my first lession YaY!!

[seetrio]

hey im finally going for my first lession this Saterday ?? any questions that i should ask my instructor?

[hazatude]

Read From the Ground Up again.

Read, read, read!

[Jaques Strappe]

Ask him how long it has been since his first lesson. Best of luck and have fun!!

[gelbisch]

My advice to you is this:

Make sure you understand what you're doing before you go up. In my experience as an instructor, we were set up to do a lot of flying and not so much briefing. The airplanes were booked for 1 hour 15 minute blocks, and we normally aimed for an hour in the air. Pretty useless ground brief.

Find an instructor who has 1000+ hours so he/she's not totally bent on just building hours and will take a minute out to brief and then debrief you. Makes notes during debrief so you remember when you show up for the next lesson. And as haza alluded to, do your homework. If you show up for a lesson and don't really understand what you're doing, you're basically wasting your time, and more importantly your $$$. Sitting in the airplane with the engine turning is no time to have something explained to you... especially since if your flying you're probably not really listening anyway.

But above all... have fun! You're not going to do everything perfectly the first time, so don't beat yourself up if you don't. If you're not having fun you might not want to come back.

None of this is really important for day one... that's basically just orientation. Something to keep in mind as you get further into it, though.

Good luck and have fun!!

[No Conflict]

good luck and have fun.... it's all about the fun! God, I can ALMOST remember my first lesson... wow, what a thrill!

[thecaptain]

I agree with Gelbisch, mind you I have 960 hrs and I was never "bent" on building time. Not to say those time builders aren't there though... I like teaching and such. The hours don't hurt.

Remember you're the customer so if there is something that seems out of sorts say something.

Take a deep breath and REMEMBER this day! It's your first lesson and the only thing that compares to that I think is the first solo. Keep your log book neat and tidy and remember it's almost like a journal of your flying so if you aren't recording a lesson number then at least record something about the flight!!

Don't beat yourself up over a bad flight but always strive for perfection at the same time knowing you're only human! Enjoy it because not everyone flys airplanes and those who do are a special group of people.

Ok I'm done with my two bits now... FLY SAFE AND HAVE FUN SEETRIO! WELCOME ABOARD!

--www.captainjohn.ca--

[the original tony]

the previous guys said it, the main thing is know your stuff, or atleast be familiar with it. your best flying will be training. once you work, you are told where to fly and when to fly.
the training is the best and most fun flying you will do.
take lots of notes, and pics if you can.
enjoy the freedom.

cheers

[chipmunk]

Look out the front window!!

Using the instruments will come later, and it's SO important to learn how it looks out there when you change the airplane's position ("attitude") relative to the horizon.

Also, don't worry too much about radio calls... they'll also come with time. The first few lessons focus on the basic flying skills - learn them well because everything else builds on these basics...

HAVE FUN!

[just curious]

• Dress comfortably, aviation isn't a fashion show.
• Take a couple pics, get the instructor to take a couple of you.
• Try not to dwell on the fact that you are way up (the Hey!... I can see my house factor ). Instead, concentrate on the fact that you can make the aircraft do what I want it to do.
• Concetrate on what you are trying to do, sure, but remember to have fun.
• My first hour was some 23000 ago, but to Dave Coutts (Somewhere in AC ) and Brampton's little beige Citabria, Thanks! It's been a blast so far!

[LostinRotation]

[*]Take a couple pics, get the instructor to take a couple of you.

Ummm....
LOL !

Sounds like how alot of those freaky... " don't touch me there " stories start.

Try not to dwell on the fact that you are way up (the Hey!... I can see my house factor ).

Ha ! That's what I got into aviation for...to enjoy it
Endless is Old ... this is your first lesson....ENJOY IT ! Pay attention...listen, learn....but most of all....have a blast !



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[seetrio]

thanks guys for all the great stuff you said and yes im gona have fun!!, mean isnt that the whole point to becoming a pilot ? OH and (hazatude)thanks i went out and just got that book il start reading it as soon as i get off here !!! thanks again!!

[LostinRotation]

IMHO that is the most important book for a PPL student to own and read cover to cover.....twice.

Good call Haz


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[bee tee]

Don't want to go off on a tangent, but FTGU is a poor book. I never read it seriously. Try to get a few books each specializing in one topic, ie. Meteorolgy or Aircraft Systems. IMO books like FTGU try to fit in as much as possible and important details get left out. And more books equals more perspectives on a topic which may give you better insight. In fact, buy a whole bunch of books and read them over and over. Good books can be an awesome supplement to the flying portion of your training.

Choose a good instructor!

Congrats and keep us up to date with how its goin'!

[gelbisch]

Well it may not be the best book in the world, but it's a good beginner. He doesn't have to be expert on each subject for his first solo. I'd worry about delving deeper later.

[Cat Driver]

If he is planning on becoming an airline pilot he can just skip reading stuff like FTGU and get a computer generated FMS and just learn how to transfer the route from paper into the magic box...oh and it helps to get familiar with going down the runway and going fast enough while still on the runway to rotate to 18 degrees of nose up on the pretty picture on the tube in front of him...

Landings are optional as autoland is usually avaliable...

Cat

[N2]

Also manditory reading is the EI application form, best to know in advance what they are going to ask for!

[Expat]

When I took my first lessons, I used to drink a pot of coffeee before these 1.4 airtime classes. I distinctly remember many time doing short field landings, and while the instructor was holding the brakes, running out and peeing under the stabilisor. That was the mark to aim for at the next landing. Got to love those small airports!

[seetrio]

(Choose a good instructor!) HOW DOES ONE KNOW ?

[Lommer]

A friend recently completed his ppl here in Canada, and I was impressed with the study regime he kept up. His school asked him to take the PSTAR before he went on his second flight, and made him write the full blown private exam before sending him solo. Getting all that info in your head early is gonna save you a lot of time and $$. When he first told me about the study regime at his school I thought it was a bit over the top, but now that I see what an impact it made on his flying training I find myself wishing I did it the same way.

[. ._]

If he is planning on becoming an airline pilot he can just skip reading stuff like FTGU and get a computer generated FMS and just learn how to transfer the route from paper into the magic box...oh and it helps to get familiar with going down the runway and going fast enough while still on the runway to rotate to 18 degrees of nose up on the pretty picture on the tube in front of him...

Landings are optional as autoland is usually avaliable...

Cat

Uh oh, someone's been up front in a big jet lately. (It must have been cool.)

Like an instructor told me on my first solo flight out of the zone: Be safe, and have fun!

-istp

[. ._]

Gotta lay off the liquor. Damn double post!