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Private Pilot Requirements – Pre Solo Requirements For a Private Pilot License

By Frederick Longe

The pre solo maneuvers are the first required for your Private Pilot License. There are a number of Requirements needed before you can do your first solo. Now in many cases I will move on to the post solo requirements if someone is not quite ready to solo yet. I do this because I am not going to sit in the traffic pattern with someone for 5 extra flights to get their landings down. The lightbulb will come on and my goal is to have you licensed and a safe / proficient pilot by the time of your flight test. Also I want you to be in your budget.

Many instructors and schools will not move forward until you have solo’ed I think this is a complete waste of money. For this reason some people may say that the pre solo phase is the most expensive. When I see someone who has 40 hours, hasn’t soloed and on top of that has not done the cross countries, soft field / shortfield takeoffs and landings, night or simulated instrument time, the only thing I can think of is that poor student got ripped off.

The main reason people don’t solo is they don’t have their landings down. So why wouldn’t the instructor move ahead. You have to do Soft Field / Short Field Takeoffs and Landings, 10 Night takeoffs and Landings, Dual Cross Countries ( Yes More Landings). This is usually plenty of time for the Landing ( Lightbulb) To come on.

Here I have listed the Pre Solo Requirements for you. Remember there are two parts Aeronautical Knowledge and Aeronautical Experience.

(a) General. A student pilot may not operate an aircraft in solo flight unless that student has met the requirements of this section.
(b) Aeronautical knowledge. A student pilot must demonstrate satisfactory aeronautical knowledge on a knowledge test that meets the requirements of this paragraph:

(1) The test must address the student pilot’s knowledge of-

(i) Applicable sections of parts 61 and 91 of this chapter; (FAR”S )
(ii) Airspace rules and procedures for the airport where the solo flight will be performed; and
(iii) Flight characteristics and operational limitations for the make and model of aircraft to be flown.

(2) The student’s authorized instructor must-

(i) Administer the test; and
(ii) At the conclusion of the test, review all incorrect answers with the student before authorizing that student to conduct a solo flight.

(c) Pre-solo flight training. Prior to conducting a solo flight, a student pilot must have:

(1) Received and logged flight training for the maneuvers and procedures of this section that are appropriate to the make and model of aircraft to be flown; and

(2) Demonstrated satisfactory proficiency and safety, as judged by an authorized instructor, on the maneuvers and procedures required by this section in the make and model of aircraft or similar make and model of aircraft to be flown.

(d) Maneuvers and procedures for pre-solo flight training in a single-engine airplane. A student pilot who is receiving training for a single-engine airplane rating or privileges must receive and log flight training for the following maneuvers and procedures:

(1) Proper flight preparation procedures, including preflight planning and preparation, powerplant operation, and aircraft systems;
(2) Taxiing or surface operations, including runups;
(3) Takeoffs and landings, including normal and crosswind;
(4) Straight and level flight, and turns in both directions;
(5) Climbs and climbing turns;
(6) Airport traffic patterns, including entry and departure procedures;
(7) Collision avoidance, windshear avoidance, and wake turbulence avoidance;
(8) Descents, with and without turns, using high and low drag configurations;
(9) Flight at various airspeeds from cruise to slow flight;
(10) Stall entries from various flight attitudes and power combinations with recovery initiated at the first indication of a stall, and recovery from a full stall;
(11) Emergency procedures and equipment malfunctions;
(12) Ground reference maneuvers;
(13) Approaches to a landing area with simulated engine malfunctions;
(14) Slips to a landing; and
(15) Go-arounds.

All of the above areas need to be covered and Documented in Your Logbook. And it needs to be signed off by a Certified Flight Instructor. Yes I have seen people that have gone up with their friends, and their friends have signed their logbooks. These areas can only be given by a Certified Flight Instructor (CFI).

Private Pilot License Requirements

Hope to See You In the Sky

Airfreddy

About the Author: Frederick Longe has been flying since 1985. He has owned many airplanes and owned a flight school in Mesa, Arizona . He has logged over 9,000 Hours of flight instruction alone. In 1998 Longe was awarded one of the first Master CFI Designations in the country by the National Association Of Flight Instructors. Frederick Longe also has Two Degrees in Professional Aeronautics from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University.

