Hey Guys,
Sorry I've been away for a while. Now that I've been in ATP for about a month, I can tell you everything here is about SELF MOTIVATION. Not that the instructors aren't helpful or don't explain anything...but you really have to love flying and keep yourself motivated. Just like with the writtens. The instructors are here to explain what you don't understand or can't grasp...but otherwise everything else is very easily SELF TAUGHT! As Sig said...you WILL GET IT but you have to work at it. For some people...going to a place like Flightsafety or Comair is good because they need that "classroom" type of ground school. Here, groundschool is every night in MY apartment on MY time. If I don't get something, I ask an instructor the next day and I sit down with one until I DO get it. I definitely do not doubt my decision to attend ATP one bit! I have loved my time here and it just keeps getting better! I'm up to 30 hrs in the Seminole and 20 hrs of sim time.
The best thing so far is my instructor got us in to fly the F-16 simulator at Lackland AFB in San Antonio.
I got to see my tax dollars hard at work and got to spend them all over again. Talk about a SWEET experience...bet that's something you wouldn't get at most other schools. I've already been on cross countries overnight...with the hotel and rental car included at no cost to me! Also, I can say I've made some great friends down here!
Just my $.02.
SigAV8R