Learn to Fly At Any Age
Sponsored Links:In Evan Krueger’s blog post this January, he explained his reason for being missing in action the past few months. His reason was good enough because he told his readers that he passed his private pilot checkride. He earned his Private Pilot’s License. Just like any other pilot’s experience, the test was nerve- wracking, but fulfilling, nonetheless. After passing, he shifted his focus on school, and forgot about aviation for a moment.??Evan started rigid practice on August. His test date was scheduled on September 5, which was his 17th birthday, too. Two weeks before the big day, his practice got even tighter and more severe. He mastered almost all of the skills that need to be practiced. He tried his hand at taking off and landing repeatedly, until he was so sure that he perfected it. Even his time for school was cut off because of his training. He stayed up almost all day and all night to be able to pass the crucial examination.
During August of 2009, Evan started training hard for his forthcoming exam. He would take it on September 5, which happened to be his 17th birthday, too. He mastered all the skills in taking off and landing. He had to snatch some time away from school just to accommodate his much needed training. He never stopped practicing until he was sure he was ready. Evan also reviewed all the lessons he took up. The 4th of September proved to be the most strenuous training for Evan as he went through every part of the training, from top to bottom.
Evan’s test would start at exactly 9: 00 AM. He arrived two hours earlier prior to that because he had to fill out more papers. This gave him more time to review, too. His examiner, Bob, was there on the dot. They went through the normal procedures, which consisted of an oral and a practical examination. He did well on the oral part, except when he was asked about emergency procedures. Bob used logic on him in order to answer the questions. Evan thought that he failed already, but he didn’t yet.
He was supposed to land on a piece of land which he thought was full of soy beans, but was corn instead. After a couple more of routines, they were getting ready for a short field landing. Like before, Evan was doing great before Bob asked him to “turn around right away.” He was so sure, at that time, that he failed. When they were finished, he was waiting for Bob’s reminders, which was given to him. He was even more surprised to know that he passed the checkride. Evan filled out the last few documents, and proudly held a temporary pilot’s license.
Evan, then, decided to look back to his logbook just to be reminded of the hard work he put into his training. He had a total of 167 landings and 43.7 hours of flight time, which included cross country, day, night, and instrument training flights. He spent a grand total of $5, 953.20, which was inclusive of his rental, flight instruction, a test, checkride, and miscellaneous supplies. Though the amount was sure hefty, it was worth it when he passed the final examination.
Related posts:
- Flying to Greatness Brent Redpath posted a celebratory blog on October 15, 2009. After so much training, he got his dream and passed his private pilot check ride....
- Follow the Footsteps of your Flight Instructor Just like anything in the world, there is no such thing as a free ride. Everything has to be worked hard for to be earned....
- Appreciate Your Flight Instructor Flying a plane is like gambling. Once you are all in, you cannot take them back. Once you fired up the plane, all you can...
- Flight Training Dreams Whenever Paul Tocknell is flying a plane, he gets the most kick out of people who make conversations with him. It flatters his heart when...
- Three Ways to Save Money on Flight Training Ever wonder if it is possible for you to save up money when it comes to your flight training? You'll be surprised to know that...
Related search :
No comments yet.