You can find his book Airfreddy’s Guide on Learning to Fly at the link below:

Airfreddy’s Learn to Fly Ebook

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Pass Your FAA Checkride – 10 Tips You MUST Know

By Beto Valentine

Of all the tests you’ll take in your life, the FAA practical flight test is one you don’t want to repeat. Months of flight training and ground school have led to this one moment – the culmination of your aviation knowledge. Here’s your chance to shine, to show the FAA examiner everything you’ve learned both on the ground and in the air. By following the 10 tips listed below, you’ll not only pass your FAA checkride – you’ll do it with skill and confidence.

Preparation is Everything – Days before your FAA checkride, have your homework done early. Know the practical test standards (PTS) inside and out, especially the suggested minimum altitudes for each required flight maneuver. Did you research your examiner? Have you talked to other pilots who might’ve gotten their license through him? You may be able to find out if there are certain aeronautical areas the FAA examiner stresses more than others. Are you taking your flight test at your home airport? If not, you’d make sure you take at least a few practice flights there. Know the runways, the taxiways – learn everything you possibly can beforehand, and arm yourself with that knowledge going into your flight test.

Get a Good Start – Not many people understand this, but your FAA checkride starts the night before. Forgo studying… getting a good night’s sleep is way more important than anything you might cram into your head at the last minute. Wake refreshed, relaxed, and eat a solid breakfast. Think back to your flight training, and try to remember the good days: your first solo, your sharpest maneuvers, and all the best landings that you ever made. Get yourself into a mental state of cool confidence. Being a bit nervous is normal, but remember that to have reached this point you already know your stuff.

Have all your Paperwork Ready – Believe it or not, many pilots show up to their FAA checkride without all their identification or paperwork in order. Go over your 8710 airman certificate application with a fine-tooth comb, then ask your flight instructor to do it also. Inconveniencing the FAA examiner by having to fill out a new application during your flight test is going to leave a bad taste in his or her mouth. Check your sectional charts to make sure they’re current. Ditto for your airport directory. Get two weather briefings: a standard briefing the night before and an abbreviated one the morning of your flight test. Write everything down and bring it to the test with you. Check and re-check your logbook, to make sure you have all the minimum flight hours for each area of your training. Have your CFI double-check to make sure you’ve been signed off on all necessary ratings and endorsements, and that all your dates are straight. Having everything current, neatly filled out, and in proper order will start your checkride off on the right foot.

Know your Route – Understand the route the examiner asked you to plot for your flight plan, as well as the route to your alternate airport. While you probably won’t be flying the full length of the plotted course, you should know everything about these routes inside and out including altitude minimums or airspace requirements. Prepare a lapboard cheat sheet the night before, with all necessary frequencies of surrounding airports written down and easily accessible. Mentally prepare contingency plans based upon an in-flight emergency anywhere along those routes, because your examiner might pull the throttle on you at any time.

Know that you Don’t Know Everything – The oral part of your FAA flight exam is just as important as the flying portion, and you should certainly treat it as such. However, remember here that you’re an aviation student, and the FAA examiner is most likely an experienced pilot or aviation professional. The examiner isn’t expecting you to know everything, but he or she is looking for serious holes in your aeronautical knowledge. Don’t give the examiner a reason to fail you by not knowing the basics – you should know the fundamentals of flight inside and out. On the more complicated subjects you should have identified your weaknesses and worked on strengthening them before arriving at your checkride. Giving one word answers will demonstrate a lack of knowledge; always try to elaborate when answering a question but don’t give false information or guess at the answers. You’ll be asked situational and hypothetical questions as well. The instructor will not only be looking for the right answer, he’ll be more interested in seeing if you know why your answer is correct. It’s okay if you don’t know everything, but it’s not okay if you’re showing the examiner a lack of having studied the material in your practical test standards.

Organize your Airplane – Don’t show up to your checkride with under-inflated tires, low on oil, or anything else that could ding you right off the bat. When the preflight inspection starts, you’re going to be concentrating on your checklist. This isn’t the time to have to dig through the plane for your AROW and aircraft documents, so have them readily available and accessible way beforehand. Double check that you have the instrument visor or foggles within easy reach during the flight test. Clean the floor of the airplane of any charts, debris or other clutter, and make sure the seatbelts are adjusted correctly and in good working order. All of these little things add up to a smooth preflight and runup.

Maintain Balance – While flying, try to maintain a good balance of attention both inside and outside the aircraft. The examiner wants to see you scan for traffic, so when you do it, make it overly obvious to him. However, don’t allow yourself to get lost in the world outside the cockpit for too long. You need to maintain airspeed and altitude minimums according to the practical test standards, and you also need to keep the aircraft within it’s acceptable limitations. Trim the airplane as soon as you can, usually upon reaching cruise altitude. Not only will this help you concentrate more on flying and less on making small constant corrections, but it will also show the examiner that you value control. When asked to demonstrate steep turns, stalls, or any other flight maneuver, make certain you’re at the proper altitude and airspeed (according to the PTS) before beginning. If not, announce to the examiner that you’re going to climb, descend, or adjust your speed, then make your clearing turn before starting.

