New Guy Here! Introduction!

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Welcome!

Glad you are back training with an instructor you like!
 
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Welcome to PoA...and your first post!

But, first, congrats pilot!

Hang in there. Be sure to chair fly every day! It's very important to keep you head in the game. Before every flight, you can also chair fly to get your head in the game and already flying. Besides, chair flying is very cheap. Don't forget to chair fly some crosswind landings after you've learned them...as well as no flap landings, soft field, etc etc.

Watch videos online, absorb everything you can. This will keep you thinking and processing between actual flying.

BTW, where are you located?
 
GreenSkies11 said:
aw :(

maybe this isn't the place for me after all.
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Oh Lord no...those big ole smileys are just that...Big ole smileys...if we were at the airport, I would hope we would be laughing about this...

I read every word twice!

Good for you to be back in the groove...seems like you have faced quite a few obstacles...many of us have faced a few ourselves.

What are you concentrating on now in your training?
 
Congrats on the solo, and welcome.
Lots of students here lots of pros.

Ask lots of questions.
Find a way to stick with it. That feeling when you soloed... There are several more of those life changing moments in the queue if you can keep at it.

Welcome.
 
Welcome,and congrats on your continued success in training,hang in there you'll get it.
 
Welcome to POA! knowing that you have soloed before, you have already completed a huge milestone in your training. My suggestion would be to continue taking a few more lessons to feel comfortable again and then solo another time, chances are after that second solo your confidence will come back. Do not ever tell yourself you cannot do it, because you already made a huge step in your training. Keep us posted and good luck!
 
Welcome, and good luck with your continued training, and don't stress, you will soon feel the confidence grow as you get a few more hours logged :thumbsup:
 
Welcome, Green. I know the feeling, sometimes life just happens and stuff gets in the way of flying. If you are determined enough--and it sounds like you are--you will continue to fly and before you know it, you will be the pilot you envision.

You will find this to be one of the friendliest groups of folks around. Reading some of the posts will show you that a lot of these guys (and gals) have forgotten more than you (or I) will ever even know! :lol: But at least it gives a goal to shoot for.

Again, welcome!
 
Welcome aboard. And, we're all students. Always learning something new about this unnatural act of aviating.
 
Hello! The more you read here, the more you read everywhere, the more you'll come to understand that we are all more alike than you would guess. Questions, doubts, crises of confidence, small victories, endless stick-to-it-ness, scares, set-backs, challenges, good days, bad days.
Stick with it! As my instructor says, "flying is the most fun you can have without getting arrested".
 
Welcome, and glad you decided to join the group here. I passed my checkride back in 1995 and the airplane still teaches me something just about every time I go flying. What a challenge this flying thing is! :)
 
The hardest part is keeping it in little chunks in your head.
Learning to fly is huge. Aerodynamics, Weather, XC planning, Mile High club, etc. It is a lot to take on.

It is easier if you can break the learning down into its smallest sub parts and manage it that way.

It is like looking at a sectional. The first time you see it, you are overwhelmed with all the information. Now when I look at a sectional, I only really see the information I am looking for. It is not overwhelming anymore.
 
GreenSkies11 said:
For those of you who already went through all this? What was the toughest part of your training experience?
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Landing sight picture.
Stringing it all together to be safe in all phases of flight.

Truth be told...we are all still learning.
 
GreenSkies11 said:
For those of you who already went through all this? What was the toughest part of your training experience?
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Learning to land. No contest. I honestly considered quitting when, after what I thought to be a LONG time, I still wasn't able to land the airplane without the instructor saving us both from certain death. ;)

Welcome to the board! Stick with training and you'll get it figured out. I mean, if 6PC can learn to fly... anyone can do it! ;)

Keep us updated on your progress and ask questions when you're unsure of or just curious about something. Odds are someone else had the same issue and worked through it and might be able to pass along some wisdom to help you conquer an obstacle. And if not, we have plenty of instructors here that could probably help. (But make sure you also discuss things you "learn" here with your instructor, in case one of us didn't quite get things right... either in delivering or receiving the message.)

Good luck!
 
GreenSkies11 said:
It makes me feel good to know that other people had trouble with landings.
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Trouble with landings occur even post PPL. Unless when you land you feel like you're on the brink of death then it's normal... although I've had a few where I thought I was going to run off the side of the runway.
 
SixPapaCharlie said:
The hardest part is keeping it in little chunks in your head.
Learning to fly is huge. Aerodynamics, Weather, XC planning, Mile High club, etc. It is a lot to take on.

It is easier if you can break the learning down into its smallest sub parts and manage it that way.

It is like looking at a sectional. The first time you see it, you are overwhelmed with all the information. Now when I look at a sectional, I only really see the information I am looking for. It is not overwhelming anymore.
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This is well put. I had a similar experience with the radio comms. Overwhelmed at first, now I hear what I need and don't really pay attention to the rest.

John
 
I may be a little late to this party but I thoroughly enjoyed your introduction. I found myself reading it and thinking, wow, that reminds me of my crazy adventures getting my PPL!

I noticed you have a great thrill for flying and a definite passion for the experience. When you do finally finish, and you will, it will be a story that you can tell people in hangars and at airshows.

What is amazing about flight training is that it is unlike any other experience you will ever undertake. Yes, it is a little intimidating to realize all the information you have to cram into your head. You literally have to learn everything from aerodynamics, engine mechanics, and trigonometry, to weather theory, communications, instrumentation, and even psychology. This kind of training will change how you approach problems though; it will let you handle situations and understand concepts you never imagined you could comprehend.

I'm an engineering student, I face a curriculum of intensive physics, chemistry, calculus, and differential equations. I use a lot of the techniques and concepts I learned in flight training to help me get through a lot of my classes.

Feel accomplished, you are now a member of the best club on Earth. Only a select few can call themselves aviators. Safe flying, and keep the blue side up, not the green ;)
 
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