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from e=mc2
wrote 8 years 6 weeks ago
from e=mc2
wrote 7 years 50 weeks ago
I am waiting to solo due to skill restrictions.
Sorry... couldn't resist
Ameet
Sorry... couldn't resist
Ameet
from e=mc2
wrote 8 years 1 week ago
Skyhawk55,
I was going through what you are going through just last week. After my instructor pointed out that I am being my biggest enemy. How so?
1) I am evaluating my performance based on no reference. On the other hand my instructor has a whole bag full of references and is in a better position to evaluate me. Quite honestly, if the instructor says it will get better, then it WILL! (In my case it did). Flying is all about calculated and managed risks. Your instructor will never put your life in danger by giving you an empty compliment or a false hope.
2) While evaluating my performance I am becoming more and more concious about everything I am doing. The more you let your mind enter into the equation the more your performance degrades... the more you beat yourself over and hence the more mistakes you make! Once I am able to say to myself, "The heck with my performance I am going to focus on learning, listening, identifying trends and correcting before things go bad". I think as a student your only task is to learn.
3) Thinking of consequences. This is the worst of the lot. When faced with the thought of dying or killing a loved one because you made a mistake in the air weighs as much as a 90deg bank . I would chant to myself, "I want to be a safe pilot... safe pilot..." and that weighed on me quite a bit. Since last week, I have found myself chanting... "I know one thing for sure... I am not going to hurt myself or anyone in an airplane.. no matter what happens". It is a shift from a "wanna be" to "will do it".
In closing, believe in yourself, you can do it, and more importantly if your instructor says tomorrow will be better... you can and WILL prove them right!
Drop a line here about your next session.
Regards,
Ameet Savant
PS - Couldn't have done it without my instructor... I am sure yours will help you through this too.
I was going through what you are going through just last week. After my instructor pointed out that I am being my biggest enemy. How so?
1) I am evaluating my performance based on no reference. On the other hand my instructor has a whole bag full of references and is in a better position to evaluate me. Quite honestly, if the instructor says it will get better, then it WILL! (In my case it did). Flying is all about calculated and managed risks. Your instructor will never put your life in danger by giving you an empty compliment or a false hope.
2) While evaluating my performance I am becoming more and more concious about everything I am doing. The more you let your mind enter into the equation the more your performance degrades... the more you beat yourself over and hence the more mistakes you make! Once I am able to say to myself, "The heck with my performance I am going to focus on learning, listening, identifying trends and correcting before things go bad". I think as a student your only task is to learn.
3) Thinking of consequences. This is the worst of the lot. When faced with the thought of dying or killing a loved one because you made a mistake in the air weighs as much as a 90deg bank . I would chant to myself, "I want to be a safe pilot... safe pilot..." and that weighed on me quite a bit. Since last week, I have found myself chanting... "I know one thing for sure... I am not going to hurt myself or anyone in an airplane.. no matter what happens". It is a shift from a "wanna be" to "will do it".
In closing, believe in yourself, you can do it, and more importantly if your instructor says tomorrow will be better... you can and WILL prove them right!
Drop a line here about your next session.
Regards,
Ameet Savant
PS - Couldn't have done it without my instructor... I am sure yours will help you through this too.
from e=mc2
wrote 7 years 48 weeks ago
Hello,
Well, I wanted to maintain silence and see what the polls had to say about my original question.
Looks like only 3 people participated in the poll and all of them prefered bubble canopies.
The inference from the replies is that no matter what.. bubble or not... low wing or not... people just prefer to have high visibility of the airspace they are flying in... (and for good reason), but don;t mind trading off a little comfort for the added safety factor.
Although, the sample set here is hardly adequate (7 replies and 3 poll participants), I think the general safety conscious attidute is reflected well.
Thank you all for your replies.
Ameet
Well, I wanted to maintain silence and see what the polls had to say about my original question.
Looks like only 3 people participated in the poll and all of them prefered bubble canopies.
The inference from the replies is that no matter what.. bubble or not... low wing or not... people just prefer to have high visibility of the airspace they are flying in... (and for good reason), but don;t mind trading off a little comfort for the added safety factor.
Although, the sample set here is hardly adequate (7 replies and 3 poll participants), I think the general safety conscious attidute is reflected well.
Thank you all for your replies.
Ameet
from e=mc2
wrote 8 years 4 weeks ago
Date: 4/24/2005 3:32:00 PM
Author:Owen Purday
Hello, ive just passed my PPL, but as a 20 year old student, i dont have a lot of mmoney to spend on an aircraft.
Does anyone know of a plane i could buy for between 7000-15000?
Thanks
Owen Purday
Owen,
Relatively speaking, buying a plane becomes cost effective if you fly at least 100 hours annually. The more the better. At lot of people lease back planes to local FBOs for training purposes. It is one way of recouping some money. There are several other options, like buying a share or a flying club etc... In all cases it really depends on what works for you. There are two really good books on this subject. (Airplane Ownership & Buying an airplane).
My favorite option is to build my own :) I am sure you have heard of the EAA. Use an auto engine and you could get your operating costs even lower.
Good luck!
Ameet
Author:Owen Purday
Hello, ive just passed my PPL, but as a 20 year old student, i dont have a lot of mmoney to spend on an aircraft.
Does anyone know of a plane i could buy for between 7000-15000?
Thanks
Owen Purday
Owen,
Relatively speaking, buying a plane becomes cost effective if you fly at least 100 hours annually. The more the better. At lot of people lease back planes to local FBOs for training purposes. It is one way of recouping some money. There are several other options, like buying a share or a flying club etc... In all cases it really depends on what works for you. There are two really good books on this subject. (Airplane Ownership & Buying an airplane).
My favorite option is to build my own :) I am sure you have heard of the EAA. Use an auto engine and you could get your operating costs even lower.
Good luck!
Ameet
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I am in the US.. came here just about 7 years ago. Grew up in Bombay, India.
Thanks for the warm welcome!
Regards,
Ameet
PS - Well thanks to Aircuna now I can't post anonymously... well it is probably better that ways