Re: New to aviation / LSA
Posted: Fri Jan 03, 2020 4:31 pm
Cool. Yes it very interesting stuff! Flying is not easy, but it is extremely rewarding. If it’s something that you have always wanted to do, then you should go for it.
I don’t know what is required for you to be “good to go” or what your relationship is with your wife, which of course are personal matters and are different for everyone.
A few thoughts:
1) Florida is best in the Winter and early Spring, before Summer hits.
2) I have witnessed flying as a means to make people better and stronger, by encouraging good self-care, fitness and mental stimulation. When you totally immerse yourself into an intense activity like flying, all of your senses come alive... and it sure beats the gym!
3) Flying takes self-sufficiency and guts!
4) Of course you have to be reasonably ready, and can not have anything going on that would compromise your ability to fly safely. That said, you will be starting with a CFI who is pilot in command while you are training, and ensure safety as you grow into becoming a pilot.
5) Anybody, with any condition or challenges, can fly with a CFI.
6) A good CFI will never let you put yourself in a position that you are not ready for or can’t handle... especially a CFI with experience who has “seen it all.”
7) There is no limit as to how long you can fly with a CFI or a check pilot onboard.
Completely as an aside, and I am certainly not referring to you specifically in any way... I know of a few pilots who realized that their skills aren’t quite as sharp due to age, or some physical condition, so they take a check pilot up with them. Why? Because they still love to fly!
So basically what I’m saying is: Go when you are ready and best suited, have fun, experience it, and see how much you can do.
To quote the old Army slogan, “Be All You Can Be!”
I don’t know what is required for you to be “good to go” or what your relationship is with your wife, which of course are personal matters and are different for everyone.
A few thoughts:
1) Florida is best in the Winter and early Spring, before Summer hits.
2) I have witnessed flying as a means to make people better and stronger, by encouraging good self-care, fitness and mental stimulation. When you totally immerse yourself into an intense activity like flying, all of your senses come alive... and it sure beats the gym!
3) Flying takes self-sufficiency and guts!
4) Of course you have to be reasonably ready, and can not have anything going on that would compromise your ability to fly safely. That said, you will be starting with a CFI who is pilot in command while you are training, and ensure safety as you grow into becoming a pilot.
5) Anybody, with any condition or challenges, can fly with a CFI.
6) A good CFI will never let you put yourself in a position that you are not ready for or can’t handle... especially a CFI with experience who has “seen it all.”
7) There is no limit as to how long you can fly with a CFI or a check pilot onboard.
Completely as an aside, and I am certainly not referring to you specifically in any way... I know of a few pilots who realized that their skills aren’t quite as sharp due to age, or some physical condition, so they take a check pilot up with them. Why? Because they still love to fly!
So basically what I’m saying is: Go when you are ready and best suited, have fun, experience it, and see how much you can do.
To quote the old Army slogan, “Be All You Can Be!”