Use your Checklists – Just as the FAA examiner wants to see that you prepared for your checkride, he wants to see you prepared during your checkride. During every phase of your flight, make sure you use your checklist. Don’t speed through the motions out of nervousness either – take your time and do things correctly. Aside from your standard checklist and sectional map, you should have a piece of scrap paper on your kneeboard with a pencil readily available. Use this during your preflight to jot down the ATIS information and wind direction. Before arriving for your flight test, you should also have neatly listed all of the frequencies you’ll need during your flight. Don’t be afraid to refer to this information during various stages of your checkride, but never forget to maintain control of the airplane.

Acknowledge Mistakes – Very few student pilots will fly a perfect checkride – mistakes happen. If you make a mistake during your flight test, don’t expect it to go unnoticed. The best thing to do is announce the mistake, explain why it was a mistake, and then ask the FAA examiner if you can repeat the maneuver. Most likely you’ll be given another chance to do it, and the examiner will appreciate that you recognized the failure before having to be told. If the examiner points the mistake out, once again apologize and ask to repeat. Don’t make excuses or try the manuever again without asking the examiner. Maintain positive control of the aircraft, and try not to overcorrect when repeating the procedure the second time.

Fly Confidently and Safely – More important than just about everything else, you must be master of the airplane during your flight test. Put your nervousness aside and remember that flying the aircraft comes first before anything else. Make smooth movements through the throttle, and make coordinated turns with your rudder. Confidently announce your intentions to the instructor during various stages of the flight, such as when making clearing turns or leaning out the mixture. Throughout your flight test the FAA examiner will be writing things down – this is neither good nor bad, so don’t let it distract you. If you don’t fixate on the fact that you’re being tested, you’ll be more prone to relax and fly the plane a lot more smoothly and normally. If you need to, mentally remind yourself that you’ve flown and landed your airplane dozens of times before.

To pass your FAA checkride, you’ll need to remain calm and focused. By following the tips above, any student pilot will begin and end his or her flight test by making a positive impression on the FAA examiner. In closing, remember that the flight training involved in getting to your checkride should have been the hard part. The checkride itself should be nothing more than nice day of flying.

Visit Student Flying Club for more flying tips including flight planning, aviation articles, and all kinds of flight training tools for the student pilot – including an online E6B Flight Calculator. Also read the day-to-day flight journals of actual student pilots during their flight training.

Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Beto_Valentine

Pass Your FAA Checkride – 10 Tips You MUST Know

By Beto Valentine

Of all the tests you’ll take in your life, the FAA practical flight test is one you don’t want to repeat. Months of flight training and ground school have led to this one moment – the culmination of your aviation knowledge. Here’s your chance to shine, to show the FAA examiner everything you’ve learned both on the ground and in the air. By following the 10 tips listed below, you’ll not only pass your FAA checkride – you’ll do it with skill and confidence.

Preparation is Everything – Days before your FAA checkride, have your homework done early. Know the practical test standards (PTS) inside and out, especially the suggested minimum altitudes for each required flight maneuver. Did you research your examiner? Have you talked to other pilots who might’ve gotten their license through him? You may be able to find out if there are certain aeronautical areas the FAA examiner stresses more than others. Are you taking your flight test at your home airport? If not, you’d make sure you take at least a few practice flights there. Know the runways, the taxiways – learn everything you possibly can beforehand, and arm yourself with that knowledge going into your flight test.

Get a Good Start – Not many people understand this, but your FAA checkride starts the night before. Forgo studying… getting a good night’s sleep is way more important than anything you might cram into your head at the last minute. Wake refreshed, relaxed, and eat a solid breakfast. Think back to your flight training, and try to remember the good days: your first solo, your sharpest maneuvers, and all the best landings that you ever made. Get yourself into a mental state of cool confidence. Being a bit nervous is normal, but remember that to have reached this point you already know your stuff.

