My favorite piece of gear aside from my iPad is actually an app. I cannot recommend enough buying Foreflight if you have an iOS device such as an iPad or even iPhone. Others will definitely let you use all of the resources available to you like Foreflight as long as you know other methods of extracting the same information for pre-flight planning and in-flight tasks.
If you only fly every week or two there is going to be a lot of knowledge lost in between lessons. The more often you fly, the more you will be immersed in the both the book knowledge needed to become a pilot and also the muscle memory of actually flying the airplane and improving as an airman. If you think you can only fly once or twice per month, I would encourage you to wait until a season where you can be at the airport at least times per week.
When I got my instrument rating I was flying 3 times per week and it made ALL the difference in terms of knowledge retention and momentum in my training. This is so disappointing and also is a sign that the students who drop out are making training more expensive than it needs to be which is coincidentally why some people quit.
Buying bulk hours ahead of time with your flight school can sometimes significantly reduce the cost of training if you pay for it upfront.
This will also keep you committed to the process and ensure that you finish. The most common and proven training aircraft ever built is the Cessna If your flight school has a Cessna , Diamond DA20, or perhaps a sport aircraft option such as a Piper Sport, the training rates can be significantly less expensive.
Personally I learned on the traditional avionics suite steam gauges and found the transition to glass avionics very natural. I have heard nightmare stories from people learning on glass and then trying to learn steam gauges later. For more reading on this, see our article on Glass vs. Steam Gauges: 7 Factors Compared. It can be pretty daunting at first.
Alternatively, there are really solid digital versions of these schools that actually do a really nice job as well. John and Martha have been instructors for seemingly forever and while their style can be a little quirky, the material is sound and they have successfully passed a lot of pilots through their training programs.
This is great material that can save you money elsewhere in your training. You will save yourself several do-over lessons if you know your stuff from the start. Check it out and hit subscribe so you never miss a video! Training in a rural area has its pros and cons. The other obvious pro is that it will be less expensive. All flight schools will have a headset you can borrow throughout your training, sometimes for a small fee but usually at no charge.
I will say from personal experience though that having your own headset where you are used to how it feels and sounds is a huge bonus in the cockpit. On the occasions where I have forgotten my headset and jumped into a new airplane, the simple difference of noise level and tone with a different headset is an unnecessary distraction.
Borrow your gear before you buy it. Here are a few other data points though for when you do decide to continue your training:. This is a really hard but rewarding rating and makes you a much better pilot because you learn to fly solely relying on your instrument panel and not seeing outside the airplane. Note that the single engine and multi-engine commercial licenses are separate licenses.
If you have a single engine commercial license but only a private multi-engine license, you can only be paid to fly single engine aircraft. Depending on what order you get your follow-on licenses and ratings after the private, a common question we answer is Do I need an instrument rating to get a commercial pilots license?
For your airline transport pilot ATP certificate, you will need an instrument rating. You can read more in our article on private, commercial, and ATP certificates compared.
Three decades of experience comes from learning to fly and flying commercially in the not so forgiving Alaskan aviation industry, running a family flight school and an FAA Part charter business in Hawaii, and then flying between South Florida and the Bahamas in a Grumman Mallard and Dash 7.
As a vector to his final approach, he completed his career as a captain with a major airline. Whether you want to become a private pilot or make flying a career we can provide you the education and skills to achieve your goals. Go to Top. In the tradition of a good bar keep I want to know what you think about the article you've just read and the service we're providing here at freewheelings. Can't find your particular brand of scotch?
Maybe we have it in the back, just ask. Use the comments section below. I have heard that a golf friend of mine has been taking flying lessons and that he has really been enjoying the experience. He may think about getting a pilot license.
This can be very helpful for my friend and this is interesting to read, too. Thank you for posting and sharing the tips to save money!!! Thanks for taking the time to write this up — very informative.
Extremely helpful. What a difference. Those savings can go towards initial rental fees, etc. Thanks Brando!
No problem Ken. And find a good instructor — makes all the difference.
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