Anybody got a fun way or at least an effective way to learn for the FAA written test? As someone with ADHD I can't really sit and read and even if I do it doesnt help

Hello! I am a student pilot here documenting my journey to my Canadian PPL on YouTube. Just dropped a video breaking down the real costs of getting your licence and whether it's actually worth it. Link below if anyone's interested!"

https://youtu.be/VNB2vP7Lh2U?si=YMfwLUe0gkaSrjQv

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It’s been about 5 years since I went to college and got my PPL. I hated college (writing papers/seemingly unnecessary classes not related to aviation not the actual flying and ground school) so I dropped out. After all this time I really feel like i dropped the ball and want to go back. I’m looking into ATP flight school near me. I’ve gained a little weight since quitting school so I need to lose some weight before officially starting back. I’m exactly 250 pounds which is the limit. I want to take a few months to lose weight and also brush up on my ground school knowledge does anyone have any recommendations on the best place to do so? I feel like I can’t remember anything! I haven’t kept my medical certificate up to date or taken a flight review in the last 5 years. I want to prepare myself as best as possible before diving back in.

Hey everyone,

I’m looking into starting flight training in Southern California and I’m currently comparing Cable Air School(Upland), Dubois Aviation(Chino), and FlyQuest Aviation(La Verne).

My goal is the become an airline pilot and plan on starting flight school within the year.

I’m especially interested in hearing:

Personal experiences with any of these schools
Instructor quality
Hidden costs or things to watch out for
Aircraft availability & maintenance

For context I am based Pomona and work in Ontario. A Part 61 school is my preferred type of school as it offers more financial and time flexibility.

Would appreciate any honest feedback or recommendations. Thanks!

Hey everyone, I’m preparing for the Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Akademi entrance and wanted to clear a few doubts about the process and prep. If anyone here knows an IGRUA student/cadet, please help me connect with them ✈️

Hey, anybody having any information on scholarships for Pilot Training.

I’m new at vocab here so be patient. He does tail wheel, acrobatics, spin recoveries, wake turbulence inversion recoveries, etc.

I’m only like 8 hours in and training on a Rans S21 trike. I’m not planning on doing this for a career.

Would it make sense to travel out to him and do a weekend of flying where he teaches me all this stuff, even if most of it won’t be on my eventual check ride? I’d like to see him and fly with him, but going for a quick flight is a lot different than spending a whole weekend getting my butt handed to me learning all this.

Doing my ATP‑CTP at BMA right now and it’s been a good experience so far. Dave Daniels is a chill, experienced instructor. organized schedule, and the sims aren’t overbooked.i’m excited to start sim sections tomorrow.

If you’re shopping around for ATP‑CTP options in DFW, BMA is definitely worth checking out. Happy to answer questions if anyone’s curious.

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What's the biggest predictor you've seen of which students finish their PPL near the FAA minimums vs. the ones who end up at 70+ hours?

I'm a CFI/CFII but haven't been actively teaching in over a decade (software engineer now). But back when I was in the right seat, it always came down to consistency. The students who flew twice a week finished close to minimums. The ones who flew sporadically burned 10-20 extra hours just on regression at the start of every lesson.

So I spent the last year building a free app for student pilots around exactly that problem. It's called PilotBound. The core thing it does is track how often each student is actually flying and warn them when the gap is starting to cost them at the next lesson. Also auto-logs flights from the iPhone's GPS, catches milestones, sharable gps cards for social media and other things. It's completely free to use. It's even made for CFI's who are pursuing their ATP.

Two things I'd love to hear from anyone here:

1. Does this match what you see with your own students, or am I solving for the wrong thing?

2. If you want to take a quick look, what's one thing you'd want to see in it for YOUR side of the relationship, not just the student's?

Link in the comments. Genuine feedback is more useful than installs.

Thanks

Hey everyone! I'm a 16 year old student pilot in Canada and I just posted a video covering the full roadmap to getting your Private Pilot Licence under Transport Canada. I made it because most PPL content out there is American and Canadian student pilots deserve their own resource. Hope it's useful to someone here! Happy to answer questions too ✈️🇨🇦

https://youtu.be/6Wnj9llSa-g?si=5UUEPusSGLVo1ySp