Have all your Paperwork Ready – Believe it or not, many pilots show up to their FAA checkride without all their identification or paperwork in order. Go over your 8710 airman certificate application with a fine-tooth comb, then ask your flight instructor to do it also. Inconveniencing the FAA examiner by having to fill out a new application during your flight test is going to leave a bad taste in his or her mouth. Check your sectional charts to make sure they’re current. Ditto for your airport directory. Get two weather briefings: a standard briefing the night before and an abbreviated one the morning of your flight test. Write everything down and bring it to the test with you. Check and re-check your logbook, to make sure you have all the minimum flight hours for each area of your training. Have your CFI double-check to make sure you’ve been signed off on all necessary ratings and endorsements, and that all your dates are straight. Having everything current, neatly filled out, and in proper order will start your checkride off on the right foot.

Know your Route – Understand the route the examiner asked you to plot for your flight plan, as well as the route to your alternate airport. While you probably won’t be flying the full length of the plotted course, you should know everything about these routes inside and out including altitude minimums or airspace requirements. Prepare a lapboard cheat sheet the night before, with all necessary frequencies of surrounding airports written down and easily accessible. Mentally prepare contingency plans based upon an in-flight emergency anywhere along those routes, because your examiner might pull the throttle on you at any time.

Know that you Don’t Know Everything – The oral part of your FAA flight exam is just as important as the flying portion, and you should certainly treat it as such. However, remember here that you’re an aviation student, and the FAA examiner is most likely an experienced pilot or aviation professional. The examiner isn’t expecting you to know everything, but he or she is looking for serious holes in your aeronautical knowledge. Don’t give the examiner a reason to fail you by not knowing the basics – you should know the fundamentals of flight inside and out. On the more complicated subjects you should have identified your weaknesses and worked on strengthening them before arriving at your checkride. Giving one word answers will demonstrate a lack of knowledge; always try to elaborate when answering a question but don’t give false information or guess at the answers. You’ll be asked situational and hypothetical questions as well. The instructor will not only be looking for the right answer, he’ll be more interested in seeing if you know why your answer is correct. It’s okay if you don’t know everything, but it’s not okay if you’re showing the examiner a lack of having studied the material in your practical test standards.

Organize your Airplane – Don’t show up to your checkride with under-inflated tires, low on oil, or anything else that could ding you right off the bat. When the preflight inspection starts, you’re going to be concentrating on your checklist. This isn’t the time to have to dig through the plane for your AROW and aircraft documents, so have them readily available and accessible way beforehand. Double check that you have the instrument visor or foggles within easy reach during the flight test. Clean the floor of the airplane of any charts, debris or other clutter, and make sure the seatbelts are adjusted correctly and in good working order. All of these little things add up to a smooth preflight and runup.

Maintain Balance – While flying, try to maintain a good balance of attention both inside and outside the aircraft. The examiner wants to see you scan for traffic, so when you do it, make it overly obvious to him. However, don’t allow yourself to get lost in the world outside the cockpit for too long. You need to maintain airspeed and altitude minimums according to the practical test standards, and you also need to keep the aircraft within it’s acceptable limitations. Trim the airplane as soon as you can, usually upon reaching cruise altitude. Not only will this help you concentrate more on flying and less on making small constant corrections, but it will also show the examiner that you value control. When asked to demonstrate steep turns, stalls, or any other flight maneuver, make certain you’re at the proper altitude and airspeed (according to the PTS) before beginning. If not, announce to the examiner that you’re going to climb, descend, or adjust your speed, then make your clearing turn before starting.

Use your Checklists – Just as the FAA examiner wants to see that you prepared for your checkride, he wants to see you prepared during your checkride. During every phase of your flight, make sure you use your checklist. Don’t speed through the motions out of nervousness either – take your time and do things correctly. Aside from your standard checklist and sectional map, you should have a piece of scrap paper on your kneeboard with a pencil readily available. Use this during your preflight to jot down the ATIS information and wind direction. Before arriving for your flight test, you should also have neatly listed all of the frequencies you’ll need during your flight. Don’t be afraid to refer to this information during various stages of your checkride, but never forget to maintain control of the airplane.

Acknowledge Mistakes – Very few student pilots will fly a perfect checkride – mistakes happen. If you make a mistake during your flight test, don’t expect it to go unnoticed. The best thing to do is announce the mistake, explain why it was a mistake, and then ask the FAA examiner if you can repeat the maneuver. Most likely you’ll be given another chance to do it, and the examiner will appreciate that you recognized the failure before having to be told. If the examiner points the mistake out, once again apologize and ask to repeat. Don’t make excuses or try the manuever again without asking the examiner. Maintain positive control of the aircraft, and try not to overcorrect when repeating the procedure the second time.

