On Thu, 28 Feb 2008 11:32:00 GMT, kontiki wrote:

For a start, I won't begin my first instruction until I can do the
following:

Pass all tests with a 95% minimum
Handle with ease all traffic control and similar commo
Dissect the anatomy of my training aircraft
Understand what and how the instrumentation works (shortcomings included)
Own all the fundamentally necessary flight gear (i.e carry-ons in flight
bag or on person)
Obtain hours in flight simulation
More...enough for now.

I think you are being a bit unrealistic here. Part of the reason
for working with a good CFI is that he/she can guide the learning
process to make it faster and more effective for you. Each of the
various subject areas reinforce each other and the flight training
is part of the building block process.

I'm not saying it can't be done the way you want to do it but
I think it will take you a *lot* longer to obtain your PPL if you
try to do it that way.

Thanks but I may have missed telling you that length of time is not a
criteria for me. This approach to put so-called pilots licensed and into
the air using words like quick is exactly what I find myself up against.

Not beating on those that either need to get their PPL rapidly or choose to
do so, when talking with CFIs, they are geared to quick rather than
thorough. An example is getting a college degree, you can choose the
minimalists route or many more credit hours than required as you wish.
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