Flying New Guy
Follow along as student pilot Jason (the Flying New Guy) gets his Private Certificate. Every week, CFIs Greg and Tom will do a mock checkride with him based on a specific topic.If you're a student pilot who wants to prepare for the checkride, or you've already passed and want…
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My CFI Is More Worried About My Radio Than My Flying (opens the original)
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Jason has five hours of flight time. In this video, CFI Tom grades his taxiing, radio calls, and his first shot at all three ground reference maneuvers. Free private pilot study sheet download 👉 https://bit.ly/free-study-sheet-1069
He Trained Only in a Simulator. Then We Gave Him a Real Airplane (opens the original)
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Jason spent months training in a flight simulator. Today, he flies a real airplane for the first time. CFI Tom takes Jason through his entire first lesson in the Diamond DA40: taxiing with differential braking, the before-takeoff checklist, a constant speed prop runup, his first takeoff, straight and level flight, turns, climbs, and descents, then a go-around demo and the first landing. The debrief verdict? He already flies like a 10-hour pilot. Download the free Private Pilot Study Sheet 👉 http
The Cheapest Way to Start Your Flight Training (opens the original)
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Jason completed an entire private pilot maneuver curriculum in a full-motion VR simulator before ever setting foot in an airplane. In this episode, he shares what worked, what surprised him, and whether sim-first training can make your flight training cheaper and faster. Next up: the real airplane - subscribe so you don't miss it. Free private pilot study sheet 👉 https://bit.ly/free-study-sheet-0935 True Course Simulations (TCS): https://tcsims.com/
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