The stories of five pilots who took five very different pilot training routes.
After six weeks of initial ground training, Rob completed nearly a month of additional ground training to learn the systems of his trainer, the T-34C Turbo-Mentor — a complex single-engine turboprop airplane that cruises at around 180 knots. For more, see Pia’s feature, “Five Ways to Learn to Fly.“Greg Oswald’s university training prepared him well to become a demo pilot. For more, see Pia’s feature, “Five Ways to Learn to Fly.“After completing his training, Greg instructed for a while before getting a job as a demo pilot for Eclipse and later flying the Challenger 300 and 605 for Bombardier. For more, see Pia’s feature, “Five Ways to Learn to Fly.“Ryan Thompson was able to become an airline pilot in about 1½ years. For more, see Pia’s feature, “Five Ways to Learn to Fly.“Ben Lee tried several flight schools before finishing training in his Cessna 172. For more, see Pia’s feature, “Five Ways to Learn to Fly.“Scott Evans inherited the aviation bug from his father, who was a CFI. He started training with him and eventually began helping him teach others ground school. For more, see Pia’s feature, “Five Ways to Learn to Fly.“A young Scott Evans refuels his father’s first airplane. Twenty years after Scott first began his flight training, he finally completed his dream of becoming a pilot. For more, see Pia’s feature, “Five Ways to Learn to Fly.” **
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