What NOT to do as a student pilot - My Student Pilot Story

This is the story of my own student pilot journey and it is the story of how Part Time Pilot was created. When I realized what it was that held so many (8 out of 10) student pilots back from realizing their dreams of becoming a pilot... I tried to search for a place that provided it... but I couldn't find one. The thing that was holding all these student pilots back was a lack of preparation. A lack of preparation for what's required of them, their FAA Written exam, their flight lessons, and their FAA check-ride. You see, when a pilot is not prepared... they are too busy thinking instead of flying the aircraft. This leads to unsafe and hazardous conditions. As Maverick in Top Gun said, "if you think, you're dead". You need to prepare such that you are always mentally ahead of the aircraft so that you can react to what's around you. THIS is what makes a good and safe pilot.

Sure, I found bits and pieces here and there but there wasn't one source of information that took a student pilot from the very beginning of their journey and educated them through their student pilot license, medical certificate, ground school, FAA Written exam, flight lessons, and FAA Checkride. So I decided to make one... enter Part Time Pilot.

Part Time Pilot prepares you for each step of your pilot journey so that you can always stay 1 step ahead of your training and your aircraft.

Watch the video to see all the things I did wrong during my time as a student pilot that ended up costing me over $6000 extra.

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🛫 Timestamps:
00:00 My Student Pilot Story
08:35 I started to share my experience and what NOT to do
09:02 First Mistake
10:50 Second Mistake
12:01 Third Mistake
12:58 Fourth Mistake
13:46 Couple more mistakes I made that I did not really mention
15:31 Why I started Part Time Pilot…

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[FREEFROMITALL]

The chair flying and the pre-flight way earlier than your flying... are great examples of saving money - thanks man

[naumankhan]

Thank you for the information and honesty. I’m about to start flight school and your video helps me especially you being open enough to mention all your mistakes, it will definitely help the next person avoid some of them. Thanks again and good luck to you in your future.

[davecampau]

Very informative video and thank you for your transparency along your journey!!
I just completed my discovery flight today and beginning my journey as I right this comment!
I’m very fortunate to come across this information because I was helped by a colleague who trained with my future CFI!
He’s helping me every step of my journey so it’s crucial to find the right person to point, guide, and direct you the first time and to avoid the mistakes you pointed out in this video! Subscribing to your channel now so, like you, I can help inspire others as well! Stay tuned for future updates on my journey and thank you so much for sharing your story with others like me!!

[Skyhawk_GT]

I’m 41 and just decided to finish my PP training after logging 20 hours 20 years ago. This is super helpful!

[shandingo]

I hope that your channel goes viral. It’s definitely the guidance StudentPilots need rn. N WE APPRECIATE YOU!
Bro… your are not alone. Same thing happened to me @Chino airport. Life jus happens over n over again. You come up with a game plan then life happens again. Glad to see you didn’t quit. Keep It Going

[lindatrimble]

Thank you for this information. My high school aged daughter wants to get her license before college. There is so much miss information out there. Thank you for your story and lessons learned.

[henryarn]

It’s so nice to know that we are not alone with these struggles. You went through a lot to get that license. I’m surprised you had to go to Palm Springs. It’s hot and also the winds are a challenge. My instructor like to stay near the coast. Anyway thanks for the great story. Now I have to go back to studying back
on your ground school . Animation would be a great addition to your lesson plan.😊

[deanmorton]

Lots of good information. Look forward to perusing your channel. My dad was a CFI at Montgomery and he would ferry students to Gillespie for their x-country to get them out from under the marine layer.

[fighterbomberMiG]

This is absolutely informative and useful video for everyone who dreams of heaven. You are doing great job, my respect and Sub. Keep growing your channel.

[JD]

Thanks for the tips! I really want to get my PPL, it's been a life long dream of mine. But as much as i want to start now it seems like the best option really is to save up as much as possible before starting flight training. Ideally $15k and then try and finish in a month, it seems like the faster you do it the better. Another thing is to get training in a LSA as they are much cheaper to rent and operate. In theory you could get your training done in an LSA for under $10k in most parts of the states.

[francisalgoso]

Thank you for sharing your story, I'm sure a lot of us can truly relate to your experience. It took me a while to get my medical certificate due to my existing medical condition and while waiting, I ended up doing circuits after circuits with my instructor, for about a month. After receiving the medical certificate and now able to fly solo, winter condition puts my training to a crawl. I work full time during the week and can only fly in the weekends. I see my bookings get cancelled one week after another. Before I know, I find myself not flying for a month and had to review and repeat previous lessons. Summer come along and where it seems all is going according to plan, my instructor got accepted to the airline. This set me back over a month. Today, I finally have a CFI, and able to continue my training. I just started my solo cross country and will be preparing for the check ride in the next month or so. I too still have to write the Transport Canada Written Exam. I tried to write it a few months ago after coming back from vacation but I was informed that I need to get an endorsement from my CFI. Unfortunately on the mock-up exam, I fell short by 1 question (79%, 80% required to get endorsement) and had to retake it. I have yet to retake the mock-up exam, pass that so I can endorsement and write the actual written exam.

I think it is quite an understatement that getting your PPL requires hard work and dedication. I just keep watching motivational videos to keep my spirit up. There is one video that really hits me and will stay with me forever, "Use your force of will to make it happen, as a human being, the only thing we have is our force of will, so use the force of will, and make that happen".... "and never give up, never, ever give up". Blue skies and tailwind, and thanks again for sharing your story!

[jess]

I really appreciate your honesty about completing Ground School FIRST before taking in flight lessons. For me, I KNOW this is how I need to approach my aviation journey. I have spoken with a local CFI and she kept pressuring me to do both at the same time. I can't afford it at this time, as bad as I want to reach my goal. I can totally see myself not being able to keep up with the inflight lessons & knowledge and having to repeat lessons, AKA more money. I stopped seeing her and found a new instructor, who also said I should be doing both. I do not understand the sense of urgency. thank you, for reassuring my gut and taking this where it makes sense for my lifestyle and financial outlook.

[talnaor]

I hope that people will listen to you. My apologies that your training took so long and that it costs alot of money. My flight school, which is part 141. Being even worse than getting my training done fast. I had to do so many refresher flights and orals and it made me waste all of my money. My checkride was scheduled for a month and a half out of that day. So ridiculous that they would do this. They would also say that the examiners are backed up and fully booked. Making me wait as long as 2 months. Makes me want to quit for sure because im paying so much money and not getting anywhere. Also they dont schedule me consistently for prepping me for the checkride. Keep up the good work because people need to listen to this. Flight schools are there to take money instead of actually caring for the students needs

[PaBobw]

So true!!! I hope every student pilot out there sees your video and takes it to heart. I had a very similar experience. I had everything just about completed except for the check ride, when I got transferred to another state. I went from a small uncontrolled airfield near Boston, to Baltimore Washington International. From a high wing to a low wing, new instructor, new territory and landmarks to learn. I got my PPL but it costed more then it need to.

[jayjasonhackard]

Excellent advice Nick and I'm really enjoying your podcasts.

[purijogarcia]

Thank you very much for sharing your learning experiences in becoming a pilot. It helps to know all that even before contemplating to become a student pilot. I hope you have become what you wanted to be after all that you have experienced.

[latuhundessa]

Thank you for sharing all this. I feel like Im going through it rn.

[iadhyd]

Awesome videos. Please keep making these videos. People will come.

[Jxsteel]

Thanks for sharing, you seem to have a great soul!