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Great vid Charlie, Big mistake I made, my thumb missed the red button when I read back ATC instructions, I was severely chastised by the controller when they didn’t hear me, Dumb me…..

Great tutorial video, thank you for everything you do for the community.

I have plans at home and use pilotedge. Super great practice

Another very useful phrase is, "Speak slower." It's very handy when you get a controller who was a tobacco auctioneer in a previous life.

I'm struggling with PTAC right now. Didn't know it was PTAC...it was long and intimidating and I always screwed it up. My IFR x-country is tonight and I'll be a little more prepared...

Thanks for the helpful refresher ! "Student Pilot" really helped me back when I was first learning......."Rusty Pilot" may not be in the AIM but it's been well received by ATC especially when asking for a progressive taxi at larger airports.

You are your own story. Your journey will not perfectly fit anyone else’s. It is definitely worth your time and money if you are passionate about aviation to go get your pilot certificates. I caution anyone looking to pursue a life of aviation to do so with a mindset that this career field that it is not a life of instant gratification like many pilot social media personalities make it out to be. Not saying this video does this. He is very humble and is voiced by his struggles and achievements. I’m talking about the ones that always post “oh yea, get to be an airline pilot in a year or 18 months.” Or the ones that only post amazing pictures all the time. You have to realize the training takes a lot of dedication, physically, emotionally, and financially. Further, aviation is about learning constantly, and it never stops. Those that think getting a license super fast is safe are too naive to realize the true risks that they live around while flying. Training is a balancing act. You should strive to fly more vs less each week and also study as well. The other piece of this is to make time for yourself. Don’t burn yourself out chasing your dream. I’ve seen people go through that flew too much and stopping loving flying. Or those that did it just for the paycheck once at the airlines. I can tell you, it should never just be about money. If it is, I invite you to seek another profession. You will meet a whole spectrum of CFIs out there. Stay away from the ones that are all about themselves, saying “oh I did my training so fast and I can’t wait to make 6 figures.” They are only in it for themselves, not for your learning benefit. Stay away from ones that will fly into any kind of weather. That’s dangerous. Find the ones that are genuine and truly care about your success, and also those that aren’t afraid to cancel a flight if weather is on the edge of being dangerous. Stay away from the pilots that take to social media in a hurry to show the world every video from the cockpit to glorify themselves. Listen to the instructors that are humble and aren’t afraid to say “I don’t know.” It could save your life one day. Best of luck to your pursuit of aviation.

I was hoping I wasn’t the only one that’s still saying “student pilot “ even after already having my ppl.

3) My VFR instructor taught me, Who, Who, Where, Where, What. Who I want to talk to Who I am Where I am horizontally Where I am vertically What am I planning to do It’s really helpful to remember, because it’s very clear to me what I need to remember ALSO. FlightRadar24 can track planes for free. It’s a great tool as well if you just want to track planes and don’t have ForeFlight

I definitely have enjoyed your content. Working on a purchase a 2007 cessna 182.

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Whoa, I didn’t know ForeFlight’s desktop site now has map functionality. Great advice as always Charlie!

Listening to LiveATC as a student is super helpful, it doesn't take much time. For myself, I started writing down everything I heard in short form (listening to my training airport) and then rewound to see what I got correct. About an hour or so of that everything started clicking in. Try not to be passive about it, writing as you listen really cements it. You'll notice a difference on your next flight.

I play MSfs on vatsim so this video is extremely helpful.

Talking is #4 on the ANICS priority list

1) Aeronautical Information Manual** (Not "Airmen's" lol... I heard it). 2) I recently launched my Insiders Newsletter where once a week I send out an important aviation lesson I've learned, links to my latest content so you don't miss anything, and behind the scenes info. You can sign up (free) at AirplaneAcademy.com/insiders

For what it’s worth I owned a AA1B for almost four years. Sold her two months ago. Was a dream to fly and fairly economical burning 5.5 GPH. Downside was payload and range but my mission was to do primarily local 1-2 hour flights so never had a problem. If your mission is to burn holes in the sky chasing clouds then this may be a plane to consider!

color vision impairment...Thats what's stopping me.

Do the Sarajevo approach. 😆

I always dreamed of becoming a pilot but the cost seemed really high, so I put it off. One day I realised I had wasted too much time waiting for all the ducks to line up so I decided to make a radical change and just get started. I started living in my car, to put money towards flying training, knowing that still wouldn't be enough for me to keep up pace. Anyways, along the way help came in different ways, and 3 years later, I got my PPL. Now hour-building towards CPL... I love what you said towards the end there. People don't need to have it all figured out. We often underestimate how much we develop in the process. The more you advance, the more developed you become. The future, more developed you will be better able to figure things out than the now you.

lts good watching your vidioes it makes me feel better arfter the stupid mistakes l done flying. like on my first two cross country solos.

