Shoud I trust my Flight Instructor?

Keely has changed her avatar to an even better picture, and almost has as many "Likes" as "Comments." She's going to get us all dragged into divorce court if our wives read this thread!
 
tomokc said:
Keely has changed her avatar to an even better picture, and almost has as many "Likes" as "Comments." She's going to get us all dragged into divorce court if our wives read this thread!
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She has a picture? Oh, well, there you go. How 'bout that. And here I was being swooned by just her personality and love of flying.
 
Hi Keely,

I'm female, so if you want some girl-type advice, here's mine:

(1) It's normal to be attracted to your instructor. It's also normal for instructors to be attracted to students. As an instructor, it's been my good fortune (insert evil grin here) to work with a number of intelligent, funny, and good-looking guys. However, there's also a professional relationship between a student and an instructor, and that needs to be respected. Feelings are one thing. Actions are something else entirely. We can't always control how we feel toward someone, but we should be able to decide how (or if, or when) we act on those emotions. In other words, I'd suggest you take it easy for a while. Focus on developing a good working relationship with your instructor and do what you came here to do - to learn more about flying. If you decide later that you want to take it to the next level, that's O.K... but give it some time. See (2).

(2) Guys are a dime a dozen, but good flight instructors are hard to find.

Good luck with your next lesson, and let us know how it goes!
 
keely said:
Let's see, I said my instructor was hot, insulted his education and experience, and I called a hangar a 'barn.' I probably shouldn't have chosen my real name as my user name because if my instructor ever sees this, I am so screwed! In the figurative sense, boys. Pilots are above "That's what she said" jokes, right? Where are all the girls on this forum, anyway?!

In all seriousness, I do appreciate everyone's advice and encouragement. I am going to try to just chill out and enjoy what I am doing, and who knows, maybe I'll end up with a license when it's all said and done!
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If you got any single friends, put a good word in for me.
 
keely said:
Pilots are above "That's what she said" jokes, right?
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hook_dupin said:
Good female CFIs are really hard to find. There should be some 99s slush fund that keeps or returns a few of them at the CFI level...
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Very true, I have had the pleasure to fly with only one, great pilot and great person. She was not easy on me for the lesson either, and things have turned out quite nice for her so far. She is/was a 99 to.

@keely you might want to look into a local 99 chapter
 
Fearless said:
Hi Keely,

I'm female, so if you want some girl-type advice, here's mine:

(1) It's normal to be attracted to your instructor. It's also normal for instructors to be attracted to students. As an instructor, it's been my good fortune (insert evil grin here) to work with a number of intelligent, funny, and good-looking guys. However, there's also a professional relationship between a student and an instructor, and that needs to be respected. Feelings are one thing. Actions are something else entirely. We can't always control how we feel toward someone, but we should be able to decide how (or if, or when) we act on those emotions. In other words, I'd suggest you take it easy for a while. Focus on developing a good working relationship with your instructor and do what you came here to do - to learn more about flying. If you decide later that you want to take it to the next level, that's O.K... but give it some time. See (2).

(2) Guys are a dime a dozen, but good flight instructors are hard to find.

Good luck with your next lesson, and let us know how it goes!
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Good advice, and thank you! This thread went places I never intended, though. :)

Thanks for the link, @n57flyguy! I looked it up, and there is a Houston Chapter, so that's something to look forward to.

Can I ask one more question? What should I expect to do in my first lesson? My instructor told me, but I was so nervous from flying, I can't remember half of what he said. I'm sure everyone is different, but are there some standard things you do at first? He did mention something like, "Wait until we get to the part where we stall the plane," or something to that effect. That's not lesson one, right? Haha.
 
My suggestion you mean? Thank the Philosopher for the link!

First lesson: Most likely an introduction to taxiing the aircraft on the ground, starting/preflight/checklist usage, and the four fundamentals of flight. Additionally, turns will be introduced. He will most likely have you focus on outside visual references for a majority of the time.

Have fun, be safe!
 
keely said:
"Wait until we get to the part where we stall the plane," or something to that effect. That's not lesson one, right? Haha.
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If you are afraid of flying, this might be the lesson that is the most liberating. Learning how difficult it is to make a plane stop flying and then seeing how even after the stall, the plane wants to return to flying, should add some comfort.
 
keely said:
What should I expect to do in my first lesson?
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In all seriousness, you should expect to have FUN. Don't overthink it. With all the videos and forums and advice out there, you can want to show up oh so prepared and know what to do, blah blah blah. Eh, over-rated. Just show up with eagerness, and flying will take care of the rest.

But since there ARE so many tools out there...here's a chick...flying...for the first time...



 
stormchaser said:
In all seriousness, you should expect to have FUN. Don't overthink it. With all the videos and forums and advice out there, you can want to show up oh so prepared and know what to do, blah blah blah. Eh, over-rated. Just show up with eagerness, and flying will take care of the rest.

But since there ARE so many tools out there...here's a chick...flying...for the first time...



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And now she is working on her instrument, don't ask how I know. I need to go outside.
 
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