Learning to Fly - Home School?
Hello fellow passionate flyers,
I always wanted to learn, how to fly but day-jobs and routines never allowed time to do so. I think one has to find time to what he or she really want to do in life! So, I have now decided to pursue my long overdue dream of flying.
I would like to know if it is practical to do the ground training / theory at home or one has to go to flying school?
What books are required to learn flying (and to be get a PPL)? I have just ordered Jeppesen GFD Private Pilot Textbook to get through basics of flying and also got X-Plane 11 with a bit of hardware (Yoke and Throttle). My intention is not to jump right into the simulator or train out of simulator and fly a real plane; the idea is to get the theory right and understand the basic principles of flying, understand the instruments etc. I completely understand that real-life flying situations are far from sims.
Looking forward to any advise.
Thanks again.