Good weather -- good for learning to fly?

Stormflyer

Stormflyer

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In addition to Embry-Riddle at PRC, I'm heavily considering UND. Prescott has good flying weather. However, is this really good for learning to fly? In North Dakota, it would be easier to log actual instrument time. I guess there are two schools of thought on this. What does everyone think?
 
While actual time is great for experience, I think you'll mainly be interested in flying in generally. Only a small portion of your training will be IMC, the rest is VMC. All of your private and commercial training is VFR. If done CORRECTLY, hood time is a great teacher. It doesn't compare to that first hour or so where you really are in the soup, but it's better than nothing. I don't think I'd base my school choice on how much actual I would get, though.
 
For private pilot training, it's best to have pretty good weather, or you can't fly. As far as instrument training goes, I have began my training just a couple of weeks ago, but I can tell you that flying in actual IMR is more beneficial than simulated instrument work. In North Dakota, I would assume (i've never been there) that they have pretty low freezing levels in the winter, which might delay training, although I've heard that weather there is better than you would expect.
 
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In addition to Embry-Riddle at PRC, I'm heavily considering UND. Prescott has good flying weather. However, is this really good for learning to fly? In North Dakota, it would be easier to log actual instrument time. I guess there are two schools of thought on this. What does everyone think?

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I've heard quite a bit of folks wonder about this. The weather here is going to keep you in the air, plain and simple. While there aren't a TON of clouds most of the year, you can find actual in nearby areas fairly readily. If you're training for your instrument, go knock out your long XC down in Socal. You'll spend most of the day in actual during the right times of year.

Also remember that northern AZ is pretty rural. If you head up on a dark night, you won't see a thing. I've done flights where I had to be on instruments just due to the lack of moon.
 
Can you log instrument time for flying at night like that? (i.e. reference to instruments b/c of no moon and no lights on the ground?)
 
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Can you log instrument time for flying at night like that? (i.e. reference to instruments b/c of no moon and no lights on the ground?)

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Here we go again.... /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

If you're a Naval pilot, it's considered IMC anytime you can't see the horizon. Technically speaking, you're IMC anytime you have to rely on the instruments to fly.

That being said, some purists will fight you to the death on that one!! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif
 
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Hey, Twin - what's going on up in Lex-town? What do you do up there?



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Not much. Great weather for flying here the last few weeks though! I'm getting ready to head off for Riddle. 1st year...
 
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That being said, some purists will fight you to the death on that one!! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

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"Some purists" haven't flown V12 west of Needles before. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
 
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That being said, some purists will fight you to the death on that one!! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

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"Some purists" haven't flown V12 west of Needles before. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

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/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif No-man's land out that way!!
 
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"Some purists" haven't flown V12 west of Needles before. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

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Ah, V12!

That was like "Route 66" to us late-80's/early-90's era ERAU-PRC pilots! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif
 
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