Well if we have made up our mind to learn to fly a plane, you will need to go to an aerodrome of some kind to do it. Check out a few places to see what they have on offer.
When choosing a where to learn to fly a plane, there are some initial choices, a large flying school, small training organization at a local airport or individual flying instructor. Go and visit one or two to decide the best way for you.
Ok, so you have decided to go and learn to fly. Firstly we need to realize there are some different types of flight training organizations.
An idea could be, to take a visit to your local aerodrome and where most likely you will find a smaller flight school with just one or two instructors. I would recommend you have a chat with them and see what packages they offer.
You will find these smaller fight training organisations will normally give you a much more one to one experience. You will most likely also find that smaller flying schools often have older planes, but don’t worry training aircraft have to be kept to the highest stands of maintenance and safety. You will probably be giving a choice of an aeroplane to learn to fly in. Basically, the smaller ones are one a cheaper hourly rate.
Ask if you could go on a trial flight, as this is the best to see if you are going to get along with them. You don’t want to be at three thousand up and find your instructor is grumpy and has halitosis.
A trial flight will give a chance to take over and learn the basics of the controls of the plane. These flights usually last about an hour, which can be added to your, brand new, pilots logbook. The time taken can be included in the total hours required for you to become a pilot
There is no reason why you can’t go and do this again at another airport or flying school before you go and make that decision of who to go with.
There are some also quite large flight training organization that will appear to be very professional, they are more likely to have much newer planes. And shinier brochures. The possible downsides are that you don’t stay with the same instructor for all your training and they may be a little more expensive.
The large flight schools are usually where your jumbo jet pilots start off their careers. Even they had to take their first flight at the controls somewhere.
When I start this I had the great idea that I would give a list of flight training places, but do some research on the subject I found there are just too many to list, especially as I don’t know where you live.
So, below I have added some resources to get you as near as I can to your goal. Learning to fly and ticking off that bucket list.
A List Of Flying Training Organizations Near You:
| Country | Organization | Link | Description |
| World Wide | Our Airports | website | Provides a search bar to find the nearest airport to you 58,695 and counting |
| USA | Best Aviation | website | Search For Your Local Fight Scholl and Read Reviews |
| USA | Flying Magazine | website | Contains a list of airports and flight training organisation and more |
| USA | Plane & Pilot Mag | website | Information and News on Flying Light Aircraft |
| United Kingdom | Flyer Magazine | website | Contains a list of airports and flight training organisation and more |
| United Kingdom | Pilot Magazine | website | Contains a list of airports and flight flying schools and lots more |
| Australia | Australian Flying | website | Contains a list of airports and flight training places and more |
| Canada | Canadian Aviator | website | Information for Pilots by Pilots in Canada |
| South Africa | S.A. Flyer | website | Information and News on Flying Light Aircraft in South Africa |
Another Thing If You Going To Learn to Fly a Plane
Aviation and pilot people all talk in acronyms, so here are a few to just to get you started:
| Acronym | Meaning | Explanation |
| SEP | Single Engine Piston | The Type of Place You Are Likely To Be Flying When You Learn |
| PIC | Pilot In Command | The is the Captain, You won’t be this just yet. |
| VFR | Visual Flight Rules | Flying under rules where you have to see where you are going and are able to see the ground. |
| AIP | Aeronautical Information Publication | An official publication that has to be adhered to by law. |
| AoA | Angle of Attack | The angles that the plane approaches the air to enable it to achieve flight. |
| APT | Airport | Where planes take off and land. |
| ATC | Air Traffic Control | The people you communicate with regarding where and how you can fly on the ground and in the air. |
| ASL | Above Sea Level | Exactly as it sounds, height above sea level. |
| METAR | Meteorological Aerodrome Report | Often referred to as an Actual, as it’s the actual weather conditions at an airport |
| PUT | Pilot Under Tuition | YOU 🙂 The Student |
Just some helpful YouTube videos, that if you considering are learning to fly a plane are great.
Flight by me
to appear here later
The NATO Phonetic Alphabet as used by pilots
You will need to learn this alphabet, to enable you to use the radio and fly the plane.
Well, I wish you best if you are embarking on learning to fly, it really is a great skill that not too many people have. The private flying community is always welcoming and fun.
Resources and Pilot Licence Applications:
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