Are You Ready for Flight School? | Airline Pilot Explains
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- čas přidán 28. 06. 2024
- Are you considering learning to fly and getting your PPL or private pilot license? In this video I explain what to expect during flight training and flight school options. I also talk about preparing to pass your first aviation exam, called a checkride and the aircraft you will most likely be flying
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Just turned 59 and just passed my PPL written test. 5 hours flying hours down and a lot to go but I can't wait. Yes, it's something I've always wanted to do!
You have a written exam before you go out on your first flight lesson? What should I expect on my first flight lesson?
@@gavingonsalves6186 I made sure I could pass my third class physical first. Then if I didn't pass that, I didn't spend all the extra money on the written exam, flying time. I did take a couple of lessons before I took the written. On the first lesson expect to walk around the plane with the instructor and they will show you the preflight checks. The instructor might even ask you to takeoff with their help. Then a nice easy flight to show you the different instruments and what they do. Some turns, etc. and back to landing by the instructor. :)\
@@zxr92 thank you for the response. They may sound dumb, what is the physical test, with a doctor I am assuming. I am 43 turning 44 very soon, and I have become very interested in learning how to fly. Taking off would be pretty cool, I am sure they wouldn't allow if it was unsafe such as cross wind, and about how many hours before you attempt to land? Something being not experienced in flying I don't look forward to.
@@zxr92 how is the turbulence given it will probably be a small Cessna? Any particular weather it would be smoother in for your first flight?
@@gavingonsalves6186 they have certain doctors certified with the FAA and it's all registered with them. Flying is up to you and what your instructor is safe for you to do .
Videos like this are so helpful, I’m 29years old with a wife that’s 7 month pregnant. After talking to her, decided to sell our house and my sports car, quit my job and go to flight school full time while we life in a tiny home. I’m so nervous but I’m confident I can pass. I just pass my class 1 medical and my passport arrives next week. I’ve also read the jeppesen private pilot book from cover to cover. Wish me luck! I would love to have a conversation with you Kelcey if you have the time.
How did you do?
How's it going?
Just got my PPL last Thursday and somehow I stumbled upon this video today. I remember I was one of the very few guys in the flight school to not have an ipad for foreflight and instead carried a paper-made e6b and paper charts and people kept asking me why. I didn't do full-on old school because I was a good pilot. I did it because I was poor.
well its good to keep costs down through flight school, its expensive!
My CFI is fantastic. He's patient, and he understands the pace I learn at and that being direct and to the point works best for me. My learning style fits with his teaching style. It hasn't come up but I refuse to fly with anyone else. We're also working toward the same end goal, 747 pilots for major airlines, so I'm hoping we'll be able to share hours after I get my private license. I definitely wanna do my commercial license with him too if that's possible. He's naturally gifted for sure, and he also enjoys being an instructor. What was cool too was he treated my intro flight a little bit like an aerial tour, and when I said I wanted to get pictures at some point he got super excited about it. He has so much fun with what he does.
It took me 20 years to obtain my PPL because I started, stopped, started, stopped, then finished my training. For those of you just getting ready to start, I would say you CAN do it! Stick to it and it will happen for you. Prepare and study your assignments before each flight it helps everything go smoother.
I'm in the same boat as you. I started in 98 and stopped in 2000. Now, 21 years after last flight I'm looking forward to finishing.
hows it going now i am about to start my training i turn 40 this year
I'm about to start my flight school, I start next month! I'm getting my class A medical done, i hope everything goes well
@@74gear Thank you sir, I really appreciate that!
Are you a private pilot yet?
Why class A?
Jackie Varughese where for flight school?
It’s been one year and now ?
Yeah, the instructor works for you, if he/she isn't a good fit, fire them and hire someone else.
I had a terrible flight instructor and chose to work with him (didn't want to offend anyone). It went okay, but I regret it today. It wasn't the best training I could have gotten. I've been a CFI myself and if a student wouldn't like to work With me, that would have been totally fine and I would 100% support that desicion.
Just make sure they don't wear aviator sunglasses......at night.
I fired a flight instructor once because he would start staring out the window and stop paying attention to what I was doing during critical phases of the flight. I politely told him it’s not working out. After the owner of the flight school asked me why I don’t want to fly with him, he fired the instructor. I admit I felt bad at the time, but it was the right thing to do-for me and for him. Hopefully, he learned from the experience and went on to be a better instructor.
