressure on myself or others. It was more of a curiosity thing than anything else. Just a way of sharing when it happened and remembering that first solo flight.
C-GCQC is the 150 at Central. I'll get a picture of it on Sunday when I'm back and I'll post it to the forums if you guys want. I'm loving every minute of this journey. I think it's more fun because at this point it's a hobby and not in anticipation of joining the wonderful career of flying. Of course this isn't a slight at anybody who wants to fly as a career. I'm just fortunate enough not to feel the pressures that come with time building and looking for the next job to gain experience. Who knows though.....the OPP does have a PC12
IIRC it was about 6 hours. Of course I also had about 100 glider flights at that point.
Depending on the airport you could easily spend 20% more time on the ground then another student in a different area while showing similar total flight time.
Look more at total flights and how much review you need before moving onto the next exercise. Mentally review the previous lessons and anticipate the actions for the next. As you gain more experience you will be able to mentally fly a mission while still in the planning stage.
Thanks Grant. I've been getting about 15-20 minutes of ground briefing each lesson which is slowly getting lower as we move forward. I'm told this is average.
In order to be admitted to a flight test required for the issuance of a Private Pilot Licence – Aeroplane, or a complete re-test, and meet the requirements of CAR 421.14, the candidate will present:
photo identification with signature;
a valid permit, licence or a foreign pilot licence issued by a contracting state;
proof of meeting the medical standards for the Private Pilot Licence,
a letter from a qualified flight instructor certifying that:
a pre-test evaluation has been completed with the candidate;
the candidate is considered to have reached a sufficient level of competency to complete the flight test for the issuance of the Private Pilot Licence, and
the instructor recommends the candidate for the flight test. evidence of having completed 35 hours total flight time.
What's the deal with this? I thought you needed 45 hours to get your PPL? How can you do the flight test before having the required hours for PPL?
You don't need the full 45 hours to do the flight test, just to get your licence. For example, if you finish all the actual training after 38 hours and the only thing left to do is your cross-country you can do your flight test while your upper air work is still fresh in your mind and use the x-country to get the remainder of your hours. For the commercial licence you need 150 hours to do the flight test and 200 to get licenced; as long as you have the hours before you apply for the licence that's all that matters.
Thanks boogs82, In case you are wondering, I wasnt asking for the REG because I didnt beleive you Its just I have flown at Central with there 172 and never inquired about the 150, you know, for a cheaper hourly rate. Especially because I only fly for fun, I dont need the back seats LOL.
If you wouldnt mind sending me a PM and let me know what the going rate is for the 150 is, Im quite curious, and would appreciate it A lot.
Thanks for the clarification of that modi. Appreciate it. Spent more time flying today. The first part of the day saw some spin and spiral work. Now that was fun! The second part we practiced some circuits and I got to do my first landing. Was a little bit rough but I guess practice makes perfect. I just learned why it's better to practice on a trainer than on my own aircraft too
It's been a while since I've shared anything on this post. I flew 3.2 hours yesterday which brings me up to 9.5 so far Did some more circuit work yesterday and some crosswind stuff. After talking with my instructor, I just need a checkride and it looks like I might be going solo next weekend! So exciting! I've been watching videos on Youtube all day about it haha.
Sounds great, it was the most incredible thing I have ever experienced, passing the ppl was a great feeling but the first solo was much more exciting. Nice work.
With 6 or so hours total time, I am not certain flying over 3 hours in a day is the best way to learn. Maybe you are the exception, but it is generally better to fly shorter trips on a daily basis than big chunks..The overall retention is much better. Make certain you are the exception, and not being used to fill in a slow day for the FTU or instructor.
The second thing is generally you should not be told that you will be going solo soon. Before you go solo you must (and I mean must) go through a learning plateau, and demonstrate three circuits without instructor input. Telling a student they are ready for solo can be really bad as the next flight they might hit that plateau and be all left arms and right feet...just saying is all.
I am not trying to bash your FTU or instructor, but some of what you related on your post is not typical, so just giving you a maybe heads up.
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I appreciate your concerns trey kule. I can't say whether or not I'm the exception. It's not up to me to decide and having nothing to compare to I certainly wouldn't be able to say anything even close to that without it turning me into an arrogant ass. I don't know. I do know the feedback that I'm getting and I do know that I'm retaining things well and still progressing. Each person learns at their own rate and I'm just sharing what's going on in my little world.
As for the number of lessons in a day, I'm comfortable at that pace and it goes back to retention. My instructor told me straight up that if I wasn't retaining things or I was having difficulty in certain areas that I wouldn't be flying that much. The three hours that I did yesterday didn't feel remotely overwhelming to me as it was all circuit training. Near the end of it, there was little to no instructor input involved. I'm not in a position to fly shorter lessons every day because I have to travel over three hours to get to the airport so that I can learn. I make sure that I'm prepared for the lessons and that any questions/concerns I have are asked and addressed before/after the flight. I'm paying for pre and post ground instruction so I might as well benefit from it.
I'm certainly not delusional enough to believe that I'll be done flight training and have a PPL in hand in 45 hours. I know there's stuff that's going to frustrate me and stuff that I'm going to have to work on. That being said, I hardly find it inappropriate to have goals. If you don't have the small goals to work toward then what's the point of having the final goal? I'm not sure how things are done where you are or where you learned but I have the goals set to have certain milestones met within a time frame because I have to travel. I wasn't told specifically, there's good odds you'll solo next weekend. I asked if it's reasonable to think that I might solo next weekend and I was told that it's a possibility.
I was here to share the excitement of what's going on with my training but I think I'll just hold onto the rest of it until the day that I do have my PPL and share that I've achieved that goal.
I for one appreciate the running commentary on your training, and other peoples comments as well, so I hope you keep it up! I just finished my PPL this month after a very long training period. Your enthusiasm brings me back to the early days of my training which I had long forgotten (first solo was in 2001, ). Thanks for that.
If i exclude the training i started and stopped 3 years ago, I would have been around 18 hours.
Training out of CYTZ is quite a different experience however, for many many different reasons (not the least of which is the fact that the practice area is at least 0.3 away in each direction...)
Time to solo is irrelevant and is no indication of your (in)ability as a pilot. Focus on the quality of your training and over the long-term im sure you'll be a better pilot.
Its just I have flown at Central with there 172 and never inquired about the 150, you know, for a cheaper hourly rate. Especially because I only fly for fun, I dont need the back seats LOL.
Did some more circuit work yesterday and some crosswind stuff. After talking with my instructor, I just need a checkride and it looks like I might be going solo next weekend! So exciting! I've been watching videos on Youtube all day about it haha.
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