All Things

I wrote recently at AeroGo about Inexpensive Ways to Start Learning to Fly. I cover a number of ways to get started, such as the EAA’s Young Eagle Program, Discovery Flights, the Civil Air Patrol, BEAPILOT, and Cessna Pilot Centers.

For those not quite ready to hop in a plane, I also mentioned a number of good publications to check out, such as Flying magazine, AOPA Pilot, Plane & Pilot, etc., as well as some good sources for video/DVD pilot courses. There’s also a link to EAA’s AeroScholars online educational program.

To make the most of this ongoing discussion, see my suggestions from last time.

I’ve begun to tackle the subject of flight instruction on my site AeroGo, so if any of you out there have always toyed with the idea of learning to fly, you might want to see this post and then check back every once in a while.

Better yet, get a Xanga account and then subscribe, and you can get an email alert every time AeroGo is updated.

In this first post, I discuss some of the basic issues involved in choosing among the many schools and flying clubs, etc. that offer flying lessons.

I also note how options are expanding and costs likely heading down as a result of the new sport pilot/light sport aircraft rules, and there’s a number of helpful links for more info on these changes, as well as sites that can help you locate a flight instructor or flying club.