CPL Question

[William Snow]

I am working on my CPL. I am wondering how long it usually takes a 300 hour
pilot to master all of the maneuvers to within PTS. I have been working on
these maneuvers for six months once or twice a week (weather) here in the
North East and am still not ready for the check ride. How many hours will it
take??

[Greg Esres]

<< I have been working on these maneuvers for six months once or
twice a week (weather) here in the North East and am still not ready
for the check ride. How many hours will it take?? >>

Once per week really isn't enough, in my opinion. Twice is marginal.

Then the question arises, do you want to be good or just pass a
checkride?

If the latter, then 20 hours should get you done, though a lot depends
on what airplane you're flying and what airplane most of your time is
in.

[Peter Duniho]

"William Snow" > wrote in message
...
>I am working on my CPL. I am wondering how long it usually takes a 300 hour
>pilot to master all of the maneuvers to within PTS. I have been working on
>these maneuvers for six months once or twice a week (weather) here in the
>North East and am still not ready for the check ride. How many hours will
>it take??

Sure didn't take me *that* long, though I will admit I was discouraged by my
slow progress initially. In my case, it turned out what I really needed was
a different instructor. One who could do a better job identifying what I
was actually doing wrong, and helping me correct it.

Sometimes, it's just not enough for someone to show you what the maneuver
looks like, and then tell you that you're doing it wrong. Scratch that.
It's never enough for someone to do that.

If you'll say which maneuvers in particular are giving you trouble, I'm sure
you'll get some good comments on little tips and techniques you can use.
But fundamentally, you need an instructor who can *instruct*. That means
that they have the *teaching* skills to guide you through the learning
process efficiently. Assuming you've been training 40 hours already (based
on your "once or twice a week for six months" description), if you haven't
mastered at least some of those maneuvers yet, then by definition, your
instructor can't teach.

I suppose there's the possibility that you're an absolute moron, someone who
simply doesn't have the ability to learn the maneuvers. But I've never
heard of that being the case, not for someone who's gotten as far as the
training for the Commercial certificate. Somehow, I doubt it's the case
here either. :)

Pete