What is considered a bad flight instructor? They are totally different. A flight instructor is not a robot. True some train more on the aspects you prefer. But part of the training even through all the ground courses and maneuver hours is understanding the statement The Airworthiness of the pilot is determined by no one else but the pilot in command: you. The instructor has a hard time determining the personality of the pilot and despite in aviation needing an AME doctor is required but there is no flight psychologist. Very true if you have a horrible instructor get rid of them. But take into account: as you progress you may notice you have two instructors and in the beginning one is very easy on you and one very hard on you. You may prefer the one very easy on you and not the one you think is very hard on you. Later you may change your mind. As you progress your understand your learning style. An instructor has a very hard time determining how you learn. They teach you how they them self imagine they would learn well. They can only see through their eyes. Not yours. This makes things very tough to determine. Some instructors see you are nervous and will practically say "ok lets turn around and do the landing early. You seem like you have had enough." Another may practically insist you challenge yourself early. Also from the point of view of a new person the ground is comfortable. The take off is easy then from there the air maneuvers can seem intimidating. The next thing you may wish for is to practice the landing. From the point of view of the instructor altitude is your friend. The take off and landing is the most dangerous part because now you are interacting with the ground but while 1500 feet up or higher you have tons of room to maneuver and make mistakes. So from one perspective to the next each person will see things totally different. I agree there are very bad instructors just remember personality conflicts are not always intended but definitely do what is best to learn. The worst instructors to me are the types of people that allow total morons to pass who get a license and take nothing seriously and fuck up and either crash or almost crash. If someone never takes pre flight checks seriously and is so anxious in the air to get rid of an instructor and fly by them self without wanting to take the time to really have patience and learn then an instructor should notify whoever "this person does not tame anything seriously I do want to teach them." This is hard too. A person has to go through dozens of hours and pass ground courses and pass a flight check etc. To get a license. Some people act very responsibly then later totally change their attitude and behavior based on knowing they now get away with things they could not now that they are flying by them self. But absolutely some people let things slide. Still its very rare. Most instructors are very dedicated. Sometimes switching up an instructor can avoid a conflict that was not intended anyway. I imagine being a CFI would be a very stressful job taking some brand new person and trusting them with the controls for even a second. Who knows who is getting in a plane with you. Who knows. Anyway yes everyone has to learn in their own way but aerodynamic mechanics are aerodynamic mechanics and must be taught in a certain way as well. So its tough. And obviously in aviation lots of people love to minimize the difficulty of flying and act as though its so easy and obviously it can be but under certain conditions its really not. Otherwise why would airplane instructors teach spin recovery and why would helicopter instructors teach auto rotation recovery techniques? Bad instructors are horrible and heavily avoided by everyone. Still I imagine being a CFI is a pretty high pressure stressful job regardless of how easy they make it seem. Just the thought of teaching a new student every day sounds so stressful! I think if I was an instructor and my main job was to teach someone on a simulator I would still be stressed as hell like "is this person going to try and learn and fly safe? Omg what am I responsible for here? I totally need this person to listen and listen well. Yet I cannot control what they do once they leave here."
@@Random_Einstein that is a responsible outlook. To each their own
My Great Nephew just went up for his second flight. He's just turned 16. I'm not even sure if he has a driver's license yet.
I am not surprised. I could see this coming. I'm so proud of him.
Kelsey, you are one of the people (along with my father in law who files a 73)that have inspired me to Pursue a career in aviation, demo flight done, just working a few things out, then flight school begins, keep up the good work!
Read the book Stick and Rudder: An Explanation of the Art of Flying, by Wolfgang Langewiesche. It’s a great place to start
Thanks for the tip, J B, I’ll remember that if I ever decide to go to flight school!
Thank you so much
I had a dream of becoming a pilot, a 747 pilot. Since I was a kid, I was begging to go talk to and see the pilot. Didn't really materialize Eventhough that dream is still strong in me. I became an Engineer because my parents wanted me to become one. I regret not running after my dream. If you have passion for it, go for it, because if you don't, you will be 47 and ranting in a comment on CZcams about how much it sucks.
@@marwanessa8635 this comment has made me see sense and I will be following my dream and going to flight school hopefully soon. I was thinking about just working for my friends farther in a shop. Imagining my self at about 30 with that job doesn't appeal to me. Thanks
@@marwanessa8635 I'm 56 and starting flight school in a month. I have the ground school finished and I'm ready for my written test.
