One of the first questions I toss out to a prospective flight student is, “Why do you want to learn to fly?”
These getting-acquainted sessions are simply back-and-forth information swaps, providing the potential learner a chance to size me up, as well as an opportunity to let me weigh their likelihood of success.
There’s no right or wrong answer to this CFI’s question. I’m just wanting to see what motivated them to walk in the door of our little flight school. Most of the time, their reply is, “It’s just something I always wanted to do.” Maybe it’s slanted with a familial connection: “My uncle was a pilot, and I’d like to become one myself.”
If they were raised within a flying family, the son or daughter of a pilot, that information has most likely come up in the original introduction, in which case I already know I’ll be dealing with preconceived notions implanted by lifelong aerial experiences.
Only about 10 percent of my student starts involve someone set on making a career out of flying. Becoming a professional pilot is a tall ladder to climb, and if that’s their goal, we’ll work toward it from the beginning, with an increased emphasis on adherence to procedures and acquiring advanced knowledge early in the program.
But there’s nothing wrong with wanting to learn to fly just for fun. Heck, most professional aviators still find some…
Source www.planeandpilotmag.com
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