Pilot After 50

Quickly learn the phonetic alphabet of international aviation with this short and easy program. Recite along and repeat the program until you can recite the entire phonetic alphabet like a veteran pilot, with no mistakes. Great for students and aspiring pilots.

If you're an aviator, you need an airplane to fly. They can be incredibly expensive and there's a lot to consider. A look at the pros and cons of common options for private pilots (and student pilots): Renting at a flight school; Buying your own airplane; partnerships; and flying clubs. This might help you figure out what's best for you. Hopefully, you'll save money and get up in the big blue sky as often as you want! Pilot After 50 Episode 5: Now What? General Aviation tips, tricks, advice and ideas for pilots, young and old, students, new and experienced airmen.

Radios are known to cause many student pilots a lot of anxiety. Here are basic how tos as well as tips and tricks to make talking on the radio easier. Get over nervousness and learn how to talk to Air Traffic Control and Ground Control. Get VFR taxi and take off clearance from the tower. This is aimed at Class D, controlled airports, in typical VFR (clear weather) conditions. Good for GA (General Aviation) student pilots and for review by pilots who don't fly out of controlled airspace very often. Talk to the tower like a pro with these pointers on radio procedure. Confidence on the radio is a significant part of passing stage checks and check rides (practical exams). Here's the way to get it.

Steep Turns ( 45 to 60 degrees of bank) are a pretty difficult performance maneuver that student pilots need to master to pass their check rides (also known as practical tests). I struggled for weeks until my school's chief flight instructor told me this one thing that immediately improved my steep turns. Learn the one trick for easier steep turns and some other observations about getting through this maneuver on my check ride. You will get better at steep turns. Getting this maneuver done on a checkride is easier than you might think. Part of it is just how you look at the whole maneuver. The Airman Certification Standards are your friend when it comes to this maneuver. See how to use the ACS standards to your advantage! Find out what your DPE (Designated Pilot Examiner) really expects to see. This is Episode 3 of Pilot After 50, where I discuss the trials and tribulations of achieving a life-long goal of becoming a private pilot. Is being Being over fifty a factor? Let me know what you'd like to hear about in a future episode of Pilot After 50. Are you a pilot or student whose over a half-century? Please tell me about it in the comments! Don't forget to like and subscribe to keep up on the coming installments. * Private Pilot Maneuvers * Private Pilot Checkride * Private Pilot Practical Test * Advice See what other projects I have going on, like music production, and fantasy fiction at ttps://www.DanMcGrath.net

Pilot After 50 #1: The Inaugural Episode - Flying airplanes is an expensive hobby! I recently passed my check ride and became a certificated private pilot, after the age of 50. This inaugural episode looks at the cost of aviation headsets and how to save some money on them, including a review of a generic headset that's retailing for just $85! It's the first in a series that will explore the unique challenges of learning to fly later in life, after 40, after 50 or beyond. Am I too old to learn to fly? Nope. Are there challenges? Yep! Check out my music, writing and other work throughout this channel, and at https://www.DanMcGrath.net New Episodes of Pilot After 50 coming soon! Subscribe to see what's next!

Pilot After 50 Episode 2 - At the age of 52, I recently earned my private pilot certificate, but I did it the wrong, hard way. Learn from my mistakes in this video about getting started in flight school. Here's why I did it, and what my expectations were, versus reality. Here, I'll tell you how to save time, money and hassles and get your pilot's license quickly and efficiently, no matter how old you are. Am I too old to learn to fly? How much does it all cost? How long does it take? What are the pitfalls to watch out for? What might take you by surprise with your flight instructor? Being a pilot is cool, fun and definitely worth it if you've ever dreamed of flying an airplane. Adventure awaits! Keep in touch or check out my other projects at https://www.DanMcGrath.net Errata: Besides (most of) the essential books, and a subscription to the online ground school, the Jeppesen Ground School package also included an E6B Flight Computer, a transparent plotter and a handy black flight bag (I'm still using my Jeppesen bag). My flight school switched to Sporty's, but I finished all my lessons with Jeppesen.