I am on old student pilot from the early 2000's. I had about 16 hours in a 152 and was getting close to solo. I had some sketchy crosswind landings in " what felt like to me LOL! " high winds which made me check the brakes. I was in my medical residency at that point and I realized I would not be able to devote enough time to flying to be proficient and therefore safe. My instructor really wanted me to continue as I was one of his "star" students ( LOL! I am sure he told all of them that ). Now I am fully into my medical career I am thinking of picking it back up as I have time to devote to it. You are quite encouraging and kind. Excellent content and channel :)
8 hr currently on my log book, just enjoying every single minutes
I wanted to stop by and let you know just how much I appreciate your content and I enjoy your perspective on the videos that you share on your channel. The HATE comments that you get are atrocious to say the least. I love the fact that you put an emphasis on you're not PERFECT and you had issues with handling the aircraft on specific occasions all the while learning in flight school. And you mentioned that you had to learn some different applications when you moved over into much bigger and faster planes and with all of this being said and done you're a WINNER in book and again thanks for sharing your knowledge ,wisdom and personal views to help in other's getting their wings.
On my demo, I followed the roads and railroad tracks to fly over my house, I was hooked. Flight school was hard, and so fun. No GPS, had to dead recon everything. I would drop down to read water towers and highway signs to verify my bearings. Loved it!
Your telling me you used road signs instead of using the actual instruments. You do realize you don’t need a gps to find your way to an airport and you definitely shouldn’t use road signs and water towers you should use the instruments to find your way to the airport it will also help with instrumental approaches. I mean your gps will give you a straight shot to the airport you want to go to so you want to use your instruments so you now a route that brings in between all of the obstacles I mean you could be using your gps and run straight into a mountain using your instruments that won’t happen.
@@CK86325 You do realize not all of us learned in aircraft equipped with such technology? I had no GPS, no digital maps, and no types of navigational aids aside from a VOR. During my VFR training I was taught to look out the window and use landmarks to navigate. The only navigational aid required for VFR flight is a magnetic compass, so learning how to dead recon and use landmarks is essential.
Tom Corwine lmao u just said u had VOR that’s all u need. You just need to find out your dedicated altitudes for the different area you enter and just use the VOR. All you need to know is Morse code and your all set. Which btw you should either know or at least have a piece of paper with a Morse code guide on it.
Tom Corwine Oh and wtf sort of plane are you flying that only has a magnetic compass. That’s absolutely absurd and quite illegal.
@@CK86325 I didn’t say I _needed_ a VOR, I said that’s all the aircraft had. I don’t _need_ the VOR at all. Navigating via dead reckoning is part of the practical knowledge exam.
Hey. I just wanted to drop a comment and mention how good your videos are. I'm a big airplane enthusiast and have never learned so much from someone on CZcams.
I also wanted to comment on how refreshing your attitude is. It is really easy for someone in your position to sound arrogant but I've yet to feel that from any of your videos.
Keep it up. I look forward to learning more from you.
I’m just about to go through flight school in Australia. It’s a little daunting how much work is ahead of me but people like you help put me at ease
Just started flight school (ATPL) last week. Super excited! Very glad to have found your channel looking forward to complimenting my learning here. You seem like a great guy and good role model, Cheers!
This is the second video I've come across yours from 2 years ago most of the videos that I've seen have been within the past year and I have to say you can definitely see the difference in your presentation and your for lack of a better word confidence but that's not really the word I'm looking for however you definitely have evolved. I think the word I'm looking for is your comfort level with shooting videos for the public. ❣️
Watching this video now that you are up to nearly 500k subscribers brings a smile to my face. Good work, Kelsey!
I started flight training a few weeks ago on a Cessna 210. I’m so close to solo, but the weather here in Texas has been jacked for a little bit. Keep up the good work, Kelsey!!
Hey Dane, congratulations man! I'm really interested to hear how you're doing now and your personal experience with how schooling went. It might be a long shot expecting a reply from you, but, I've decided I need to make a change in my life before it's too late to do so and I'm going to be enrolling.
Learning !!! in a 210 !! wow
@@Feraloxide do it brother. However, if your trying to make a quick career change try to train part 141. They have shorter FAA approved training course outlines with less hour requirements to obtain licenses and ratings. I went 0 to CFI in 10 months. Enjoy it brother it’s like living a dream!
@@tomasklimas4642 I’ve now started, and man is it everything I dreamed of and so much more. I’m training in a PA-28-161, and my instructor is super patient and helpful. I actually don’t mind studying! Only thing that sucks is I’m supposed to go up tomorrow, and right now I’m feeling real under the weather, so hopefully I recover by then.
This is by FAR my favorite CZcams channel
this was really good and informative. You sure got better as a broadcaster over time too. It's funny to watch these early videos when I'm used to seeing the more recent full-confidence 74 Gear guy. These are still great tho. Love this channel.
Some good, honest, relatable content man. Thanks🤙🏼
I'm 51and have considered f!going for years. I've worked on f111 s in the 80s.I love your attitude and just wanted to thank you for the video
Always wanted to fly. 48 and just got into microlights, freaking awesome.