Fly Confidently and Safely – More important than just about everything else, you must be master of the airplane during your flight test. Put your nervousness aside and remember that flying the aircraft comes first before anything else. Make smooth movements through the throttle, and make coordinated turns with your rudder. Confidently announce your intentions to the instructor during various stages of the flight, such as when making clearing turns or leaning out the mixture. Throughout your flight test the FAA examiner will be writing things down – this is neither good nor bad, so don’t let it distract you. If you don’t fixate on the fact that you’re being tested, you’ll be more prone to relax and fly the plane a lot more smoothly and normally. If you need to, mentally remind yourself that you’ve flown and landed your airplane dozens of times before.

To pass your FAA checkride, you’ll need to remain calm and focused. By following the tips above, any student pilot will begin and end his or her flight test by making a positive impression on the FAA examiner. In closing, remember that the flight training involved in getting to your checkride should have been the hard part. The checkride itself should be nothing more than nice day of flying.

Visit Student Flying Club for more flying tips including flight planning, aviation articles, and all kinds of flight training tools for the student pilot – including an online E6B Flight Calculator. Also read the day-to-day flight journals of actual student pilots during their flight training.

Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Beto_Valentine

Private Pilot License Cost – What Your Pre Solo Training Should Cost You

By Frederick Longe

Your Pre- Solo Training is the first Part of your Private Pilot License Training. In order for you to solo you have to be instructed and be found ” COMPETENT” in the areas listed in the Student Pilot Regulations of the FAA. I Have them listed below.

Now there are 15 Aeronautical Experience areas that need to be covered and you need to be proficient at them. I am finding two different types of students have two different ideas about soloing.

The Younger Student: The younger students want to get soloed as fast as possible.

The Older Students: I have a lot of students who are my age or older. These students are going after their life long dream but are now in the phase of their life were they don’t want to do anything stupid. In these cases the student doesn’t really care about soloing. So I move them ahead and go through the cross country phase. I have had many older students that get to about 30 hours, I have completed almost everything with them and finally say, ” It is time to get out there on your own” At this time they go do all of their solo time. Then we come back and finish up with the flight test preparation.

In Either case if the student is not ready to solo I move them forward.

For the purpose of this article I just add up the cost for you to get up to that phase of your training. If you are not ready to solo I just move on to the Post Solo Requirements

From the requirements above you can see that there are 15 areas that you have to be instructed in and it has to be logged in your logbook with an instructors signature. I always tell students not to focus on the solo. You want to focus on being a safe pilot and getting your Private Pilot License done on schedule and on a budget.

Now in my syllabus I have 13 Flights to cover these areas with the addition of a Spin Entries Lesson and a Review Flight. In know that spin entries are not required but years back I had a student get himself into a spin. Since then I try and show every student spin entries and recoveries. This story is posted here as another one of my articles.

All of this training adds up to about 17 hours and 3-5 hours of ground instruction. Now you have to remember that is me. If you have a good dedicated instructor, you should be somewhere close to this. If you are at a school that is going through flight instructors left and right, you can expect having different instructors. This turns out to be more money. Once again the reason I tell people to plan things out ahead of time.

I will use an aircraft rate of $120 Per hour For a C-172 and $45 for the Instructor Since that is what I charge. You will find many different rates in different areas of the countries so just use my numbers as a guide for you. I have put 1.5 hours of solo time in here since your first and second solo should be close to this. If you are not ready to solo you will pick it up later on.

17 Hours Dual Instruction @ $165 Per Hour

1.5 Hours Solo @ $120.00 Per Hour

5 Hours Ground Instruction @ $45 Per hour ( Flight Instructor )

Total Dual Instruction $2805.00

Total Solo Time $180.00

Total Ground Instruction $225.00

TOTAL $3210.00

Now you want to remember this should be close with a dedicated flight instructor and flying on a regular basis. I would suggest 4 lessons per week. If you are not ready to solo, you should ask your instructor to move you forward. Most people have problems with landings so there is no reason not to move forward with the rest of the requirements because each flight you have to land. You will get the light bulb to come on soon or later. Many times you will find that if you stop focusing on just landings you will start to get them nice and smooth.

One other thing you want to remember is you are not the only person in the world who has problems in certain areas. Most students in general have the same problems and usually it is landings. Don’t let it bother you, you have been driving a car all your life and it takes a very long time to break the habits.

Soloing is a great milestone but you want to remember that your main goal is to be a safe and confident pilot. I always ask students, would you rather solo in 10 hours or would you rather be prepared to handle any emergency that came up. You are dealing with a machine and sometimes no matter how well maintained they are, they are going to break.

