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Old 9th Jun 2016, 06:07
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Tinstaafl
 
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You would be better off to *not* fly at all for several months or more, while saving your flying budget. Meanwhile put the non-flying period to good us by studying all the theory and doing the exams. When you've saved a reasonable amount have a week or two off work & fly full time (2-3 lessons/day). Even if it's just to a couple of hours after 1st solo. Once your basic technique/muscle memory is somewhat consolidated then it isn't such an issue (but, like any new thing one learns, the longer the break the more the newly learned skill will deteriorate by the next lesson)

Start the flying during a time of year that tends towards good weather in your region. Ideally you need good visibility (a clear horizon is the best flight instrument), light winds at the surface (for learning to take-off and land), and smooth flight conditions (so that the effects of your control inputs aren't masked by turbulence while you're just learning how much of what input achieves what effect).

Flying 3 times a month in the 1st 10-15 hours is almost guaranteed to cost you rather a lot more by the time you get your licence.
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