I'm working on my PPL, and I'd be really curious to hear what your advice would be for student pilots. Can you do a video on what you wished you would have known when you were a student? What is the best thing to focus on, how to train more effectively? Really enjoy your videos on flying, thanks for them!
lol PPl
"had known
Thanks for taking the time to make these videos! Incredibly insightful! I might as well still be in the dreaming stage, I've only got 5 hours of dual. But you're answering questions I didn't even know I had and it's really helpful to have a good idea of what to expect as I progress. Again, much appreciated!
awesome Justin glad you are enjoying them!
Thank you for all your Knowledge and Information. I'm barley beginning wanting to become a pilot. It's been a passion of mine since I was a kid. Your channel is Awesome ! Keep up the Great Work.
The biggest mistake i made in learning to fly was not doing it sooner. When I was in the Air Force, back in the late ‘60s, they had a great flying club on our base and I could have done it for much less than it eventually cost me. I finally made the commitment in March of 81 and soloed 5-4-81 at Cincinnati Blue Ash. Then we moved and I finished at a tiny grass strip in Boonville, IN. As for instructors, I had a very good one, but he was a tall guy and it seemed he just couldn’t keep his big size 12’s off the rudder pedals. It drove me crazy. I trained almost exclusively in 152’s. I can’t fly anymore for medical reasons, but I enjoyed every minute of it. Absolutely the most fun you can have with your clothes on.
Flight computer: The analogue version, known as "fortune wheel", or "Drehmeier" does not need any batteries, and it matches analogue dials in a conventional cockpit (Uhrenladen/Steam cockpit). It's perfect for calculating wind and other data. It's a grafic method of calculation, which might help to understand the relation of how aircraft work in real weather. As glas cockpits become state of the art even in basic training aircraft, you can see digital calculators coming up, too. The digital calculators do a good job, but they are not that educational. They are just black boxes, helping you to quickly fill in the annoying forms prior to take off. I like analogue piloting.
Thanks again for your insight and enthusiasm. I got my PPL at Leadville (Thanks Ursula!) which unfortunately no longer offers instruction onsite. My daughter is giving me hints now that she might be interested in learning to fly and I will have to pass along this video to her. Again, wonderful information that she can use.
Hey Kelsey, I can tell by your comments & the comment section that this was one of your first videos!
I just want to say congrats on the growth of your channel. You are my favorite aviation youtubers, even more than mentour & captain Joe. You have such a great personality & you seem a bit more laid back & crack jokes more than them! I appreciate your videos very much.
I am not a pilot & am not in flight school. But I feel like I can live vicariously through you & other aviation youtubers! Who knows, maybe one day I will be a pilot. I am making good money now in my career, more than I have ever dreamed of. Maybe I will be able to afford to put myself through flight school one day!
Really enjoyed this segment on your channel, I start my flight training next month and these videos have been very helpful, keep it up!
I just wanted to give you my compliments for the efforts you're putting in here. A fresh new channel but every video of your is enjoyable and very, very interesting. I'll start my atpl training in 2019 and meanwhile I hope you'll keep it up with this (extra) work in order to keep us entertained :)
Oh, your audio is really good and your english perfectly understandable for non-native English speakers, like me.
Regards from Italy!
Haha. I watched this video. An hour later I get emails about flash cards and cheat sheets. Bliss the connectivity of the inter webs. Love the content being put out on the channel. As a trucker who always wanted to fly I love listening to these.
Know that feeling. As long as we got aloft though...eh? Cheers.
I've watched a lot of your videos and laughed at your commentary in many of them, great stuff! But this is the one that made me hit the "Subscribe" button. I'm a lineman, and from time to time I get to fly suspended on a 100' line from a helicopter. Every time that bird would show up, I'd say to my foremnan "I should have been a pilot!"
this channel can get really big. was one of the
U were right, approaching 500k subs!
another video on the nose, this is nothing but motivation
Hey man, just come across your channel and I love it so far!
I just turned 18 and I will go to university next September. I plan on going to a flight school and getting my PPL either in my first or second year of University (2020/2021), your videos have been very motivational! I am from the UK so the dream would be to fly for a Legacy airline somewhere in Europe.
Keep up the good work!
@@74gear Thanks for the quick reply, I thought it could take a while if you were currently in the air :) Commercial aviation is definitely my dream career so I will stay tuned on your channel and your IG.