Your goal is to “FLY THE PLANE” and handle the emergency so you can make it to happy hour.
The Link to the total cost is listed below:

Private Pilot License Cost

Hope to see you in the sky

Airfreddy

About the Author: Frederick Longe has been flying since 1985. He has owned many airplanes and owned a flight school in Mesa, Arizona . He has logged over 9,000 Hours of flight instruction alone. In 1998 Longe was awarded one of the first Master CFI Designations in the country by the National Association Of Flight Instructors. Frederick Longe also has Two Degrees in Professional Aeronautics from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University.

You can find his book Airfreddy’s Guide on Learning to Fly at the link below:

Airfreddy’s Private Pilot License Guide

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Private Pilot License Requirements

By Frederick Longe

The private pilot license requirements are broken down into a few different sections. In most cases you will see something like this:

40 Hours Total

20 Hours Dual Instruction

10 Hours Solo

Now in other places you may see some added information

3 Hours Instrument

3 Hours Night

5 Hours Solo Cross Country

Now this is correct and the FAA regulations for the private pilot license do state this. The things that are missed are all of the areas of operation within these requirements. Many times the student doesn’t realize what is exactly required, this can add up to more flights if something is missed by the flight instructor. The worst case scenario is this is picked up by the pilot examiner on flight test day.

If you have read over my Private Pilot License Cost section you can see that I break the cost down the same way. This is because you have to realize that there is a lot of subject areas that need to be DOCUMENTED. If they are not documented in your logbook you are not qualified for your flight test.

I can’t tell you how many stories I have heard from examiner friends of mine about this. It happens all the time on flight test day. In many cases the flight instructor is nowhere to be found and the student has to reschedule the flight test. This happens so often that I made some special sections in my book called ( Keeping Your Instructor In Check )

So I will point them out to you so you can double check your instructor. Once in a while a student of mine will remind me of something, even after 20 years of doing this. Better a week before the flight test than on you Private Pilot Flight Test Day.

The above requirements for the Private Pilot License are the Minimum Requirements. Within these requirements are a lot of subject areas.

In addition to the Aeronautical Experience Requirements ( Flight Time) There are Aeronautical Knowledge Requirements. Most people just look at this is the FAA written Test. You have to realize that once again your instructor has to DOCUMENT each of the subject areas. The FAA is starting to get very tough on this. If these subject areas are not documented on flight test day, the examiner walks out. Hopefully your instructor is somewhere to be found but if he/ she isn’t, then you will have to reschedule your flight test.

I will outline all of these Private Pilot License Requirements for you and try to make it as simple as possible. So like my cost estimates I will break everything down into:

Private Pilot License, Pre-Solo Training Requirements

Private Pilot License, Post-Solo Training Requirements

Private Pilot License Flight Test Requirements

Private Pilot Requirements

The reason I do this is so you can get an idea of what you are required to do at each stage of your training and then what is required for you to take your flight test. There are a lot of things to learn so my advice is to plan this process out before you spend a dime flying.

Hope to See You In The Sky

Airfreddy

About the Author: Frederick Longe has been flying since 1985. He has owned many airplanes and owned a flight school in Mesa, Arizona . He has logged over 9,000 Hours of flight instruction alone. In 1998 Longe was awarded one of the first Master CFI Designations in the country by the National Association Of Flight Instructors. Frederick Longe also has Two Degrees in Professional Aeronautics from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University.

You can find his book Airfreddy’s Guide on Learning to Fly at the link below:

Airfreddy’s Learn To Fly Book

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Advance Booking of Airport Parking Place : The Only Solution for the Busy Season

By : Jason Uvios

Some years ago, parking a car on the airport was not viewed as a problem as such. But now it is; thanks to a tremendous surge in business traveling. There are many other factors that also turned airport parking into a hazardous and expensive experience. Let’s come the summer months and there is an extra ordinary rush for getting out of the country. And the consequence is that: you get no place in the parking area to keep your poor car safely for a few days.

Just place yourself in this situation: you have driven up too airport all the way with the hope of parking your car in the safe place before departing for your exotic holiday destination, but in your dismay found out that all car parks have been booked out well in advance! Do you have any idea what should be your next step of action? If it is holiday season, the space crunch is even more acute and during this time you have to pre book parking at least seven days before the journey.

So you can see the trend and unfortunately the trend is now typical of all the important and busy airports across the globe, especially in the USA and in the European countries. If you do not want to be fooled by this crazy craving for parking places in the onset of your journey, take good care of pre booking your parking place in the airport well in advance.

