how much have you guys gotten frustrated during your training.

 

Why don't you tell us what your frustrated about? Maybe we can help

 

Is your name Jack, Jim, or Captain?

 

Ah well flight training is challenging at times. If there are problems it is usually with weather and equipment, but sometimes you get a bum instructor, run out of money, or have trouble with something.

One time the treasurer of the organization I flew with was embezzling my payments. The treasurers changed, the new one cancelled my training and sent me an erroneous bill. It took 6 months to prove using money order receipts and postal traces that I had paid for every flight. Needlesstosay it wasted a lot of time.

Another time right before a checkride the engine blew a cylinder head off and I had to put her down off airport. That one only took a few weeks.

Another time I got the proverbial bad apple instructor. Wouldn't teach me anything and wouldn't sign me off. I got rid of him and passed my checkride two weeks later with another one.

 

Well, get ready for a laugh. During my PP Checkride, we were both seated, started the plane, and went to do a brake check and we didn't budge. One word...Chocked. It broke the ice and gave us both a chuckle, rest of the flight was a gem.

 

You should have jumped the chocks.

 

I can tell you whats real frustrating is when you have an upcoming checkride and you practice practice practice until your nailing the PTS down cold - then come checkride day you go up and make the stupidest little mistakes for no reason. There's just something about having that DPE next to you that scrambles your brain. Luckily they know that and take that into consideration when they are grading you. If you can use the same DPE for multiple rides you will get real comfortable with him and just fly the airplane

 

well i go to a 141 school. the grind is really getting to me, it seems like ur constantly being judged even with your instructor, and when u make a mistake you feel like an idiot, so your so pressured to be perfect when u know ur still learning and im a commercial student.

 

HA! You think that's bad - you should try military flight training! We are nothing if not brutally honest with expectations of nothing less than perfect! We try to make exceptions for the Air Force students though since we understand they will always have a 8000'ft + RWY available to them

-SS

 

SLpilot,

I know how you feel! I was constantly striving for perfection on my PPL and Instrument and when I didn't get it, I hated myself for it.

At least you know that you take your flying extremely seriously. If you didn't, you wouldn't be giving yourself such a hard time.

Good luck with your commerical. I've finished the books for it and start the flying in June. Pretty thrilled