Thanks
I'm going to start flight school sometime December and this is really resourceful knowledge. Thank you
Your videos are great. Keep up the good work. It's always nice to see/listen to a motivated role model. I am currently working through my PPL (50 hours) and wish I had a mentor to speak with, before starting my training. I had a shitty time with my first instructor and hated the first 11 hours. In fact I nearly quit because of him and it took a long time to overcome the bad experience, before I got to grips with steep learning curve. Finding a good school and right personality fit, with an instructor is certainly key to starting off on the right foot. Not only that, having the funds put aside so you can get the repetition going is a must. Saving up for one lesson a month is not a good idea. Cheers
I am training just outside Calgary, Alberta and my guy is excellent. I won't mention the previous outfit!
Watching one of your earlier videos, so cute. You’re awesome 😊 keep it up!
I just started training a couple months ago and have about 12 hours :-) I’m so grateful to be able to learn in beautiful Santa Monica, CA
Nice vids! Currently doing my PPL in Okinawa Japan. Great instructors and since is a class B airspace you will get train in communication really early in your carreer.
Thanks I learned a lot. I teach elementary school and have just started flight school. My students will love flight videos 🙂
Hey, current student pilot here! I have about 70 hours and 5+hours solo time in a Piper PA-38 Tomahawk II; taking lessons at KGGP!
Hahahaha! Great episode! Love the channel! Don't ever quit, even if you go down to 19 subscribers...
Great advice here Kelsey. I’m about to sit my flight test at the Pacific Rim Aviation Academy, here in British Columbia. Have had some great instructors, and some with their eye more on their flight time advancement rather than quality teaching. I’m on a DA20….good for me as I came from a gliding and ultra-light background. My only main issue has been their lack of POH teaching…
I'm not even trying to be a pilot, but I still watch your videos!
I would really love to do flight school and become a pilot. I should have had my hours when I was teen, ( through the civil Air patrol) though, they lost or didn't record all but an hour and a half of time. That kinda took the wind from under my wings. The hardest thing, to me was understanding ATC radio calls, and it making any sense to me. That's why I love that you made this channel and you walk some of those calls through. It helps ALLOT, and the more of them that I hear, and you help walk through, the less intimidating it is.... Of course, it helps hearing the terms and getting run throughs... Thanks ALLOT Kelsey, I really appreciate it. PLEASE, keep it up.
28 hours in towards a PPL kinda late in life. 1T8 in Texas. Love my Bose A20. Turn on the noise cancelling and 98% of engine noise goes away. Got the ASA electronic E6B and was able to use that for the written exam. Working a couple of GoPro Hero 4 Silvers on my flights. One in the cockpit and one on the aft tie down. Nice to review after the flight to see mistakes or what I could do better. Thanks for your time in doing this channel.
Dreams have no expiration date! Happy flying to you!
Remember this if nothing else, Roger, you only stop learning when you die... if you’re still breathing, it’s not too late to learn something new!
See 74 Gear video instantly hit the like button. Amazing videos!
“I’m not a professional actor” 😂😂😂 great video man!
thanks Gio, glad you enjoyed it!
Dude I love your channel . Just found it last week.
Came from captin joe and i absaloutly love your channel cant wait for the next videos Subbed !!
This is awesome, Thank you for sharing. March - 2020 PPL training begins. Northwest Flyer. Schaumburg, IL
Awesome videos as always. Learned a lot. I'm currently Waiting for my medical test to be done to go to flight school
Hope you have a great day sir!
I’m not an aviator but your advice is just good advice for life in general
Very helpful. thank you for taking the time to explain things in detail.
Just started brother 702 in Vegas.. So far so good, but tons of information and self studying. Thanks
A note on headsets: the passive headsets David Clark are king of the hill, don't even look at anything else. A ton of pilots (including me) swear by these, so different opinions exist. They are a great headset until you get to twins and I would not dump a ton of money on a headset right off the bat. The Bose, Zulu and David Clark noise cancelling headsets are all on par and all have different fits so try to try before you buy. The in ear headsets or any that do not have a full cup are inappropriate to any piston engine flying, don't even look at them. If the ANR fails, due to low batteries for example, you will get noise loud enough to be damaging to your hearing. The in ear types are good for jets.
I'm actually in the market for a new headset now because my David Clark X headset is great for piston engine aircraft but for all day airline flight the Bose ProFlight Series 2 looks like it will be superior. I don't have a Bose A20 because they feel like they are going to fall off MY head and they just are not secure. The Lightspeed puts excessive pressure on the top of MY head. These are absolutely wonderful headsets but in the end they have to fit you and your head is not a generic head! Try before you buy. Don't say "well this guy said X is a good headset so I'm going to dump $1000 into a headset I won't be able to use in a few months because it just doesn't fit me."