But everything in this world has two sides-a positive side and a negative side. The airport parking also has its share of positive and negative effects. On the one hand, this maddening rush for airport parking place adds to your holiday booking list another item apart from hotel and flights. On the other hand, the airport parking fees tend to come down dramatically in the recent times. There is a reason for it. Few years ago, the practice of airport parking was not so popular. But today it has become so hugely poplar, that the authorities had to work out some solutions and the result is the concept of a number of off airport car parking. Thus in place of a handful expensive car parks in the airports today you can find a number of well served car parks near all major airports in the world.

In a nutshell, the surge in the number of off and on airport car parking and the facility of pre booking not only added to the availability of parking places, it also helped to pull down the expenses of car parking. Thus it is now possible for more and more number of passengers to take the advantage of airport parking at a lower price.

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Finding a Cheap Flight

By : Chris Marshall

When looking for a cheap flight you should always shop around and try and get as many prices as possible. Although one company might look cheap you not only might be able to find cheaper, but even for a little more you might get more benefits and flexibility in the flight that you are looking for.

And talking of flexibility, try and be prepared to be flexible in your plans in order to find the cheapest flight. Travelling mid-week is cheaper than at the beginning, end or weekend. Also flying late at night or early in the morning will be cheaper than during the daytime.

You will generally find a cheaper price by booking as far as in advance as possible. As soon as you know when you want to fly then start looking for flights. Flights tend to be more expensive the closer you get to the date that you want to fly. Also by booking in advance you can ensure you get the flights you want as flights will get busy and fill up as you get closer to the flight date.

If you use a travel agent then do not settle for their “lowest” fare offered. They will only search a limited number of flights with companies that they work with. By doing some of the work yourself you will not only find a cheaper flight but may find that another company is willing to beat or match it in order to get you to fly with them.

When choosing the airport you are flying from and to, look for any other airports that are nearby. By using a different airport (even if it is a lot smaller) to what you planned to originally use may turn out to be cheaper.

When booking a flight look out for extras that may be incorporated into the flight. You will not always need an in-flight meal especially on short flights or those late at night/early in the morning. Also look for taxes, surcharges and fees that are added on later as these may turn your “cheap” flight into a more expensive one.

Taking the time to find a cheap flight can seem pointless where a reasonably priced flight is readily available but the extra money you could save can go towards your actual trip away giving you more spending money for the things that you really want to enjoy.

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Have You Missed A Flight Lately ? Be Sure It Doesn’t Happen The Next Time With Low Fare Airlines

By : Sean Tan

It is not very uncommon. Occasionally our schedules are so packed with things to do, that we might even miss out on something as important as boarding a flight. This happens very commonly with people who have to fly out almost every week for their job. Such people have such hectic and choc-a-bloc planning managers that it is entirely possible that they might simply miss out on a flight. If that happens, they will definitely miss out on the scheduled work that was going to be conducted, but they will also lost the funds they spent on booking the flight, and we very well know how exorbitant air travel is.

Although, there are some airline services that are sensitive to this problem faced by business travelers. Low-fare airlines are example. In order that their travelers do bear the travel date in mind and do not miss out on a flight, they have included a feature on their website that is simply called as flight reminder. As the name suggests, flight reminders remind people of their flights so that they do not miss out, something like the alarm on a clock.

With low-fare airlines, you can get a flight reminder up to four hours in advance, though other flight services that have this feature would have more or less reminder time than this. Generally, four hours is ample time to arrive at the airport, check in, check your luggage in and select your seats on the aircraft; provided you live within the same city. For business travelers who have completely missed out on the day of the flight, four hours is more than enough time to even pack their baggage and set off, even if the reminder has just woken them from their sleep. In short, with a flight reminder, the possibility of missing a flight ever again is very slim.

There are double options to be informed of the flight. You can opt for an email message, or you can opt for an SMS on a phone. Of course, the second one is the better option because one may not be logged in all the time. There are reminders for both flight arrivals and departures; so whether you are picking someone up, or are boarding a flight yourself, the flight reminders can be of help.

It is understandable that flight reminders will be subject to the time of the flight itself. There are several cases when flights could be delayed, rerouted or even before schedule. Very flight operators low-fare airlines included would arrange their reminders to coincide with the changed timings of the flight, but that is not always possible. So, they always suggest their passengers to track the progress of the flight once they have been reminded. That would give them a better idea of when to leave for the airport.

In short, flight reminders are one of the friendliest features airlines have incorporated in their services for the betterment of their passengers. Business travelers must definitely make use of them to keep up with their distant appointments.

