Going to start flight training? Watch this!

Here are my top 5 tips for you to know before you start learning to fly!

Disclaimer:
I am not a flying instructor so my video content is for pleasure only and not to be used for training as editing removes context. Be aware some flight-critical checks and radiotelephony may have been edited out but are always completed on the actual flight. All video content is my own, or it falls under YouTube's fair use policy and music used has been downloaded from either the YouTube music library or Epidemic Sound where I have a YouTube subscription!

[adrian]

Grateful for all the video I would love to see more like this would be good as it helps me to learn as I am Dyslexic and this help me to understand the theory.
Thank you for you Channel

[nixonmendeed]

Nice video bud thanks for the tips. Any practice on RT is welcome! Well done on your pass and happy flying! I’m about half way through. Just about to start nav.

[SkyBaum]

Tip #6. Record flights when possible, edit the content & share the content through social media. Editing allows one to review the flight & by posting the content it could perhaps help someone out. (Though it should NEVER be a replacement for flight instruction.)

[dalemalpas]

Enjoy that even tho I’m 10 hours into my training 😊 just done my first few radio calls.
Not the greatest 🙈 but can only get better👍
Really looking forward to vid with Ben

[BenAtkinsonVideos]

video mate. Looking forward to our co-lab

[clairegardner]

Thank you just used the discount code 😊

[marcels]

The first tip u said I did the same thing

Edit I know most of the tips u said in the vid I'm feeling proud

[liquidusblue]

Don't start in August or Sept! haha, have a 2 hour lesson later but my last 3 from last week, have been cancelled due to weather. That said it's probably chance anytime of the year. Any previous navigation experience is useful. I used to do sea kayaking (also quite wind dependant and easy to get lost at sea) and I do a lot of walking or trail running now. Regarding the 6 pack, totally agree that the flight simulator helps. though I think MSFS2020 should be called Garmin G1000 simulator as I usually just set the autopilot then let the game play itself...

[rjarapa]

Thanks for doing videos and sharing to us, any advice on passing the selection day in Helicentre please.

[musoseven]

Nice one Tom, very professional, good advice too. Looking forward to your video with Ben, my buddy flies at the same club as Ben.

Not sure where you are based right now Tom, but isn't Enstone about 40 mins flying time from Kemble (Ben)? And there's another You Tuber, Adam, flies from there now too. Depends on the slant of your video, but Ben is a microlight pilot as are you, you're also a helo pilot and Adam is fixed wing GA pilot. A cool video if all three commented on each type of flying and chatted to camera and each other about it?

[flybe]

Now then Tom what would I like to see on your channel? Oh! I know, -how about those two bits of totty that you had sitting next to you in the last video on here more often preferably with their taps out LOL!!! Sorry mate I am rather crude aren't I or at least that's what my Mrs keeps telling me (the old bat) LOL!!! Seriously all of the stuff you talked about was very sound advice especially the Airband Radio and with me everywhere I went I would actually spell "signs" in supermarkets out in my head phonetically, also make good use of the home flight simulator for procedures such as HASELL and BUMPFICH so it becomes second nature, and, to pass the exams definitely download from the internet or write to the CAA and get them to send you all the potential questions you could be given in the exam and YES they have to do that don't let them tell you otherwise. Great Vido as always mate!!!

[Kyxul]

I have a CPL(H) Pilot selection day with Helicenter in 2 days, any advice? 😳😂

[NobleWizard]

Great video. What's the story behind the RN cap? I've applied a few times for pilot but couldn't get past the aptitude test so I'm now going down the commercial route. Aiming for bush pilot.

[sannchayjain]

Can u tell me some good flight schools to join because there are many news of students getting scammed by flight school..and as an international student pilot..this really scares me...

[marcels]

I'm 15 I just started my ppl training and lockdown came so sad I just dont get it I'm not allowed to go learn to fly with one instructor but I'm allowed to go to school with 100 people