subject: Understanding Your Private Pilot Training [print this page] Understanding Your Private Pilot Training
You can do an accelerated training course that you can complete in as little as 3 weeks or so. There are things that will hold you back if you aren't prepared.
The first thing you need to know is there are two parts to your Pilot Training. There are aeronautical knowledge (Ground Instruction) and an Aeronautical Experience (Flight Instruction) portions of each phase of your flight training.
There are three phases to your pilot training that you will need to understand. Each one of these phases has both the aeronautical knowledge and aeronautical experience requirements you will need to understand. Understanding the process before you start your private pilot training, will help you be successful in achieving your dream of learning to fly an airplane.
The first part of your Pilot Training is the pre solo phase. You will learn the basics of flying an airplane during this phase of your pilot training. This phase of training will be the most difficult for most students since the habit of driving a car has been with you most of your life. Once you are through this phase, you will have confidence in yourself and you will be able to conduct solo flights limited by your flight instructor.
The pre solo phase of your pilot training will also have an aeronautical requirement that you will have to meet also. A pre solo written exam is also a requirement. This exam will be made up by your flight instructor and will focus on the aircraft and the airspace you will be flying in.
The next part of your Pilot License Training is the post solo or cross country phase. This phase of your private pilot license training, you will focus on different types of landings, night flying and instrument flight. A good part of this phase will be solo flights so you can build your solo flight time towards the private pilot general requirements.
This part of your training does not have any specific requirements for aeronautical knowledge, however you should have your private pilot written test completed before you get into the flight test preparation phase of your training.
The final phase of your pilot training will be the flight test preparation phase. The Practical Test Standards is the outline for the practical test, this will be your focus in this phase of your private pilot license training.
The FAA written test will need to be completed before you are eligible to take the test. The Federal Aviation Regulations require the Private Pilot Written test have 60 multiple choice questions.
The Private Pilot Practical Test Standards is the FAA's outline for your practical test. Broken down into Tasks and Areas of Operation, this will be a guide for you that is published by the FAA. This will be the outline that the pilot examiner will use to conduct your flight test.
Once you have completed your Practical test, your Private Pilot License will be good for the rest of your life. The best thing you can do is plan your training out and understand the process before you start your pilot training.
