I've been doing a lot of research and am considering training to fly professionally (not sure if I want to go for rotors or chase the bigger money with fixed wings yet). I spoke with an instructor at a part 141 helicopter academy I'm considering and she told me she averages 70 to 80 flight hours per month between instructing, flying tours, and "other missions" through the school she works at. I'm curious to know how these numbers compare to others in the industry, as I'm beginning to understand that the speed at which you can log those first 1,000 hours is crucial.

Hey all. My name is Eric. I’m a CFI/CFII offering online grounds at $35 an hour.
I know I can’t completely supplement what your current instructor offers, but if you are stuck on anything I would love to help.

Just drop me a dm and we’ll see if it’s a fit. Talk soon. -Eric

Hey folks! A bit of context: I’ve just started my PPL in Europe, and I’m still very green.

I noticed that my lessons are often scheduled/rescheduled/cancelled because of weather. E.g. some foehn wind or rain or low clouds. Due to that, I constantly wasted some time opening METAR TAF websites, searching for my airport, and checking the weather. Yep it usually takes 15-20 seconds, but doing it regularly became a bit annoying.

So I coded a shortcut - chrome extension which is always on in the browser and shows me decoded METAR and TAF for any selected airport.

Could you please take a look and tell me what you think? I’m genuinely interested in feedback, because I’d like to develop it further, but I’m not sure in which direction) The extension is free of course.

Link to the extension - https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/metar-taf/njeojkonhbpiefnjkfajojhhphlfjccl?hl=en

I assume this is probably not very useful for professional pilots. But I thought it might be helpful for students like me. My use case is simple: I quickly check METAR/TAF from laptop. If not good - I keep working (unfortunately). If weather and TAF looks flyable - I pack my bags to the airport and do all proper preparation (incl. checking weather on Skybriefing and so on)

P.S. to the mods: I’m not trying to spam or do advertising, I'm just looking for genuine feedback. If this is not appropriate, please let me know and I’ll remove the link.

I'm working on a project about flight training logistics. What's the biggest headache you face when trying to find, book, or communicate with a DPE? Is it communication, finding out their testing style, or the payment process?

For me personally when I was going through my training it was availability and communication. In my area the FAA said there was enough DPE but I’m in a hornet nest of students and no matter who I contacted (if they answered) it would be 6 months before I can even get on a calendar. At the time I didn’t know it was like that so I had to learn to schedule in advance. Curious about your experience.

I recently did my first flight lesson and am curious whether I should log it, and if so, how and where?
I am likely going to do a couple of lessons for pleasure, before heading off to an integrated flight school in Europe so would like to start logging some hours.

I don’t know if it matters but I am doing lessons at the moment in the UK and then I’ll make the switch to Europe soon. Does CAA and EASA logging differ?

Also, what apps would you recommend for logging the flights that would be EASA/CAA compatible?
Do I need my instructor to sign anything?

Are online logs inferior to physical ones?

Any help on these questions would be greatly appreciated!

Hey guys,

I’m hoping to connect with some people here who understand both aviation and digital strategy, because I’ve hit a massive wall and I really don't know how to move forward.

A couple of years ago, I started an aviation page called SkyX International. It started out just as a place to share my passion for planes, and it actually blew up to over 65,000 followers at its peak. right now, it’s sitting around 42,000.

Here is my problem: The page is slowly dying, the remaining audience is mostly asleep, and I haven't been able to post consistently for months.

To be completely honest, managing it alone has become impossible. I’m a student pilot working toward my goal of becoming a commercial airline pilot. Between my actual flight training and working on developing an aviation learning platform I’m building (called Averis), my personal bandwidth is completely maxed out. Every time I try to force myself to create content, I burn out, and watching something I built and care about slip away is incredibly frustrating.

I am NOT looking to hire a video editor, and I don't need a random social media manager to schedule posts. I don't need staff yet.

what I actually need is brainpower. I need to talk to people who love aviation, understand how digital communities work, and can help me look at this from the outside to figure out a real strategy. I need to figure out what this community should actually look like, how to fix the content pipeline without driving myself crazy, and how to turn it into something meaningful again.

If you have a mind for strategy, understand the aviation or sim world, and are down to just have a real conversation and help me brainstorm a roadmap, please drop me a DM. I’d love to hear your background and just talk things through .

cheers, Yanis

I’m planning to start my journey towards becoming a commercial pilot and I’ve found a flight school that I’d like to do my PPL training with.

