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Starting My PPL next month

Old 10-25-2019, 01:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Douglas89 View Post
For some perspective, I fly at a Part 141 school. I started flying May 15. With a few exceptions, I have flown 3-4 days per week for the duration of my training.

When all said and done it will of taken about 6 months to get my PPL. I am one of the fastest moving students from 0 to PPL my CFI has had. I have easily lost 4-6 weeks from not being prepared when I should of been for my written, and also the long waits for progress checks by chief flight instructor (required per syllabus). Without the long waits for prog. checks and if I would of been prepared for the written at the right time, I could of probably gotten my PPL in 4.5-5 months.

You really should try to fly at least 3 days per week. Know what you are supposed to be going over prior to every lesson and do homework before hand.

Keep in mind I did all this while working full time and dealing with the normal craziness of life. Most of my flights are at 5:00 p.m. So on those days I leave work by 4:00 p.m. to get to the airport on time. Check with your flight school to see if you can work out a good schedule where you can fly more than just 2 days per week.
The 2 days per week will be the minimum for me. My CFI is very dedicated and wants me to fly as much as possible.

My current job is very flexible and I spoke with my supervisor today and she cool with letting me get off early during the week to go fly. As long as my number don't drop dramatically and I don't leave early on Tuesday or Thursday.


What are your thoughts on take the written before actually flying ?
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Old 10-25-2019, 11:34 PM
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The 2 days per week will be the minimum for me. My CFI is very dedicated and wants me to fly as much as possible.

My current job is very flexible and I spoke with my supervisor today and she cool with letting me get off early during the week to go fly. As long as my number don't drop dramatically and I don't leave early on Tuesday or Thursday.


What are your thoughts on take the written before actually flying ?
Well... I know a lot of people on here would say get the written done first. Personally, I think it would be hard to pass the written with a good score if you had 0 flight time or very little flight time (less than 15 hours). Not saying it can’t be done, but there would be a lot of stuff that you had not actually physically done in the aircraft but would need to understand to do well on the written. So if you can get it done first, then great. With you about to start flying in a month, I would highly doubt you could learn fast enough to get it completed with a decent score before your first flight lesson.

That written test prep you got will help out immensely. IMO, Just try to get the written test done as soon as possible, but don’t worry if you haven’t finished it by the time you have solo’ed. The main thing is that make sure you have it complete before you finish off your required flight hours, because at that time you could essentially take your check ride (assuming you felt confident enough to do so).

In my case I got done with my flight hours and had not taken my written yet, then realized I wasn’t really ready to take it. I had good knowledge and understanding but being able to do well on the written really requires specific studying FOR the written. I noticed a fair amount of questions were worded in a confusing manner.

My first written “practice” test, I scored a 75. Then I got a 73, and then a 70... I studied hard for probably 3 weeks using that app and scored a 92 on my official test. You want to score as high as possible. This will help you out on the checkride. If you barely pass the written, the DPE will see that and may ask you more questions on those areas.

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