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How Low – Fare Airlines Helps Fliers

By : Sean Tan

If you have a flight to board, chances are you will be suffering from great pangs of anxiety. At least it happens with most passengers. Flights are quite intimidating for most of us, and the preparation for a flight does take a toll on the nerves. To add to that, booking a flight is so very expensive, that it might just cause jitters for no reason at all.

One significant reason that contributes to the anxiety of people who are just about to fly is that flights are prone to many kinds of changes in schedules. Weather or some other reason could delay a flight, or a flight could be rerouted to another airport if there is traffic. There are just so several reasons. Commonly, when airlines services cannot help it at all, flights could be canceled, or the passengers could be shuttled onto another flight. In several cases, flights may arrive before schedule too. And if it is a connecting airport, then the flight may take off before its scheduled departure time. When you are traveling with air, you should be ready for all such eventualities.

It is a common picture at most airports to see people waiting at airports petulantly for their flights to arrive. Some of them could have been waiting for a couple of hours even. These are the passengers who are generally harangued by air travel and who condemn airlines for discrepancies that, in all fairness, they may not have been able to avoid at all. But, there are some airline services that are awake to such customer problems also. They take advance remedial measures that such despondency does not occur in their passengers.

Low-fare airlines have a good flight tracker feature. This feature is present in almost all airline websites, but in different forms. Just as its name suggests, the flight tracker feature enables passengers to find out the exact status of their flight on the day of the travel. Up to the minute information is generally provided on the flight tracker and it keeps account of all the delays, cancellations, diversions, before time arrivals, etc. This is indeed a very great help for the passengers, especially for those who stay away from the airport.

Low-fare airlines also have a flight reminder system, which can either send an email or an SMS to passengers about their impending flights at the most four hours in advance. The general routine is to get reminded of the flight and then to check its status on the flight tracker before starting out for the airport.

There are many airlines have come down from their hoity-toity pedestal as was evident in the last decade. Most flight operators have become extremely customer friendly as they have suddenly warmed up to the large scale competition in the field. Anyways, for the frequent flying traveler, nothing can be better than an airline that thinks of his or her flying problems.

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Plane Tickets – Tips To Bag The Best Deals On Plane Tickets

By : Jason Uvios

Planning a vacation or need to make a business trip at short notice? Air travel is what most people choose today for quick and comfortable travel. And the fact that plane tickets can be easily booked from your home or office ads to the comfort level. Just check out the discounts and special packages offered by various airlines before you buy the tickets and you could have a memorable trip!

People look out for different things while traveling by air. Some want greater legroom, while others want a hearty meal. Others are content with just reaching their destination on time and don’t bother about meals and other services while airborne. Buy your tickets based on the kind of services you require. In addition, not all airlines will be flying through the route you want to take or at the time you want to fly. Therefore, make a note of these factors before searching for the best deal. The best part about air travel today is that you do not need to visit airline or travel agents’ offices to purchase tickets. These can be obtained by a simple click of the mouse. You can either visit the websites of travel management companies or the websites of individual airlines to check out the airfare. After you feed in the required information, such as, number of people traveling, date of travel, destination, and route you get to see the number of flights operating on that route and the availability of tickets.

Travel firms’ websites contain the offers of various airlines in one place so you can spend less time searching for the lowest fare. Although searching the websites of different airlines is a more time consuming method, some airlines offer the best bargains only through direct sales on their own websites. In online booking, tickets are mere computer printouts and can be easily obtained by anyone with basic knowledge of computers. So, there are no hassles like waiting in a queue or paying a commission to the travel agent.

Follow these steps to get the best deals on plane tickets

- Keep yourself updated about airfares. These are regularly advertised on TV and in newspapers. Most airlines offer low airfare and special packages during launch. Look out for these

- Be flexible about flying because early morning or late night flights as well as flights on certain days of the week are generally discounted

- Ask for travel packages; this will help you save time and money while traveling. Most airlines offer discounts on car rentals and hotel rooms and do the booking for these so you don’t need to run around

- If you find that you enjoy traveling by a certain airline, stick to it for all your trips. This is because many airlines offer special privileges to customers who fly frequently

- Fly off season if possible; it will be easier to get tickets

- Purchase tickets early for better discounts, but don’t forget to enquire about refund and exchange. This will help in case you need to cancel for some reason

- Book on one airline for the entire trip to get round trip or connecting airfare discounts

These tips should enable you to get plane tickets easily and the cheapest rate. Bon voyage!

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