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F3AFlyer7 · 03-22-2006, 10:26 PM

YF:

I started taking lessons at 15 and absolutely loved it. However, you have to realize that it's going to take up a TON of time and money. You can't just go once a week and expect to excell in flying. Most would want to go at least 3 times a week and the times you don't go, you need to be studying the books, manuals, etc. It's a commitment that you have to make and keep with. I started flying and competing in RC at the same time. I soon realized I had to drop one of them. You can get your private liscence at any time, but excelling in RC at a young age can in some cases be more fulfilling. The choice I went with was to drop the full scale lessons, and work with RC. My plans are to get my license either in college or when I get out of college. The benefits of doing it in college are that you can take it as a course and ensure yourself specific flight times throughout the week, each week. It's also a slight bit cheaper doing it through college because it's structured.

Don't get me wrong, I have a passion to fly thats been with me all my life and I will definitely get the license sooner or later. I just found it difficult to do at that age committment wise and thats the main thing you should consider before taking the plunge and wasting tons of money like I did.

03-22-2006, 10:26 PM	#6 (permalink)
F3AFlyer7 L'ectrics r COOOOOL!!! Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: New Baltimore, Michigan Age: 20 Posts: 279	Re: private pilots license YF: I started taking lessons at 15 and absolutely loved it. However, you have to realize that it's going to take up a TON of time and money. You can't just go once a week and expect to excell in flying. Most would want to go at least 3 times a week and the times you don't go, you need to be studying the books, manuals, etc. It's a commitment that you have to make and keep with. I started flying and competing in RC at the same time. I soon realized I had to drop one of them. You can get your private liscence at any time, but excelling in RC at a young age can in some cases be more fulfilling. The choice I went with was to drop the full scale lessons, and work with RC. My plans are to get my license either in college or when I get out of college. The benefits of doing it in college are that you can take it as a course and ensure yourself specific flight times throughout the week, each week. It's also a slight bit cheaper doing it through college because it's structured. Don't get me wrong, I have a passion to fly thats been with me all my life and I will definitely get the license sooner or later. I just found it difficult to do at that age committment wise and thats the main thing you should consider before taking the plunge and wasting tons of money like I did. __________________ www.castlecreations.com www.fliton.com www.tanicpacks.com Scott Pavlock "The best part about 2.4 is that it's freeing up 72!!"