Comments for Patch's Flight Schools Guide http://flypatchfly.com Making the most of your private pilots license. Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:17:00 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 Comment on Product Review: Comm1 VFR Radio Simulator Software by stuart goldhawk http://flypatchfly.com/product-review-comm1-vfr-radio-simulator-software/comment-page-1/#comment-7268 stuart goldhawk Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:17:00 +0000 http://flypatchfly.com/?p=283#comment-7268 Another great training aid, highly recomeded product for <a href="http://737throttle.com" rel="nofollow">flight simulator</a> Another great training aid, highly recomeded product for
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]]> Comment on AOPA Internet Flight Planner Review by stuart goldhawk http://flypatchfly.com/aopa-internet-flight-planner-review/comment-page-1/#comment-6538 stuart goldhawk Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:43:43 +0000 http://www.flypatchfly.com/?p=117#comment-6538 What an exellent site i am a big fan of <a href="http://737throttle.com" rel="nofollow">flight simulator</a> and info on flight planning just makes it morer real , i am trying to buil a 737 throttle at the moment bu still getting a chance to fly every now and then if you know what i mean. What an exellent site i am a big fan of flight simulator and info on flight planning just makes it morer real , i am trying to buil a 737 throttle at the moment bu still getting a chance to fly every now and then if you know what i mean.

]]> Comment on The cost of flying lessons by Patch http://flypatchfly.com/the-cost-of-flying-lessons/comment-page-1/#comment-6532 Patch Sat, 03 Oct 2009 14:35:25 +0000 http://flypatchfly.com/the-cost-of-flying-lessons/#comment-6532 I don't know if I'm totally off on the time. I based it on the AVERAGE time it takes someone. There are things you can do to accelerate your learning and things that happen which slow you down. I think if the beginning student goes into this with $5000 in the bank, they will be able to get it down much faster. If you can take as many lessons as possible in each week, you WILL complete your training quicker than most. You have less remedial training each time you fly. So, you're right, it can take up to and even over 100 hours to complete, but that's the exception rather than the rule. The same goes for people who complete their training in 40 hours. I'd be curious to know how many hours each week you fly. Based on your statement that it's taken over 2 years (104 weeks) and about 90 hours, that comes to an average of .8 hours per week. The typical lesson will last 1.5 hours, so that means you're doing 1 lesson every 2 weeks... on AVERAGE. This example makes my point perfectly, the slower you go, the longer it will take and the more it will cost. Increase your lessons to 3 a week and you probably would have been ready much sooner. I don’t know if I’m totally off on the time. I based it on the AVERAGE time it takes someone. There are things you can do to accelerate your learning and things that happen which slow you down.

I think if the beginning student goes into this with $5000 in the bank, they will be able to get it down much faster. If you can take as many lessons as possible in each week, you WILL complete your training quicker than most. You have less remedial training each time you fly.

So, you’re right, it can take up to and even over 100 hours to complete, but that’s the exception rather than the rule. The same goes for people who complete their training in 40 hours.

I’d be curious to know how many hours each week you fly. Based on your statement that it’s taken over 2 years (104 weeks) and about 90 hours, that comes to an average of .8 hours per week. The typical lesson will last 1.5 hours, so that means you’re doing 1 lesson every 2 weeks… on AVERAGE.

This example makes my point perfectly, the slower you go, the longer it will take and the more it will cost. Increase your lessons to 3 a week and you probably would have been ready much sooner.

]]> Comment on Does MS Flight Sim make you a better pilot? by benjamin http://flypatchfly.com/does-microsoft-flight-simulator-make-you-a-better-pilot/comment-page-1/#comment-6387 benjamin Sat, 19 Sep 2009 14:33:28 +0000 http://flypatchfly.com/does-microsoft-flight-simulator-make-you-a-better-pilot/#comment-6387 I am a student not in flight school i am doing a paper on ms flight sims and thanks to you guys i can answer a few questions quick and easy thanks once more. I am a student not in flight school i am doing a paper on ms flight sims and thanks to you guys i can answer a few questions quick and easy thanks once more.

]]> Comment on The cost of flying lessons by bmain http://flypatchfly.com/the-cost-of-flying-lessons/comment-page-1/#comment-6246 bmain Thu, 10 Sep 2009 17:18:01 +0000 http://flypatchfly.com/the-cost-of-flying-lessons/#comment-6246 Your total cost of flight training as well as time is TOTALLY off. I have about 90 hours and it has taken over 2 years and by the time I finish it will probably cost me about $20,000. Not included in your article is the cost of renters insurance which is required for solo time (around $300-400 per year), FAA physicals ($80.00), extra ground school tutoring time for items you need extra help on ($40.00 per hour), changing planes (I have gone from a 172 to a 150) so that requires extra time in flying and with an instructor to get used to a different plane (same thing if you go from a dial cockpit to a glass one), changing instructors (I got rid of 3 lousy ones and am on my 4th), the written test ($100.00) and the checkride ($300.00). I think one of the reasons so many people drop out is they have unreasonable expectations of time required as well as cost. They should budget for at least 3 years (weather being a large factor in this part of the country) and about $20,000. So unless they have a damn good job or a 2nd mortgage it is indeed only for the rich. I happen to have both. Your total cost of flight training as well as time is TOTALLY off. I have about 90 hours and it has taken over 2 years and by the time I finish it will probably cost me about $20,000. Not included in your article is the cost of renters insurance which is required for solo time (around $300-400 per year), FAA physicals ($80.00), extra ground school tutoring time for items you need extra help on ($40.00 per hour), changing planes (I have gone from a 172 to a 150) so that requires extra time in flying and with an instructor to get used to a different plane (same thing if you go from a dial cockpit to a glass one), changing instructors (I got rid of 3 lousy ones and am on my 4th), the written test ($100.00) and the checkride ($300.00).

I think one of the reasons so many people drop out is they have unreasonable expectations of time required as well as cost. They should budget for at least 3 years (weather being a large factor in this part of the country) and about $20,000. So unless they have a damn good job or a 2nd mortgage it is indeed only for the rich. I happen to have both.

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