The Pre-Flight: This lesson was a shorter one in terms of time in the air. For my first lesson, the CFI breezed through the preflight checks so we could get into the air faster, but this time he took his time to teach me every step so I can do it on my own before our lessons. Everything about the …
Private Pilot Lesson #1
April 2nd, 2015. The adventure begins. Daylight Savings Time had settled in, the sun was going down later, and I happened to have a work engagement out in Kew Gardens, Queens. I figured this was as good a time as any, since being out there already put me halfway to KFRG. Well, sort of, but hey, it served as …
Officially A Student Pilot
I went for my 3rd-class medical exam yesterday. Why the 3rd-class, you ask? Why didn’t you spring for the 1st-class medical certificate, printed on paper made of caviar, with gold leaf lettering? Because I don’t need it! All that is required for the Private Pilot Certificate is a 3rd-class medical, which is much less rigorous an exam than a 2nd- …
Off We Go
Well, here we are. This has been a long time coming. I am currently (finally) studying/training for my my Private Pilot Certificate. This, as far as finances and convenience go, the worst time in my life to do this. I live in Brooklyn (the NYC area probably has the most expensive everything in the country, including flying lessons), and I …