How to Become Qualified to Fly a Plane
Pick up a copy of Microsoft Flight Simulator or Laminar Research's X-Plane., Check out weather products such as METARS and TAFs even on days you don't fly., Raise the nose of the airplane by pulling the control wheel toward you., Use the throttle...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Pick up a copy of Microsoft Flight Simulator or Laminar Research's X-Plane.
It doesn't have to be the latest version if your computer is older.
Flight simulators will help you learn about the instruments and systems found in a typical trainer aircraft as well as make you familiar with maneuvers and procedures you will need to master for your private pilot exam.
Thus you will need to spend less time and money on actual flight lessons, which are quite expensive.
X-Plane's website truthfully says that if a flight simulator can save you an hour with a controller, it will have effectively paid for itself.
Remember that while flight simulators are good for procedures training, they won't give you all of the stick-and-rudder skills to fly a real airplane. -
Step 2: Check out weather products such as METARS and TAFs even on days you don't fly.
See if conditions match what those products indicate.
That way, when you do fly, you'll have a higher confidence in the weather predictions. , This will make the airplane climb or stall if you pull back too far.
Pitch changes speed, power changes altitude. ,,, This will cause the plane to bank resulting in a left turn.
You also need to add left rudder (the left peddle) to keep the plane coordinated.
Same thing to turn right but use the right controls -
Step 3: Raise the nose of the airplane by pulling the control wheel toward you.
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Step 4: Use the throttle control to help the airplane climb and control your speed.
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Step 5: Push the control wheel away from you and reduce power to descend.
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Step 6: Turn the control wheel left to raise the right wing.
Detailed Guide
It doesn't have to be the latest version if your computer is older.
Flight simulators will help you learn about the instruments and systems found in a typical trainer aircraft as well as make you familiar with maneuvers and procedures you will need to master for your private pilot exam.
Thus you will need to spend less time and money on actual flight lessons, which are quite expensive.
X-Plane's website truthfully says that if a flight simulator can save you an hour with a controller, it will have effectively paid for itself.
Remember that while flight simulators are good for procedures training, they won't give you all of the stick-and-rudder skills to fly a real airplane.
See if conditions match what those products indicate.
That way, when you do fly, you'll have a higher confidence in the weather predictions. , This will make the airplane climb or stall if you pull back too far.
Pitch changes speed, power changes altitude. ,,, This will cause the plane to bank resulting in a left turn.
You also need to add left rudder (the left peddle) to keep the plane coordinated.
Same thing to turn right but use the right controls
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