Totally get it. I'm about 20 hours into my PPL and it's been 2 years already. thank you.

Thank you for sharing this video

V nice airplane. btw the Textron guy is hot

Im 24 up in Canadá and i just logged my 5th hour I caught the bug earlier this month and im going at it hopefully i can get to the ATPL

Check the video from Amir… Kodiak has terrible customer service. No a&p shops want to work on Kodiaks, because Kodiak doesn’t reimburse the repair shops. Amir has dealt with various major malfunctions on his brand new Kodiak ! And No customer service and no warranty !

I love this video, i genuinely think this video was posted at a perfect time just because I'm starting to look at a new career which is airline pilot, you sir are great and i genuinely hope the best for you. Thank you for making such a great video and you have definitely inspired me to begin this journey my first discovery flight is on Monday and I'm doing my best to research. I would love to stay in touch with you man. Thanks again

What model Ipad does he use?

I stepped on someone by accident. I had the volume down on the radio and I did not know. I made a transmission and then found discovered my volume was down. I than heard that the last pilots transmission was stepped on. The tower did not yell at me. Know, I verify the volume when I switch radios.

UN-familiar with the area. That is a good idea to get VFR flight following.

I'm a CFI-I and have a cautionary tale about using the i-Pad for copying clearances. I live in Georgia near Savannah, and the day was really hot at about 100 degrees (just like when I was based for many years at Addison and McKinney) and my Cardinal RG doesn't have AC. Anyway, I was at KSAV waiting to takeoff and wrote my clearance down on my iPad similar to your method you described. Then, I did my run-up and was cleared for immediate take off on RW 01. I pulled out on the runway and rolled around the corner and added the power, lifting smoothly into my climb on RH. Then I looked down at my iPad to confirm my first turn, and my iPad had shut off from the heat and could not be restarted until it cooled down. That took several minutes! I couldn't remember which way they had given me for my turn, and the controller was so busy giving instructions to a wayward pilot who was landing on the wrong runway, I couldn't ask. And another departure had been cleared to take off behind me. So, I just turned right to a heading of 140 as I had been given numerous times previously. But, of course, It turned out that my clearance had a left turn to 240. So, I have decided to never write another clearance down on an iPad. I will always use paper from now on. Paper never shuts down from the heat!!!

Such a great explanation. Subscribed.

I was afraid of doing the solo and stopped flying. Worst mistake of my life…

I booked my first discovery flight

I'm gonna take more flights with my friend who happens to be a pilot as my first step and just be in an airplane with him more often

Maximum age 48 can start for pilot training

A+ tips

i dont have fud nor funds but i will become a pilot

I have everything but the resources. Thank God for msfs. Keep up the great content.

Definitely an all-around outstanding airplane and it would be a dream for any general aviation pilot. As always with so much utility and size the problem becomes the cost. Of course in aviation there's nothing that can be considered an expensive so at the end of the day if I could afford it I would definitely buy one

This is great stuff, as always. I've made a few no-go decisions while standing at the plane, with a friends who cleared their schedules to fly with me. It always feels bad to deny yourself the opportunity to get off the ground, but it's better than being dead. For those of us who fly as a hobby, the risks need not be taken. And it's good to see how a respectable experienced pilot processes these decisions as well. Thank you for sharing!

Great video! Very helpful. I’m an experienced airline pilot in Brazil and been trying to learn more about flying in the United States. It seems like is much more complex than flying around here.

You are my "Bryan" !!! Thank You for the motivation !!!

So, when you did fly your plane next, did any post-maintenance issues appear?

I loved the video. I have been thinking about getting into aviation for 6+ months. I signed up for my first discovery flight the other day and will be going next week. 🤘

Excellent example of Heinrich Theory of safety triangle. 88% of accidents happen due to a decision to carry out an unsafe act. Thanks.

R E A S O N plates ! Swiss cheese holes stared to line up. Last defend line is your own judgement. When there are doubts there are no doubts period. Like my first old instructor always told me : your first enemy is you Fly safe everybody and happy landings ✈️

You should try MSFS and try to fly an airliner (to see what the difference is from flying a skylane

I got to fly as a passenger on a few of the very earliest Kodiak 100's in Papua New Guinea. Those were revolutionary at the time because they were a dedicated utility / bush aircraft and really helped modernize the aging fleets of their operators (who had until then been holding on to a bunch of old 206's in lieu of suitable replacement types). Amazing to see how much further the Kodiak design could be pushed. Quest nailed it with the 100, and it's great to see Daher continue that tradition with the 900.

I’m about to turn 54. I’ve had two major items on my life todo list and a couple of years ago checked off the first one, which was to get SCUBA certified. Woo Hoo!! My second is to get my pilot’s license. I’ve been speaking with a couple of friends who are pilots and I’m about to take that first step toward taking the test. I’m very excited! This video is another reminder and motivator that I can do this. Thanks!!