With the passage of time and the gaining of experience, you will learn you are not the only pilot who has made mistakes. [Credit: Shutterstock]
Key Takeaways:
Learner pilots often underestimate the significant time commitment required for both practical flight skills and essential ground study, frequently neglecting crucial theoretical learning.
It is vital for trainees to always listen to their instructor, especially during critical moments, and to insist on using a syllabus to ensure structured, comprehensive, and efficient training.
New pilots must prioritize mastering fundamental navigation techniques like pilotage and dead reckoning before relying solely on GPS.
Going through flight training is a lot like going through puberty. You will make mistakes, and at the time, you will think you are the only one who has made them. Then with the passage of time and the gaining of experience, you will learn you were not the only pilot who made this mistake.
Here’s FLYING’s list of five of the most common mistakes learner pilots make:
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Meg Godlewski has been an aviation journalist for more than 24 years and a CFI for more than 20 years. If she is not flying or teaching aviation, she is writing about it. Meg is a founding member of the Pilot Proficiency Center at EAA AirVenture and excels at the application of simulation technology to flatten the learning curve. Follow Meg on Twitter @2Lewski.