Joshua Landry bro thanks for the advice I personally think it make sense to me now. Regarding the headsets.
Thanks mate.
Absolutely! David Clarks are the best. I prefer passive noise reduction. I paid $300 US for mine back in 2002. As you say, though, each person needs to find their fit.
You could totally be a professional actor! Luckily you treat us to all those amazing videos.
You have earned yourself a new sub sir
@@74gear no problem I saw your comment on capt Joe's video so I thought I would check you out I've watched at least 6 vids in a row now so keep it up only 2 more until I've seen them all
Done an 1hr intro flight loved it I made up my mind I getting my CPL until I met my ex had kids CPL on the back burner that was 23 years ago I become a truck driver someone kick my ass...
Great vids love watching and getting info about the industry even tho I'm in Australia
'20 Something subscribers' 2 years later...350K That's incredible bro! Awesome video as alway Kasey, such a useful insight!
I’m halfway done with ppl training at AIAA in Sacramento CA. You’re videos are spot on and very informative. (Subscribed)
74 Gear. I checked out the video. Good stuff. Thx!
Im about to start night flights (phase 7 of 10) Two questions for ya.
1: I currently have a DC H10-13.4 aviation headset and want to upgrade. Which do you suggest: DC One-X or Bose A20? You referenced A20. But wanted your opinion on the other one.
2: I’m in Northern California and the fires destroy visibility. We currently have 1.5 SM. What can I do to keep my skills from going stale? I took (and passed) the written to pass some time. But now I’m twiddling my thumbs. Thx! Love the videos!
@@clifroberts1483 that's funny. Try being on the ground during these fires, trying to coordinate wth the tanker crews. With eyes full of smoke. Good times.
@@robertborchert932 what's funny?
Hey Kelsey, in 1980, I went to work for a Defense Contractor in Dallas.
They had a recreational organization that included a flying club. The club owned a few aircraft and had lease-back deals on a few so, they almost always had a 172 or 152 available.
Within 6 months of starting work, I got started on the Private.
I was lucky to have a good CFI and the little airport was close to my apartment.
When my instructor would call to see if I was available to fly, I would usually be there before him. He'd say, "Wanna go defy gravity and cheat death?"
I really enjoyed "boring holes in the sky" and my FAA check ride went smoothly.
Texas is a great place to fly if you don't mind crosswinds.
Unfortunately, health issues made me quit at about 400 hrs. I really miss it, even 40+ years later!
I enjoy your videos. They are interesting and well presented.
As my instructor said, good pilots break ground and fly off into the wind; poor pilots break wind and fly into the ground.
Happy skies!
Another excellent video. I especially like the equipment list .Right now, I'm looking around at different flight school options. Some of the larger ones, attached to junior colleges , seem overly expensive, and the instructors are young folks trying to get hours to move on in their careers. Nothing wrong with that at all. I have found a small air school, based out of a little , rural airstrip, lined with Quonset huts, that holds it's classes in the hangar among the aircraft. They are a couple of guys older than me...I'm 56...and they say they are a "old school style" flight school. I really like that.
I am glad you enjoyed it Jack, ya the majority of instructors are exactly that, younger pilots trying to build time so they can move on... Its just the current dynamic of things right now.
Congratulations, you have excellent content on your channel. That, from my point of view is what really matters. On the other hand, I like your sense of humor... Very clever. Regards from Colombia
Thanks Kelsey ! I love your videos. This one is brilliant since I’m actually considering attending ATP flight school. Still fighting with wether or not a career change at 46 is a good idea .
I'm moving forward in a career change at 53. Been ah childhood dream of mine since I cam remember. Never give up!!
Starting my flight training in July in Florida! One day I hope to inspire more women to join the industry
Your videos are super helpful, thanks!!!
My few hrs was on c152 and pa , I choose the 152 over the 172 because of cost . The cheaper the craft the more $ you have to progress to obtain other ratings like ir, cpl, tpr and so on if you plan in the airline industry
Great as always, 74. I hope you get a lot more subscribers cuz this sh*t is awesome! I love geeking out here.
thanks Ron, really glad you enjoyed it thanks for watching and subscribing.
kelsey one of the best! Great content as always ! im Following you on Instagram
great guy great pilot!! 👍🏻👍🏻
Working on my PPL now, got my first solo in two lessons. Wish me luck! 😀
no luck needed Matthew, prepare and you will do great!
