Good number of flight hours/day for accelerated training?
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Good number of flight hours/day for accelerated training?
2 hours? Assuming the candidate has passed written test, has good background knowledge, etc.
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Re: Good number of flight hours/day for accelerated training
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Re: Good number of flight hours/day for accelerated training
I did accelerated training at Lockwood to finish my Sport Pilot Cert. 3-4 hours a day, depending on weather. Any more than 4 a day will wear out a student quickly.
Andy Walker
Athens, GA
Sport Pilot ASEL, LSRI
2007 Flight Design CTSW E-LSA
Athens, GA
Sport Pilot ASEL, LSRI
2007 Flight Design CTSW E-LSA
Re: Good number of flight hours/day for accelerated training
1.5 in the morning and another 1.5 in the afternoon worked well for me.
Re: Good number of flight hours/day for accelerated training
Suppose it depends on the amount of ground that you're doing before flying the airplane.
If done correctly, a one-hour flight lesson ends up being a much longer process. Student arrives, talk through XYZ, then go preflight, then actually fly XYZ, put the plane away, debrief, etc.
If done correctly, a one-hour flight lesson ends up being a much longer process. Student arrives, talk through XYZ, then go preflight, then actually fly XYZ, put the plane away, debrief, etc.
Scott K. :: A bunch of silly letters
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Re: Good number of flight hours/day for accelerated training
I'm with Scott. My standard lesson block is three hours. Typically, that's an hour of individualized one-on-one ground instruction, about 1.3 of actual flying, and about 3/4 hour of debrief, which includes outlining the homework assignment for next lesson (every flight lesson has an associated reading assignment, a PowerPoint lesson online, and a worksheet). With that kind of schedule, it's really not possible to get in more than one lesson a day. I realize that's more structure and rigor than some folks will want; my curriculum isn't for everybody.
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Prof H Paul Shuch
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Re: Good number of flight hours/day for accelerated training
As previously stated, it is key to have study material done. I insist that my students have the written successfully completed before I'll solo them. My lesson blocks are also about 3 hours depending on the stage. I also provide video for them to review after key flights. My point being that the headwork takes more time than flying the airplane.
For us older folks stamina is also an issue. 5 or 6 circuits in the landing pattern is about tops on a hot summer day. Two-a-days usually has the student losing focus (airspeed starts to wander) by the end of the second flight.
Reference: http://lsaeronaut.blogspot.com/2015/07/ ... eview.html
For us older folks stamina is also an issue. 5 or 6 circuits in the landing pattern is about tops on a hot summer day. Two-a-days usually has the student losing focus (airspeed starts to wander) by the end of the second flight.
Reference: http://lsaeronaut.blogspot.com/2015/07/ ... eview.html
Dave
Re: Good number of flight hours/day for accelerated training
I don't go quite as far as Dave, in that the FAA knowledge test is not a prerequisite to the solo (though of course my own pre-solo written, which is aircraft-specific, is). But as soon as the first solo is completed, the student takes a break from flying. He or she needs to decompress, and then prepare for and pass the written before commencing with post-solo training.
The opinions posted are those of one CFI, and do not necessarily represent the FAA or its lawyers.
Prof H Paul Shuch
PhD CFII DPE LSRM-A/GL/WS/PPC iRMT
AvSport LLC, KLHV
[email protected]
AvSport.org
facebook.com/SportFlying
SportPilotExaminer.US
Prof H Paul Shuch
PhD CFII DPE LSRM-A/GL/WS/PPC iRMT
AvSport LLC, KLHV
[email protected]
AvSport.org
facebook.com/SportFlying
SportPilotExaminer.US
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Re: Good number of flight hours/day for accelerated training
How did you find Lockwood? I talked with them at the Expo.MrMorden wrote:I did accelerated training at Lockwood to finish my Sport Pilot Cert. 3-4 hours a day, depending on weather. Any more than 4 a day will wear out a student quickly.
Re: Good number of flight hours/day for accelerated training
Excellent. Some of the staff has changed, but my primary instructor at Lockwood was Jeff Hudson, and he's still there. IIRC he has several thousand flight hours, all in airplanes 1320lb or less. I had been flying for about 25 hours before I started with Jeff, but he taught me how to really fly, mainly because he emphasized proper rudder use.Cluemeister wrote:How did you find Lockwood? I talked with them at the Expo.MrMorden wrote:I did accelerated training at Lockwood to finish my Sport Pilot Cert. 3-4 hours a day, depending on weather. Any more than 4 a day will wear out a student quickly.
Andy Walker
Athens, GA
Sport Pilot ASEL, LSRI
2007 Flight Design CTSW E-LSA
Athens, GA
Sport Pilot ASEL, LSRI
2007 Flight Design CTSW E-LSA