So you have soloed already? Congratulations, but the learning isn’t
over yet. True, learning is never over in this hobby/sport, but it
does become less concentrated once the new pilot becomes a fully capable
sport pilot.
Unfortunately,
that time has NOT yet arrived. There is some more concentrated flying
“stuff” you still need to know to best enjoy the world
of model aviation with the least amount of strain.
In fact, the
first few hundred flights after soloing are the most dangerous for
your planes and the most damaging to your model flying morale. During
this time, you are primarily flying alone. Unfortunately, it is
on these flights that you are also learning new maneuvers like spins,
multiple rolls and stall turns. You may also have retired your trainer,
for now, and moved over to a better performing aerobatic plane.
These higher performance planes (note we didn’t say “high
performance”, hopefully you haven’t made a 40-sized
Extra your second airplane), demand more piloting experience than
basic trainers.
In this column, we hope to ease this growth process for you. During
our years of training hundreds of new pilots, we have learned that
this time, after solo but before becoming an experienced pilot,
is when the most difficulties happen and when the most model pilots
quit.
We, plus other
experienced instructors from around the country, will try to show
you ways to avoid problems, choose “second” airplanes,
grow faster and enjoy model flying more than you ever thought possible.
Welcome To The
Advanced Training Course
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