Getting back into it.

[MGXsport]

Hello to everyone with my first post!

After a few years of absence from training I am going to finally finish my PPL. What I am worried about now is the time it will take me to get through all the required ground lessons again as the school uses the Jeppesen course instead of the King Schools one. Also they added DA-20-C1's to the line and I would rather fly those being $33 cheaper and a little quicker then the 172SP's but I don't know how much extra time it would take me to trasfer over to the Katana and soloing again. Any one have experience with the Katana's and have any advise or complaints with its flying abilities?

 

[midlifeflyer]

Welcome

If you're in a Part 61 environment (part 141 schools have "credit for prior training issues), whether the school uses the Jepp or King or Gleim or Sporty or Cessna or [fill in the blank] syllabus doesn't matter. Ultimately, flight instruction is based on building blocks - you learn to walk before you learn to run - and there are only minor variations in the order in which tasks are covered in any of them. And, for ground school, there are video, CD, and DVD alternatives anyway.

Katanas are great. I doubt that a transition to it would take that much time. Having been away from it as a student pilot for a few years, you'll have some relearning to do anyway. The transition won't add much, if anything, to that.

Bottom line is that it doesn't matter what you learn to fly in, so long as it's safe, well-maintained, available, and you and your CFI fit in it. The whole idea is to learn the skills. You can transfer them to other airplanes after you get your certificate. Most do.

 

[Matterhorn]

Congratulations!!! I've never met you but I'm proud of you.
I love hearing about pilots who were out for a while and then come back. (It happened to me twice)

Try flying both and then decide.

Welcome

I doubt that a transition to it would take that much time. Having been away from it as a student pilot for a few years, you'll have some relearning to do anyway. The transition won't add much, if anything, to that.

Bottom line is that it doesn't matter what you learn to fly in, so long as it's safe, well-maintained, available, and you and your CFI fit in it. The whole idea is to learn the skills. You can transfer them to other airplanes after you get your certificate. Most do.

I agree completley

 

[MGXsport]

Yeah, I have flown a few times in 172's but they were with friends that had PPLS so no training or PIC there.

I am going to do an intro ride Wednesday to see how it feels in the air with an instructor.

Thanks for the help!