@@74gear Kelsey,how much it cost to start pilots training?how much is for general and for commercial...can you start directly for big commercial planes?i want to sell 1 apartment of mine and start the training but i really want to know how much it cost to become a pilot of a big transport or passenger airplane...how many flight hours one should have to start training for HEAVY aircraft?i assume there is different course for every catagory like for the cars and trucks...please explain that topic..p.s. thank you for the nice videos you make and keep'em coming
@@rezzy851 I don’t know if you have already gotten an answer elsewhere, but if you haven’t then here it is. Your PPL will be around £7-10k, this allows you to fly light, single engine non retractable and non pressurised planes in VFR. After this you can get added ratings like instruments and night flying. If you wanted to fly commercial size planes for the primary airlines known worldwide you want an ATPL. ATPL normally come at £75-95k (the higher prices will be offered by academies with contacts with airlines and can help you get a job at one). Once hired by the airline they will train you with a ‘Type Rating’ which allows you to fly one specific aircraft type (a320,330,787, etc.). There is no one licence that instantly gets you to flying a commercial plane but if you have no experience and want to fly what you call ‘heavy’ or ‘big’ planes it will need to be for an airline and so going for an ‘integrated ATPL course’ is what you will want. Hope that helps
@@jph5198 can't you also get sponsored commercial training??? if there's anything you can tell me about that then please do 👍😁😁
@@MonnaMonkey320 generally speaking ‘sponsored’ commercial training is just someone pays for your PPL course (or in most cases a part of it). Most sponsorships as far as I’m aware will maybe help you get started (such as they’ll pay for your first 10hrs of your PPL). I believe that while some airlines used to pay for a lot of your ATPL flight training they no longer do and so you’ll need a student pilot loan if you want to progress all the way to your ATPL license. Most reputable airline academies and major flight schools will be partnered with banks or something like that who understand the situation and are more likely to give you the loan than other banks.
Pilot K keep up the good work I appreciate it
Kelsey you're a real champion Bro...love your attitude and videos...the best...- would fly with you anyday man...' and by the way the 747 may be vintage...but still the finest looking majestic jet ever...even the old "steam gauges" look so much better and practical as opposed to modern computer screens. Keeping the blue side up. Best regards Selwyn.
Hey Kelsey, maybe you could make a video about how you started your career and passion in aviation...would be amazing to hear your history.
Really helpful! Hoping to be at flight school in about 4 years. (When I'm 16)
Took my PPL check ride in Korea back in 1985! Busted 1st time due to WX. Messed up soft field landing and T-Storms in the area. Retested and got it two weeks later.
awesome Buck congrats on passing, ya I failed my first PPL ride too!
Flying in Oregon Portland area, Scappoose, USAEROCLUB, and HAA. They're both challenging for various reasons. Usaeroclub flys LSA's with glass cockpit option. For about $180/hr including ground instruction and CFI. Federico is a Legendary flight instructor, he's the right mix of precision accuracy and cheerleader. A cheerleader is precisely the CFI you want, because learning flying at professional quality is going to be hard!
Hopefully doing my training out of Punta Gorda, FL. Lived in the next town over my whole life so it would make things a lot easier and a lot more impactful. Just waiting for the lady to email me back with dates and info 😂 thank you for sharing. This was a lot of good info. I appreciate your experience.
My first solo cross-country, I flew into a fairly busy controlled airport, did a touch-and-go, and took back off into the pattern. ATC told me to climb and maintain 1700' and depart to the southwest when I reached a certain landmark. I was so busy setting up the controls, frequencies, etc, that I didn't notice that I was at 700'..... Needless to say, when ATC called me up and asked if I was having difficulty, I was very shocked to see the houses and roads so close to my feet. lol
Lesson learned, and have always loved the fact that I pursued getting my SEL Cert.
Blue skies!
I love your videos. Getting good info. I wish you were my CFI!
Great video, thank you. Training for ppl in the Czech Republic.
This is such great info!! Extremely well explained. Thank you so much for sharing! I really appreciate your videos.
glad you are enjoying and sharing the info Peter! thanks for subscribing.
Your my inspiration !!! Great Video
I am using Sportys Learn to Fly for ground school. I am planning on using Rochester Air Center, Rochester, NY to start and most likely finish with Louisville Aviation, Louisville, KY
I went through my ground school and flight training at the R.A. Bridgeford flight school in Stockton, Calif. The plane was a C150 and C172. I soloed at an isolated field, New Jerusalem. My CFI was Mr. Hamilton, a great guy. Loved it all. The last part of my final flight test was a dead stick approach and landing at Stockton. Slick! No problemo. I owe it all to the guys at Bridgeford. A weird experience was getting caught in the vortex of a departing B707. We kept our cool and dropped/flew out of it. We were only a few hundred feet high. Another happened when I was entering my downwind and seeing a B707 flying under me on his take off. The last I'll mention was flying in the early evening and having a change in visibility. It was getting foggy. It wasn't IFR but it was getting close and as I approached the airport I could barely make out the runway and other features.. Just staying cool and using all the skills I'd acquired got me safely on deck. On weekends after I got my PPL, I'd take dating couples out for night flights over the city of Stockton and Modesto. Lots of fun. Thanks for letting me blab. I am enjoying your vlogs.
