Learning To Fly How To Get Your Pilot’s License With Flying Colors Plr Ebook

Table of Contents

CONTENTS

1 – INTRODUCTION 4
2 – ARE YOU QUALIFIED? 6
USA 6
CANADA 6
UK 7
AUSTRALIA 7
GETTING YOUR MEDICAL CERTIFICATE 7
FLYING WITH A DISABILITY 8
3 – COVERING YOUR EXPENSES 9
WHY DRIVE WHEN YOU CAN FLY? 9
PROFESSIONAL FLYING 10
MAKING FRIENDS WITH A PILOT 10
JOINING THE AIR FORCE 10
TAKING OUT A MORTGAGE 11
AVIATION SCHOLARSHIPS AND LOANS 11
4 – HOW TO SELECT THE INSTRUCTOR OR SCHOOL THAT’S RIGHT FOR YOU 12
REPUTATION 12
DISTANCE FROM HOME 13
FACILITIES 13
PRICE 13
INSTRUCTOR EXPERIENCE 14
IT’S YOUR CHOICE 14
5 – PRE-FLIGHT JITTERS, AIRSICKNESS, AND ANXIETY 16
CONQUERING PRE-FLIGHT JITTERS 16
THE RIGHT WAY 17
Taking a walk 17
Cutting back on Caffeine 17
Breathing techniques 18
Airsickness 18
6 – GETTING THE MOST OUT OF YOUR AIRBORNE EDUCATION 20
STAYING MOTIVATED 20
Remind Yourself Why You Want To Fly 21
STAYING FOCUSED 21
7 – PASSING YOUR TESTS WITH FLYING COLORS 23
TRIAL INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT 23
PRE SOLO, PRE AREA SOLO, AND BAK EXAMS 23
PRIVATE PILOT’S LICENSE – AEROPLANES EXAM 24
WRITTEN AND PRACTICAL TESTS 24
FAA REQUIREMENTS 24
GENERAL TESTING ADVICE 25
8 – SO NOW WHAT? PUTTING YOUR NEW PILOT’S LICENSE TO GOOD USE 26
COMMERCIAL AIRLINES 26
FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR 27
SMALL BUSINESS IDEAS 27
AIR TOURS 27
CROP DUSTING 28
SKYWRITING 28
AIR SHOWS 28
COMPETITIONS 28
PERSONAL USES FOR YOUR PILOT’S LICENSE 29
9 – FINDING A SAFE, AFFORDABLE AIRCRAFT, TO RENT OR OWN 30
SELECTING YOUR AIRCRAFT 30
Propulsion: Jet or propellers? 30
New or Used? 30
Homebuilt? 31
Consider the aircraft’s attributes as well 31
CONSIDER ALL THE COSTS 32
Operations 32
Maintenance 33
Miscellaneous 33
RENTALS 33
BUYING YOUR AIRPLANE 33
Word of Mouth 33
Classified ads 34
Online 34
Making the Deal 34
MAKING PAYMENTS 36
RESALE VALUE 36
…SO IN CONCLUSION 37

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1 – INTRODUCTION

For many people, learning to fly is somewhere on the “Things to do Before I Die”. If you’ve decided it’s time to pursue your own pilot’s license, first of all, congratulations! Most people go their entire lives without ever making that first step towards their dreams. Simply making the decision and committing to go through with it is an accomplishment in itself.

However, let’s not kid ourselves. The reason so many people are reluctant to commit to something like obtaining a pilot’s license is, well, it’s not a cheap hobby and it’s not an easy hobby. You can get yourself a driver’s license in one afternoon for eight bucks and a used car for a few hundred (it might be a piece of junk, but it’ll get you around town). On the other hand, pilot training can cost several thousand dollars, it can take months before you’re ready to get your own plane and fly solo, and if you want to fly a three hundred dollar airplane, you’d better make sure to pack a parachute.

Because of the cost involved, many people consider hobby-flying to be a pursuit for rich people and rich people alone. Luckily, this isn’t quite the case. We’ll get into that in chapters four and ten. Certainly, it’s not a cheap interest to have, but there are options for the less financially advantaged to pursue the dream, as well.

More important than having the money or the time, the most important thing to have when you’re pursuing a pilot’s license is dedication. All the money and free time in the world can’t do a thing for a would be pilot who just doesn’t care enough to put their all into the process of learning to fly. On the other hand, if you have enough dedication, that can make up for a lack of money and free time.