turbojet28
Well-Known Member
Hello everyone,
I am planning on starting my PPL next week at the local FBO. I am currently reading Rod Machado's book. My instructor said that that book alone will be good for ground school part of training. I was thinking that I would also have to use one of the interactive courses (i.e. Jeppesen, King, Gleim, etc), but he says I don't. What is your opinion of that?Also he likes to do a lot of flying and just get to the ground stuff on rainy days. Is this a good idea, or should the ground stuff be done first? Also I plan on training in a 152 in which I can buy block time in (which will make it much cheaper in the end) and then getting checked out in a 172 after I get my license (since I will be flying a 172 with my family mainly). Do you think this is a good idea, or should I train in a 172 the whole time? It seems like I have done all the research I can in the past 2+ years and that I have gotten all the info i needed for flight training, but when you actually go in to start, it isn't as easy to make these decisions as I thought (already learning
). Just post your thoughts on the "curriculum" I have just outlined. I want to learn as much as I can and be a safe, knowledgeable, proffessional acting pilot and would greatly appreciate your input. Thanks a lot and have a great weekend!
I am planning on starting my PPL next week at the local FBO. I am currently reading Rod Machado's book. My instructor said that that book alone will be good for ground school part of training. I was thinking that I would also have to use one of the interactive courses (i.e. Jeppesen, King, Gleim, etc), but he says I don't. What is your opinion of that?Also he likes to do a lot of flying and just get to the ground stuff on rainy days. Is this a good idea, or should the ground stuff be done first? Also I plan on training in a 152 in which I can buy block time in (which will make it much cheaper in the end) and then getting checked out in a 172 after I get my license (since I will be flying a 172 with my family mainly). Do you think this is a good idea, or should I train in a 172 the whole time? It seems like I have done all the research I can in the past 2+ years and that I have gotten all the info i needed for flight training, but when you actually go in to start, it isn't as easy to make these decisions as I thought (already learning