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• captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Flight instructor here. It usually takes 5 or 6 flights for students to become comfortable working the startup and shutdown procedures. By the tenth time they climb in the plane I can normally say “okay start up and let’s taxi out” and that’s detailed enough instruction for them.

  It takes about 6 to 8 hours of practice flying the plane, from straight and level flight, turns, climbs, descents, slow flight, stalls etc. before I even try letting them land, and then usually another 6 to 8 hours of practice before they can put the airplane down gently more often than not.

  Landing a plane isn’t particularly easy.

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  • pineapplelover@lemm.ee ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Is it worth it getting a pilots license? Would it be better to just fly commercial rather than a dinky Cessna or something? I wonder if it’s a good financial decision.

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    • captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Becoming a private pilot is a stunningly terrible financial decision.

      That “dinky Cessna?” I want you to imagine an 80’s Honda Accord that costs as much as a Lamborghini to buy and maintain, and that’s on top of the $8,000 or so you’ll put into training.

      A better financial decision would be to buy a brand new Lexus every time you go out of town.

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      • Obi@sopuli.xyz ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        $8k sounds cheap, I looked into it for where I live and it was €15k minimum, probably more like 20… I gave up on that idea real quick and stuck with flight simulator and my drones haha.

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      • pineapplelover@lemm.ee ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        I guess I’ll look into it once I have money to burn

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• sp3tr4l@lemmy.zip ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  This is the most correct answer.

  The silliest answer is that the most difficult part of flying a plane is attempting to taxi while avoiding Blimps buzzing the tower at Mach 2.

  =P

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