Need some advice for new pilot in training

Cub Driver wrote:
On Mon, 03 Oct 2005 14:02:07 -0400, "Mark T. Dame"
wrote:


In my case, we started working on landings the very first lesson. My
third lesson was focused completely on skills needed for landing
(stalls, simulated pattern over a corn field, and actual landings
including a go-around). By five hours I was doing touch & go's.

This is a very high standard for a newbie. I think it would be better
to tell him/her about the guy who spent a thousand dollars learning
how to taxi the airplane, 50 hours to solo, 100 hours to check flight.
Then, when he/she beats the benchmark, he/she will feel very chuffed.

(-:

My point has nothing to do with skill (or lack thereof), just that four
hours isn't too early to start learning how to land. And I had a very
conservative instructor. He didn't start teaching me how to land on my
first lesson because I was some kind of natural. Far from it. He
started teaching how to land on the first lesson because landing is the
most important part of the flight.


-m
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