In July 2014 I made my way to Cape Town Flying Club at Cape Town International Airport to have my first introductory flight. This was after hours of research on how to become a pilot. In 1997 I matriculated from high school in South Africa and wanted to join the SANDF (South African National Defence …
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Flight Training and How to Survive the Learning Plateau
By Rod Machado In one of my other blogs, "After the Solo, Perfection" I mentioned my desire to impress my instructor and "up my game", which resulted in more of a backward step in my training than moving forward.I came across this article and could relate to it from a well known and experienced pilot …
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After the Solo “perfection”
Credit : pinterest So I went solo (YEAH) and after my solo flight, my flying became so bad and frustrating, not only for me. I have read articles saying that one should expect deterioration in performance after your solo. Well, mine was more a step backwards than just being overconfident and the reason for this was because …
Initial Solo
In any pilots career there are milestones that are celebrated and for a student pilot, it is the moment you are allowed to fly unassisted for the first time. Mine came on October 26th, 2018, almost a month after my last lesson. A few lessons prior to my solo, we had to cancel due to …
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