Most student pilots are extremely nervous about using a working radio and have never given a second thought to what they would do if they didn’t have it. First of all, R-E-L-A-X. There are thousands of aircraft flying everyday who never use radios. There are steps and processes you can go through to ensure a safe landing at a controlled airport.
Flight schools are focused on teaching what you need to know to pass your check ride. Once you cross that hurdle, the real learning begins. As you begin to fly in a real world environment at airports you’ve never flown into, you’ll realize you have so much to still learn.
Checklists are vital during all stages [...]
What do you need to do before entering a Class D airspace? What should you do before talking to anyone in Class D? What’s the first thing you say talking to the ATC? All these are answered in this review of radio use in a Class D airspace.
Flight Hrs: 1.7 / Total Hrs: 13.4
Aircraft: C-172 / Airport: KDEW
At one point, I was absolutely DREADING stalls. Today I actually looked forward to it all. I am starting to enjoy them. It’s strange, they’ve almost become comforting to me. I used to think a stall made me very vulnerable. [...]