Nick,

You are definately on the right track with planning ahead. Now to your issue of motion sickness. I myself was plagued with this problem during my primary training. I had the 7:30am slot at my college, so it was first thing, mind and body aren't entirely functioning as a whole, etc... One thing I did was cut out breakfast. I might eat a pop-tart, but that was it. Another is keep hydrated and on a good sleep schedule. On those really hot days, it will advance the sickness because the body is reacting to the heat. Also anxiety towards new manuevers or uncomfortable feelings, such as the stomach drop during stall training. Over time you should grow accustomed to everything and overcome the sickness. By the time I hit 100hrs I was a completely different person in regards to Motion Sickness. Every year I could tell I was resisting more and more. Now I might get a lil weasy one day a year, and that's flying every day. So keep your head up, keep working through it, and don't let it discourage you, you're body will eventually change and accept the rigors of flight.

 

Nick, when I was your age, my plan was to get my ratings and two year degree at Big Bend CC in Moses Lake, WA. Transfer to CWU's aviation program in Ellensburg, WA. Get a job at Cascade airlines in a Beech 99. And then get hired at Alaska or United.

Know what? I ended up at the local FBO and local CC for a two year general degree. Transfered to Riddle. Flew Grand Canyon tours, worked for the FAA, spotted fish, flew 135 freight, flew 121 freight, and got hired at UPS in 1990.

None of that was in my wildest dreams when I was 16.

My point? Be flexible. When your 16, you wanna have it all figured out, cut and dried, but that's not the way this industry works.

It's baby steps, man. Focus on your PPL right now, cause you can get that at 17. Worry about the rest, later.

By the way...a 757 is pretty easy to land. Especially if you let the autopilot do it....

 

yeah, its all just baby steps... granted i only have 102 hours now, but back right when i first started and before i started, i was all worrying about what the whole big plan was... now that i am where i'm at now i couldn't care less.. its about being in the moment RIGHT NOW. getting the things you need RIGHT NOW. i have no idea where i'm going to end up, and thats half the fun of it.