PPL Progress Question
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Hello,
i obtained my PPL after a year and a half because of instructor changes and got stuck and delayed for studying for the ATPL FAA Exam ! with total of 100 hours plus + ! im really scared of that results and and slow progress due to studies and inst. changes ! does that effect me if I want to apply to any airline ? Please give me some advise ! do I complete my training to obtain CPL/IR or do i just quit !
Im doing my training here in daytona beach ! please advise
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Paul
i obtained my PPL after a year and a half because of instructor changes and got stuck and delayed for studying for the ATPL FAA Exam ! with total of 100 hours plus + ! im really scared of that results and and slow progress due to studies and inst. changes ! does that effect me if I want to apply to any airline ? Please give me some advise ! do I complete my training to obtain CPL/IR or do i just quit !
Im doing my training here in daytona beach ! please advise
Thanks,
Paul
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I fly really good ! as all instructors that instructed me said ! but my main concern is how to face an interview with a 100 hours of PPL hours logged in !
Thanks for your reply mate
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Hi Vilt,
I can see why you would be concerned with 100 hrs to PPL and later interviews with airlines, but a lot of things must come into consideration such as were you learning part-time or full-time, what was yor attitude to training, the training standards of the school i.e. were the instructors genuinely interested or just hour-builders etc. and so on.
I have met people on full-time courses who literally just partied for a year and only did seven hours towards their PPL in that time.
On the flip side of the coin I have met people who were 100% committed and who were completely raped for hours by their greedy hour builder instructor - I had a friend who did 100+ hours to attain his PPL over a three month period and stuck with the instructor despite my cautions - he realizes his error now though.
And then I have met people who unfortunately just didn't have the aptitude to fly fullstop,
The fact is if you struggled through you're PPL you will have a very bad time with Instrument Training and in my opinion that is where it becomes very clear as to those who have what it takes to be proffesional Pilots and those who would be better off keeping it as a hobby.
I think that is something important to think about and good luck.
I can see why you would be concerned with 100 hrs to PPL and later interviews with airlines, but a lot of things must come into consideration such as were you learning part-time or full-time, what was yor attitude to training, the training standards of the school i.e. were the instructors genuinely interested or just hour-builders etc. and so on.
I have met people on full-time courses who literally just partied for a year and only did seven hours towards their PPL in that time.
On the flip side of the coin I have met people who were 100% committed and who were completely raped for hours by their greedy hour builder instructor - I had a friend who did 100+ hours to attain his PPL over a three month period and stuck with the instructor despite my cautions - he realizes his error now though.
And then I have met people who unfortunately just didn't have the aptitude to fly fullstop,
The fact is if you struggled through you're PPL you will have a very bad time with Instrument Training and in my opinion that is where it becomes very clear as to those who have what it takes to be proffesional Pilots and those who would be better off keeping it as a hobby.
I think that is something important to think about and good luck.
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Thank you very much, you're like reading my mind ! yes i'm good at flying but my problem was i had two instructors that wasted my hours for here hours building before moving out of the academy ! i noticed that after it was too late ! I was just nervous and concerned about my issue and what should i expect. but anyways thank you very much !
Thank you very much, you're like reading my mind ! yes i'm good at flying but my problem was i had two instructors that wasted my hours for here hours building before moving out of the academy ! i noticed that after it was too late ! I was just nervous and concerned about my issue and what should i expect. but anyways thank you very much !
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yes i'm good at flying
two instructors that wasted my hours
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The fact is if you struggled through you're PPL you will have a very bad time with Instrument Training and in my opinion that is where it becomes very clear as to those who have what it takes to be proffesional Pilots and those who would be better off keeping it as a hobby.
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Hi
This might seem odd and from a different angle but watch this and think about your progress and performance. Not all relevant but the start is.
Good luck
YouTube - Lions Tour 1997 South Africa - Forwards Meeting
This might seem odd and from a different angle but watch this and think about your progress and performance. Not all relevant but the start is.
Good luck
YouTube - Lions Tour 1997 South Africa - Forwards Meeting