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I usually don't finance toys but with airplanes you'd figure probably spending anywhere from $200-$1000 + a month if renting one regularly from a club to enjoy the hobby. When you factor in financing one under $100K for example, fuel, ins, hanger, mx against what you'd get when/if it comes time...

I'm similar to the OP in that my learning has only been in a Skyhawk (a whopping 12 hours). Looking forward to flying other airplanes down the road. Can you describe what the differences are and why flying a low wing will make us newbie better pilots? Thx.

You are correct. I have the Pro-X. My mistake.

I have the DC One-X and they are great. Very light and comfortable, and build quality is fantastic. Very quiet with the noise cancelling and the bluetooth setup is a breeze foreflight. I like how they sit on, not over your ears. No hot and sweaty ears!

Did my first solo yesterday. 9.5 hrs in to my training. Did 4 T&Gs and one full stop after my CFI jumped out (edited the vid to eliminate viewer boredom). Think it went ok. Still shallow on my finals so will be working on that.

Did the CFI ever explain to the OP what he was doing wrong?

I did my first solo yesterday. I had 9.5 hours when my CFI jumped out and told me to go do 5 touch and goes. But it doesn’t matter if you have 9 hours or 90 hours. For me it was about that moment when it “clicked”. My first five hours consisted of some pretty crappy landings. Bouncing, floating...

I'm only beginning my PPL training but have been reading as much info as possible on all things IFR so I can hopefully be more informed when going for my IR. Can anyone attest if having synthetic vision helps with spacial disorientation? Especially if you're stuck in solid IMC for a long time...

Subbed to your channel after seeing this. Great stuff!

Closed pattern today. 14 TOALs. It finally clicked and the last 4 were greased. Thank the lord!

Haha. Maybe. I guess any landing you walk away from is a decent one.

My CFI says I’m doing well. I may just be too hard on myself. My ground ref maneuvers are actually pretty good. My work schedule only allows me to fly in the late afternoons when winds have typically been around 15kts or more. CFI is great Very patient and explains things in detail. I’ve...

8.5 hours in since I started on 3/18/20 and definitely feeling task saturated and behind the airplane (having a tough time keeping the ball centered, maintaining constant airspeed, landings can be hit or miss). I assume this gets better with practice. Just hate sucking at stuff.

How do you infer that?

Couple of snarky comments made while taxing & holding short. Nothing crazy but not sure I'd air it on YT all the same.

Hey, at least he closed his flight plan. Give the guy a break.....!

I believe it was this vid.

I'm sure he's an experienced stick & rudder guy, but not a fan of his 1980's disc jockey radio voice. Wasn't impressed by him and Mike making fun of the Van Nuys controller for being Mexican. Pretty classless.

Taking off on the wrong runway, no radio communication, no flight plan. How is this even possible?

Congrats!