Anyone else loathe studying?

[UGAflyer]

at least you're studying flying...you could be studying for 3 economics, a real estate and a psychology class...there is always somebody that has it worse

 

[minitour]

at least you're studying flying...you could be studying for 3 economics, a real estate and a psychology class...there is always somebody that has it worse

That's next.

First - get the ratings I can (fun)
Second - get the four year degree (responsible)
Third - Start flying three days a month for 120k a year....that's what airline pilots do right? (facetious)

-mini

 

[MTpilot]

Crazy!

I can't believe they want you to memorize the airworthiness certifacte. What for, even on a ramp check all you would do is hand it to the guy. As far as DE's go they can vary quite a bit, there seems to be three kinds: those that are in it for the money, those that are in it for the ego and those that are in it because they actually give a sh-t, you want to find one of the latter. We are lucky to have one like that here.

 

[User546]

...and those that are in it because they actually give a sh-t, you want to find one of the latter.

Absolutely! I took the majority of my checkrides with a guy who was a captain for a major airline, and he gave checkrides "real-world" style.

Everything he would ask was real world, and every point he would make or question he'd ask he'd back it up with why it was beneficial. All he wanted was to make pilots as safe as possible and get the big picture and not just the FAA/PTS picture. Everything he did was for a reason, and he looked for safety and judgement above proficiency (although you still had to be!).

Like he told me one time: "If I'm going to sign a license that certifies you to be up there flying around in the same airspace as me and my 200 passengers, I want to make darn sure that you know what your doing - for both yourself and myself."

I learned more from that guy thru my plethora of checkrides then I ever could've learned from an instructor or reading any FAA publication.

 

[minitour]

Everything he would ask was real world, and every point he would make or question he'd ask he'd back it up with why it was beneficial. All he wanted was to make pilots as safe as possible and get the big picture and not just the FAA/PTS picture. Everything he did was for a reason, and he looked for safety and judgement above proficiency (although you still had to be!).

The way it should (or at least I wish it would) be.

-mini

 

[Ralgha]

That DE is full of it. Except possibly for the system diagrams. You shouldn't have to draw them exactly like the book, but often the book has a pretty efficient way to draw it without leaving anything out. Again though, you shouldn't need to draw in every little detail on some of the systems. Who cares if you know where every cap is in the electrical system.