Crash Course for Private Pilot! Please help...

Cub Driver warbird wrote:

If you fly in AZ you don't have to consider the
weather,

?? WHAT?? As Dorothy once said, "Toto, do you think there *is* such a place??"

Here in AZ, we do get many clear days, and we don't get the clouds, precip or
high humidity with the regularity that a lot of places do, but we sure as heck
get very high heat and high DA to consider, and we DO get high winds with the
regularity that other places get clouds. In the middle of summer, we also have
the monsoons in all their glory, complete with towering cus, thunder,
lightning, rain, hail, microbursts and gusty winds. And they can build pretty
fast.

No weather to consider? maybe you were kidding.

--Shirley

In article , Kyle Boatright
wrote:

I'm an IE with those tools in the kit. Curious to hear an explanation of
how it helps...

If you have performed job studies observing time-motion skills to make
a process more efficient, you will have the observation skills to
correlate what the instructor is doing to what the aircraft is doing.
Flying is all about coordination. The less wasted motion you make, the
smoother you will be on the controls, the smoother you are (in theory
;-) ), the more precise you are.

I don't think he said he doesn't have time to fly, I just think he has some
extra vacation time and was wondering if he could get most of his training
done during that time.


"Noddy" wrote in message
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"Gen" wrote in message
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QUESTIONs:
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1) Is it possible to take lessons 5 hours a day and become a private
pilot in time frame of 2 weeks or so?
2) If not what's the fastest pace you would recommend?
I am an engineer and am confident of clearing the written exam.
However I need your advice/comments about the actual flying.
Thanks in advance,
Gen

It may be possible but you will not be well trained, and you will not have
any practical experience. As an engineer you should be able to make good
choices about what is possible and what is practical. Be safe! Any
accident
you may have reflects on everyone, and we all pay insurance.

Your whole premise begs another question: With so little time to train,
how
do you expect to find the time to fly? If you have the time to fly a few
hours a month, that schedule is better for your training also. JMO.

I would not do more than 3 or 4 hours per week. There is allot of skill
that needs to be learned that will not happen instantly. There is also a
lot of knowledge that must be attained in the process the should not be a
cram course.

Gen wrote:

So I want to be a pilot!
After a bit of googling it seems 40-60 hours of training is needed to
obtain Private Pilot's Certificate. I have about two weeks vacation in
July.
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QUESTIONs:
---------
1) Is it possible to take lessons 5 hours a day and become a private
pilot in time frame of 2 weeks or so?
2) If not what's the fastest pace you would recommend?
I am an engineer and am confident of clearing the written exam.
However I need your advice/comments about the actual flying.
Thanks in advance,
Gen

I gave this reccomendation to a good friend of mine and it worked out
well.

1. Get about 5-10 hours of sailplane time. It doesn't matter if you
solo or accomplish anything other than getting some stick time with
instruction. Having fun is the most important thing.

2. Read some good books on flying like "Stick and Rudder."

3. Pass off the written and get it out of the way. I think studying
"gleims" is the easiest way.

4. Find a good instructor and fly as much as you can stand without
burning out. One 6 hour day of manuevers, touch and goes, radio work,
etc. is worth 12 hours spread over a month or a week.

5. As soon as you can, pass the flight test.

6. Now the real education begins

The secret to this system is to get some early, fun, flight time. So
that you have something to visualize and relate with.

LG