What’s a dead stick approach?
I am planning to come to FAA for flight training so this is really helpful ❤️
Just started flight school,I just did my first 2 lessons that consisted of pre-flight ground theory and tomorrow I’m flying,on the road to the big picture
Youre very inspiration al and informative!
Doing my SPL (Ultra light) in Germany at the moment...thanks for your videos!!!
Hold up, spl=sailplane pilot license (at least how it's in easa, I am quite sure germany is part of it) for ultralights, it should be the lapl(u), at least as far as I know
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Well, SPL in Germany is the SPORT PILOT LICENCE (Micro light).
D-M… up to 600 kg‘s.
@@kevjantz really? I thought they went along with EASA, but I guess not
Kelsey you are simply awesome. The info I learn from all your vids is crazy. I feel like since I started watching your channel a year ago I could almost pass a checkride already lol. Well unfortunately I can never get my medical for commercial flying, I fully plan on getting my PPL. Flying is a dream for me and I tell ya I have pilot's blood in these veins from somewhere down my biological family tree cause I was born to roam the clouds, and well I would of preferred fighter jet, PPL is the best I can do. I work on a road crew and sometimes fly back from dropping a truck off in another province for another crew. Last week was brandon ,MB and they scheduled my flight for 14 days later then they thought. Was so close to doing my demo flight that day as the school was right across from the gate. I dunno why life tries so hard to ground me, but it was 33 degree's Celsius at noon and next appointment was 1 Pm. So they said they dont fly at 35C was so disappointed. But I dont give up, so eventually life can bite it and just give me my wings lol. Thanks for all the info on the vids it helps us upcoming pilots alot.
Years ago I started lessons at a flight school for a private pilot license, but then personal matters got in the way. Dad worked for an aircraft maintenance company and could taxi DC 4s and 6s around the maintenance area at a municipal airport were he worked. He had a pilot's license. But when I was born Ma told him to tear it up. Actually I like being around commercial airliners a/k/a ''birds'' more than trying to fly one.
As always, great video. Thanks a lot for your help. 🙏 I'm flying the Cessna C152. Very fun little aircraft. I'm sure you know it well. A million miles from the 747 you're in now. Haha
A little late to your post, but here goes. Years ago, I was with my brother at John Wayne (SNA) airport. We knew the ATC staff, voices are familiar.
The controller referred to us as "152 Heavy". Still remember that. I spent time are at our fire station there, the tower adjoins it. My brother worked at the FBO there.
I like low wings, but you can't knock the little 152!
These flight computer thing, for one of my college courses we had to do some flight test stuff, one of mine where planning a flight and I had to do all the math that took me quite some time, since I never had done that before and my pilot just had one of these to control the math I did, luckily I where right and found all our way points on the flight, GPS where off, as someone becoming an aerospace engineer, that where pretty cool to do and get to know. When I´m ready with university and working, I want to do my PPL.
Thanks for the information and the advices. 👍👍
I really appreciate your honesty and perspective. You speak the truth, from the heart. I've been on the sidelines for many years.
Today, I'm 54. Well, not today, not my birthday. My little brother flies the A320. Thus, I understand commercial aviation. Flew wth my father in the Ercoupe, and a Piper Cherokee, as a lad.
My brother flew in the air force, and progressed to commercial aviation. I chose the fire service, and hopped from helicopters. Still miss my life as a brush monkey!
Aviation involves a unique mindset. It requires dedication and discipline on your part. Just like firefighting, it involves little room for error, you make a bad choice, or get complacent, someone gets hurt or dies. It's that simple.
Ignore the glamorous side, discipline is the key to success. I love the basic suggestions here, he's right. I had the David Clarks years ago, bulletproof, a necessity in the UH-1H. Years working with chainsaws and standing next to a pump panel, sirens, thrashed the old ears. Get the right gear.
I used the kneeboard at times on fire incidents, I could jot down division assignments. Silly thing is clumsy but helpful.
My new goal is to get my PPL and have some fun, the old dog has to learn some new tricks. Got to fly these things for myself. If I can do it, you can too.
Well, shit. I have to deal with bifocals. Don't sit on the fence, so get to it while you're young. Or does this old fireman need to boot your butt?