Originally Posted by
Chopz
Good afternoon all,
I have recently taken up the dream if learning to fly at the age of 35. Yesterday was my third flight lesson learning all about climbing and descending. The first two lessons were relatively good, I was able to control the aircraft well. Yesterday however I was not even remotely close to competent. Without delving into the specifics of actually how poorly I performed I am interested in knowing if this sort of thing is common when you start out? Can you have lessons you completely stuff up? Did you ever fell like you just didn't have what it took?
Oh yes! Many times! But if you're persistent enough, you'll figure out how to overcome these hurdles. I'm only a handful of flights away from sitting my CPL Flight Test, and all I can say is I'm glad I never gave up and kept pushing through despite my moments of learning frustrations.