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@ 05:09 PM, November 04
Hi Brady,
Your instructor seems to be expecting more from you now. He's praising you less and correcting/testing you more (at least that's how it seemed in the clips). How do you feel about the added pressure?
Also, do you still practice flying on your computer, or have you given it up for the real thing?
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@ 05:48 PM, November 04
Ron, I do appreciate Jason’s corrections and the pressure he is beginning to add. I feel Jason has a nice balance. If he were hard-nosed all the time and never offered a compliment, it probably wouldn’t be as effective. You are fairly observant to see this change so early in our training. I didn’t even pick up on it, but you’re right. The fact that he’s getting a little harder on me must mean that I’m growing. That’s a good thing!
And yes, I’m still “flying” at home. I find that after a lesson, I’ll practice the same approach several times using x-plane. It’s obviously not the same, but I do think it is helping me understand the stick/speed, throttle/altitude relationships.
Thanks for your comments and questions Ron.
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@ 05:58 PM, November 04
I'm proud of you. I tend to try to be perfect every time, that's good and some times bad. Strive for perfection but don't beat yourself if it doesn't feel quite right. Remenber that you are learning and perfection will happen after a few "failures". GOOD JOB!!!! Paul Aseltine
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@ 08:17 PM, November 04
Brady , Where did you find the Remos for x plane ?
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@ 09:01 AM, November 05
http://forums.x-plane.org/index.php?autocom=downloads&showfile=4681
You have to login to be able to download it. (creating a login is free).
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@ 04:21 PM, November 05
Your instructor sounds decent ! What are you flying ? It doesn't look like the typical 150 I learned in ! As far as right traffic, I also had a hard time with that until I had to make RH traffic at a towered field without my instructor !! It's amazing how good you do with no one else there to rely on !!!!!!
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@ 05:02 PM, November 05
I'm very impressed with your flying.
There is one thing that I am curious about. How come, some of the time your hand is not on the throttle? I was taught to keep my hand on the throttle at ALL times. Now I don't know the aircraft type, so I don't know if that is pertinent? Even still it seems strange. Please do educate me!!
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@ 06:02 PM, November 05
Great to see you making good progress in your first few lessons, Brady. I am really enjoying following you and Jason on this journey and will be with you all the way to the end - - keep it up!!
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@ 04:28 AM, November 06
I love the idea of keeping statistics.
Would it be possible to see a breakdown of your 'cost to date'? Say, splitting it into 'flying', 'study materials', 'equipment' or anything else which you think is relevant.
Thank you.
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@ 04:10 PM, November 06
Hey, I just recently came upon this site and it's a phenomenal idea that you have come up with. I'm a senior in high school and my checkride is on Monday (hopefully). This sure does bring back fond memories, LOL. I remember thinking to myself how much hard landings was (crosswind landings were the death of me), and now they're a cinch! I hope you have an awesome time with all the flying that you get to do, and good luck!
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@ 04:29 PM, November 06
Pete: we're using a Remos G3 and I bet you're right—once I'm alone up there, a lot of things will change. That's still a nerve-racking thought.
Carol: thanks for your comment. It's interesting you say this because a co-worker made this same comment to me. I will definitely ask Jason about when my hand should be on the throttle. Looking at this last lesson, I bet that would've helped me make the adjustments necessary on landing. A hand on my lap is not doing me much good.
I've also been keeping an itemized cost list going and will try to find a way to post that to the blog.
Sierra: Good luck on your checkride! Be sure to let us all know how it goes.
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@ 07:47 PM, November 07
I'm enjoying your videos. Brings back memories of learning to fly. I met you when you did a video of our Young Eagles Rally in Racine. I hope you'll be flying Young Eagles, soon.
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@ 07:51 PM, December 04
HI Brady,
I am hooked on your blog! I am looking to complete my Sport Pilot training in January. So I follow along with you every week. I can see that you are getting close the the very big moment. Solo flying!
I am just curious, have you given any thoughts on how you will interact on video when your by yourself? You might want to prepare. It's going to be way different and very exciting at the same time. It is such an aviation milestone it will be important to document your feelings. Can't wait to see it.
Regards,
Kevin O'Donnell
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@ 03:51 PM, December 22
Great blog Brady.This is very interesting.I just bought my wife an hour flying lesson for Christmas.I always wanted to learn to fly,but have an awful fear of heights.Flying sorta scares me too,but trying to get over it.Any suggestions?Keep up the good work.
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@ 05:13 PM, January 09
I've been dreaming of getting my pilots certificate for several years now, and this blog has really made the itch even stronger! I really appreciate you letting us fly with you in the cockpit. It also takes away so much of the unknown of starting actual flying lessons. Now that I see what lessons are like, it makes me less worried.
Thanks again for the blog. I know it takes a lot of extra time and effort to document the entire process. Will you be at EAA with your own booth? You're getting very famous now, maybe you can sign autographs for your fans! :)
Clay: You mentioned fear of flying. We use a technique called Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) in our practice to help eliminate those kinds of barriers. We work with Marla at LifeMapCoaching.net. She can work over the phone, and it works wonders!
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