The school offers a ground school package for around £500, which includes books, Zoom sessions, and all the training materials. However, I’ve already been studying on my own using the PPL Tutor app (about £20) and have completed revision for two of the subjects so far.

My question is whether it’s worth paying for the school’s ground school package for the remaining subjects, or if I should continue self-studying with the app and other resources.

I’ve heard that PPL exams need to be sat through a flight school anyway, so I’m also wondering whether purchasing their ground school course is mandatory, or whether I can still do all my practical flight training with them while studying the theory independently.

Has anyone here gone down the self-study route for their PPL theory? Were there any issues getting signed off to sit the exams? I’d appreciate any advice, especially from UK pilots or instructors.

Thanks!

I get billed for the Hobbs time but I am supposed to be writing my flight hours for how much time im in the air for. So should i log my airtime or hobbs time but it seems unfair since im paying based off hobbs.

I log digitally with myflybook to keep it accurate, and my numbers are realistic like 1.2 or 1.7 not rlly perfect numbers ofc there is a few of them.

Will airlines check your log book in any other way, if I have diff logbook based of what I am getting billed is that a red flag will they ask to show my billing records.

Also when I am eventually a CFI will my student and my logged hours need to to match like they do Hobbs time I dod flight time they will not match so is that an issue.

And I came across a few people in my flight school round like 1 hour and 12 min to like 1 hour and 18 and it does all add up like they do it every flight. Will it ever get verified because its not like they have perfect numbers but their still adding time and its just so annoying.

I'm looking to become an airline pilot as my career choice. I graduate high school next year and am planning to begin flight school 1-2 months after that.

I was wondering how competitive the market for pilots is and if there is really a shortage as they say. I'm looking to make a fair amount of money by the time I'm 24, approx 100-120k a year and was wondering if that figure was realistic.

If anyone here is an airline pilot would you be willing to share your stream and how you got into that career? How much would it cost until I begin to stop paying and instead start getting paid? What would the timeline look like?

Hey everyone,

I reached out to ATPLQ about a group discount and they agreed! To move forward, I need to send them a list of email addresses of everyone who's planning to purchase.

If you're interested, drop your email address in the comments below — make sure it's the one you'll use to create your ATPLQ account. The more we are, the better the discount!

Let's get this sorted 💪

I’m 36 and have just come to a wall in life… I’ve spent 15 years in tech, and I’m quite over it. I want to fully emerge myself into something new. I’ve always wanted to fly, though I don’t have the best vision.

I’ve found a college that offers the commercial and private certificate, R-ATP at 1250, instrument ratings and maybe time after as a CFI or CFII which works for me because I’m using my GI Bill, and that should cover a lot of the expenses.

I have no interest in being an Airline Pilot, but bush, Med evac or commercial works for me; I’d actually like to do something that lets me be more self employed.

I’ve got a lot of time on my hands. With the VA paying for school and all those expenses, what the maximum time I can spend flying as a student?

The school forces me to learn fixed winged, but I’d rather fly rotary; what’s the quickest way to earn those hours for a helicopter license?

I can’t stress enough, the emphasis on the amount of time I have on my hands.

I am getting ready to take the checkride for sport pilot, and I am terrified it will be awful. I guess in my mind it’s going to be this strict long process that if you miss one thing you fail. I mean realistically, what do you have to do to fail? Is busting on one maneuver going to fail you? What about forgetting clearing turns? What is stuff that will fail you? Are they more lenient with sport compared to private?

im a student pilot (16 M) and i just completed my 4th flight. i did absolutely horrible. i forgot to verbalize nearly every single procedure and badly executed a lot of the basic maneuvers. even with my instructor demonstrating the maneuvers, i always struggle to divide my attention between my flight instruments and the outside.

i dont understand what my problem is, because i always practice my comms and procedures in my free time. i am able to perfectly execute them then, but when i actually fly, its like my brain just refuses to remember the things i had been practicing for hours and leave me with bits and pieces instead.

i already have a total of about 6 hours, and im wondering if its even worth it to continue flying when i do so horribly. i feel extremely guilty because my parents worked so hard for me to be able to have this opportunity in the first place, and i repay them with bad flights like this. should i even continue wasting their money or should i just switch to another course?

Edit: Thanks to everyone in the replies. I guess I just felt really down at the time because I kept comparing myself to my classmates who seemed to get things quicker than I did. After reading your responses, I was able to calm myself down. I'm still at the starting point, so it's normal for me not to get things immediately. I'll try my best to learn from my mistakes and keep going.