jjm
Well-Known Member
So I am a current student pilot 25 yrs old, with around 25 hours and it's taken me quite awhile to get to this point (financing issues, moving and living in upstate NY weather mainly).
But yesterday I went flying and did touch and gos with my instructor and some ground reference manuevers. And I finally got the feeling that I am actually getting the hang of this! It was really neat-- I can't quite explain what the actual feeling was, but for a long time (i.e. the first 24hrs) I felt overwhelmed and tentative with the controls and although I was having fun, I kept thinking "how the hell am I EVER going to learn this?" But the other day I felt like all of a sudden, the learning curve finally jumped a little bit.
I know I've got a long ways to go and I would be the last one on earth to do something cocky up there-- but it did seem like my performance showed a definite improvement, (and my instructor said that as well!)
So anyway, I was wondering if anyone else went through a long period of time feeling worried that it would never work out, and that your money was draining a lot quicker than expected-- and then realized that your learning/experience just "took off" (no pun intended). I would love to hear about it.
I feel like from this point on-- getting the license is finally attainable and I just wanted to share.
thanks for listening, and let me know how you all are doing! I'm one of the quiet posters around here, but I will keep you informed on my progress!
J
But yesterday I went flying and did touch and gos with my instructor and some ground reference manuevers. And I finally got the feeling that I am actually getting the hang of this! It was really neat-- I can't quite explain what the actual feeling was, but for a long time (i.e. the first 24hrs) I felt overwhelmed and tentative with the controls and although I was having fun, I kept thinking "how the hell am I EVER going to learn this?" But the other day I felt like all of a sudden, the learning curve finally jumped a little bit.
I know I've got a long ways to go and I would be the last one on earth to do something cocky up there-- but it did seem like my performance showed a definite improvement, (and my instructor said that as well!)
So anyway, I was wondering if anyone else went through a long period of time feeling worried that it would never work out, and that your money was draining a lot quicker than expected-- and then realized that your learning/experience just "took off" (no pun intended). I would love to hear about it.
I feel like from this point on-- getting the license is finally attainable and I just wanted to share.
thanks for listening, and let me know how you all are doing! I'm one of the quiet posters around here, but I will keep you informed on my progress!
J