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Monday, December 29
Studying
By Brady Lane at 9:30 AM
Flight log to date Hours flown: 10.7 | Days since I started: 76 | Cost: $1,803.70
I've been very encouraged by your comments on the last post. It's nice to know others have experienced similar feelings and that it's actually very common in the learning process.
Niels Anderson's comment was especially insightful, helping me see that progress is being made even when it doesn't feel like it:
"At first you can't tell a bad traffic pattern and landing, for example, from a good one. Then your judgment improves, and you learn what they are supposed to look like, and you get to the point where you CAN tell a good one from a not-so-good one. Unfortunately, your skill level has not kept pace, so now when you fly a poor traffic pattern or make a not-so-perfect landing, you know!"
Over the Christmas holiday, I wasn't able to fly due to traveling, but did continue my training on the ground.
I've spent many hours studying ASA's Sport Pilot Test Prep. I like how the book is formatted with a brief reading, the test questions, then explanations as to why each answer is wrong or right. After another round through the book, I plan on using Sporty's Study Buddy to test my knowledge.
I also completed my pre-solo written test. This is a test Jason created to test my knowledge before he solos me. This was also good for my confidence because it showed me that I am indeed learning and do know what I need to know. Just a month ago, I wouldn't have been able to answer half of his questions correctly, but now it seemed like common knowledge.
Reading and studying doesn't make for great videos, but it is definitely part of the flight training process so I didn't want to leave it out of this blog. Jason has encouraged me to start reading and studying now because many students focus on developing their flying skills but neglect to learn what they need to know for the written test. Hopefully I'll be ready for both in due time.
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@ 12:30 PM, December 30
Hi Brady, I just watched your video flight training log to date.
One of your comments regarding landings and bringing the stick back, really hits home with me. I to had this same problem, on one of my first solo flights, just after touch down, I relaxed on the yoke and let it go foward far enough to cause the nose wheel to hit hard and bounced me back into the air. I bounced 3 times and was heading off the left side of the runway before I realized what was happening and pushed in the power for a go around. This one really shook me up! But I was able to pull it back together and land without further incident. I really enjoy your updates - keep up the good work. Over & Out.
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@ 09:21 AM, January 05
Sorry to burst your bubble on Sporty's Study Buddy, but they don't have a Sport Pilot section. Sporty's has some sort of an adversion to the Sport Pilot rating. I don't know why. Maybe you can find out.
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@ 10:59 AM, January 05
I've used both the Sporty's Study buddy as well as ASA online practice tests. I guess you get what you pay for in that the ASA practice tests give you detailed corrections when you make a mistake, explaining why each choice is either wrong or right. Sporty's is helpful, too, but doesn't give you that added help.
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@ 11:06 AM, January 05
Hi Brady. Steve is right about Sporty's. Check out ASA's www.PrepWare.com instead. Your Sport Pilot tests are there, plus you can take 5 practice tests. Try the free demo too. **Dan
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@ 02:30 AM, September 23
Sporty's is a big disappointment. But so is ASA. ASA no longer prints its PrepWare for LSA. All on disk, which I find very inconvenient. As to Sporty's it's bizarre that they give away a Cessna LSA but have essentially NO products for LSA. Maybe they don't think it's for real men. Or it will change once Cessna can get their act together and ship more than the 50 planes out of a 1,000 they have on order.
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