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Pre-takeoff checklist
Now that I finally have Lesson #1 scheduled and on the books, it's time to kick things into high gear. I'll be documenting my journey via video and website, but I thought I would share the video updates here as I go for anyone who is interested. I figure one single post would be more appropriate vs a new post for each topic or video. I'll just update this one thread as I go. I have decided to put the running logbook totals at the end of each video, so it's clear where I am at in my training as I go along.
Target Audience:
NOT the Target Audience:
DISCLAIMER: I am a student pilot. I am not a CFI. I have a total of 0.8 hours of dual time under my belt as I start this thread -- thanks to the discovery flight that sealed the deal with my intent to get a PPL. Anything I say or type has the potential of being stupid. Feel free to let me know if I am posting something woefully incorrect or misleading -- politely if possible. ;-)
I am not planning on teaching; only sharing. I will not tell you how to fly a plane. I will not do videos with the intent of teaching a skill or technique. You should be getting instruction from a CFI, not me. I will try and focus on the process of training, and content that is ancillary to that.
Lastly, in the hierarchy of who I will trust as the authoritative resource of correct information...the Internet (and everyone here) falls below the CFI in the right seat of the airplane with me. That should be the same for any student. I will filter anything new I learn here and visit with my CFI on anything that I have questions about or would like to better understand. There are a lot of greatly experienced pilots here (which is why I am here) with a lot of wonderful tips to share. I respect that and want to learn from your experience...but not at the expense of downgrading the role of my own CFI in my training progression. Just getting that out there.
Remember that feeling you had the first time you flew in a single engine airplane? I'm enjoying the heck out of all of this while I can...before it becomes routine. ;-)
Target Audience:
- Student pilots and prospective student pilots who want to see training from someone else's perspective, and may just be generally interested in seeing what I am learning/doing in my training, or tips on how to get started.
- Experienced pilots who are interested in helping or enjoy following the progression of a new pilot in training.
NOT the Target Audience:
- Anyone who hates watching videos, knows everything, thinks everyone should know everything, and just generally only has negative feedback with regard to my outlet of sharing information.
DISCLAIMER: I am a student pilot. I am not a CFI. I have a total of 0.8 hours of dual time under my belt as I start this thread -- thanks to the discovery flight that sealed the deal with my intent to get a PPL. Anything I say or type has the potential of being stupid. Feel free to let me know if I am posting something woefully incorrect or misleading -- politely if possible. ;-)
I am not planning on teaching; only sharing. I will not tell you how to fly a plane. I will not do videos with the intent of teaching a skill or technique. You should be getting instruction from a CFI, not me. I will try and focus on the process of training, and content that is ancillary to that.
Lastly, in the hierarchy of who I will trust as the authoritative resource of correct information...the Internet (and everyone here) falls below the CFI in the right seat of the airplane with me. That should be the same for any student. I will filter anything new I learn here and visit with my CFI on anything that I have questions about or would like to better understand. There are a lot of greatly experienced pilots here (which is why I am here) with a lot of wonderful tips to share. I respect that and want to learn from your experience...but not at the expense of downgrading the role of my own CFI in my training progression. Just getting that out there.
Remember that feeling you had the first time you flew in a single engine airplane? I'm enjoying the heck out of all of this while I can...before it becomes routine. ;-)