I am extremely guilty of beating myself up over mistakes during training. Dwelling on a radio flub when calling up clearance right after startup can quickly snowball into feeling mentally uncoordinated and behind the airplane, which leads to even more mistakes. A key to any new student pilots watching: Establish standards with your instructor as you progress and find out what is expected of you. Example: Me on maybe my 10th landing. I landed flat and bounced. It was rough and I immediately started to beat myself up. Only to find my instructor praising me for an excellent approach. "We'll work on that flare." Turns out, I was never expected to grease that landing. It's helpful to know what's expected of you.
I have flight class tomorrow for landings and after reading this comment I immediately texted my instructor to ask him what was expected of me. Thanks for the tip.
@@alvarorivas9896 Happy I could help. Definitely communicate with your instructor on things like that. Not only what they expect of you, but also what your goals are as a pilot. Knowing my goal is to become a career pilot, my instructor held me to higher than normal standards. By training to higher than the necessary standards, it made the check rides seem easy and has made me a better pilot. Always keep those channels of feedback and goals open with your instructor. Communication is free.
During my pre-solo cross country checkride, when I turned the ignition to start the engine nothing was happening. After telling the examiner "I think the starter is broken", I realized the master switch was off! Absolute scrub student pilot, put me on edge the entire rest of the flight thinking he would fail me once we landed regardless of my performance afterwards.
As a student pilot I once started the big ol’ fan, only to have it die a few seconds later….. went through every part of the check list, or so I thought…….. Mixture to rich………….. yeah, was still at lean/cut off… CFI watched me do it and let me do it. And I’m glad, because it cemented into my brain to never, ever, rush the checklist.
That’s a good point, keep your eyes outside. Nothing inside the cockpit can hurt you (to an extent) looking outside will tell You just about every you need to know.
*Top 10 Mistakes as a Student Pilot* Number 1: Procrastination (Should of said, if you are watching this video and avoiding reading chapter 10, click off the video and start studying like a normal person)
I once took off, VFR thank goodness. Then at 1100ft realized I left the pitot cover on! Made a successful landing by guess-ta-mailing my airspeed. Maybe....a little fast, but on the side of safety.
Seriously? With Steam Gauges? You Were At 1100' Before You Noticed The Altimeter Not Working? What Was The Elevation? 1100'? For What It's Worth I'm Not Trying To Be Offensive, It Could Happen To Anyone . . .
@@thewatcher5271 Actually this is interesting for another reason: rotation speed. I always wondered, not being a pilot my self, if everyone calculates rotation speed every time and checks it as they take off, or do they fly by when it feels natural after the check flights are done.
@@Jacmac1 Hello Jacmac, What's Considerably More Important In This Case Is The Failure To Preflight. Nothing Is More Important Than That. The Pitot Tube Is Essential & Dirt Daubers Often Build Nests In Them If Not Covered. Many Accidents Have Been Caused By Not Removing The Gust Locks As Well. I've Never Understood How Someone Could Attempt To Take Off Without Moving The Control Surfaces To Make Sure They're Free & Clear. This Is Why They Have Preflight Checklists. Call Me What You Will But If Someone Wants To Hop In The Plane & Takeoff Without Checking, Stay On The Ground . . .
@@thewatcher5271 Yeah I get it, but I'm guessing that this was a step that was overlooked on a checklist. Like he doesn't regularly fail to use a checklist and regularly fail to remove the pitot cover. It does sound like he regularly does not calculate the rotation for take off and simply lifts off when it feels right. Assuming you have a lot of experience with a particular aircraft, this seems natural to me.
Excellent tips and fun to watch. I reversed the polarity and put them in my PREFLT checklist to remind me every time I fly. Now, I have a great memory to re-enforce the skills. Thank you.
I’m in my student pilot phase and one mistake I made myself was not putting flight school as priority, repeated lessons are costly to your wallet and time.
0:50 When I started learning . written check lists were not used (this was for the commercial guys) Acronyms were used ..but you still needed to rely totally on memory ..not so good.
It actually did spent about two hours up there worked stalls, medium turns coordinated flight and ran 5 traffic patterns landing 4 of them. Never felt so empowered
Just took my first lesson/flight and my biggest issue was being so damn terrified that I can’t remember most of what the instructor said..except “cmon man just breathe it’s not gonna fall out of the sky” after we landed I realized I had the time of my life..gonna do better next time.
I've had friends that have been there. Let them fly the plane, when we were straight and level. They about lost it, had a death grip on the yoke. My advice, one hand, 3 fingers on the yoke. It doesn't take much input to control the plane. And he's right, it's not going to fall out of the sky. =)
I just got done flying at night and I felt like I was under a bunch of pressure. We had our home airport (untowered) in sight and my instructor said something about tracking the 360 radial back to our airport. The airport was relatively close so I turned and entered a right downwind for runway 18, only to realize that I’m supposed to be doing left hand traffic! Did a left 270 and entered on a left crosswind and landed like normal on 18. I’m 17 years old but I’m beating myself up on this one because I have around 30 hours total, and that’s quite the mistake for that many hours.
Don't beat yourself up. Just learn from it and move on. Letting things haunt you will impact other parts of your training. I still make mistakes and I think I shouldn't be doing this at this many hours. You just learn, make changes in the cockpit if needed, and move on. Also, why did you feel under pressure? I loved my night time flying. Taking away all the visual outside helped me focus more. Had some of my best landings at night.
@@flywiththeguys, I had a ton of tests at school that day and the day after my lesson. So I was thinking of other things rather than focusing completely on flying. And I’m the complete opposite, I have my worst landings at night haha.
Fabulous heads -up video ...It covers almost about all possible errors which we should never make in real time scenarios---…...Thank you for the awareness video ...cheers.....
When I was a Student Pilot and had already soloed, I had gone to a nearby airport to practice touch and go's after doing a few maneuvers in the practice. I mistake I made on one of the touch and go's was not doing my callouts and and remembering to say, "flaps-up...FULL POWER." The scariest moment I ever had in an airplane was putting in full power with 30º of Flaps Down! Ahhhh haunts me still today 24 years later. The plane lifted off to soon and start to float sideways. I quickly took out the flaps leveled off for some speed and then climbed out at Vy back to pattern altitude. I calmed my self down and made myself do 3 more touch and go's correctly. You better I never did that again. Thought I was going to crash. My stomach still feels funny telling the story this many years later. You don't forget.
Ouch. Glad everything was ok in the end. I'm guessing you roasted the tire? I've only done that once. Hot day, pavement seemed slick on touch down. A little brake pressure and both sides locked up.
THANKS SO MUCH FOR THIS PRACTICAL INFO!!! Number 6 "Poor Communcation"...Why does aeronautic commynication system still sounds as if you were talking with a "Walkie Talkie"? ....Celular phones are just a few years old and sound a lot better!!!
#10. Making a mistake. The time you are most likely to make a mistake is right after you've made one. If you're focused on the mistake you just made, you're more likely to miss the next issue that comes up. Learn from your mistake, how will you correct it when it comes around again and move on to the next task. This has always worked for me.
Totally. My instructor always told me to leave it in the back seat and keep going. If we focus on one too much, it'll mess up our whole lesson. Thank goodness these things don't have rear view mirrors....
I did the pre flight, buckled and strapped on my seat with my instructor, then I remembered I haven't removed the chocks. I felt embarrassed the whole day
*aweosme video!! Very helpful and true! Especially with the studying before hand. Most overlooked, yet vital to saving loads of time + money* 👍 funny bc I made a video on this, but it’s more a parody 🏁😂
Mistake 1....failure to keep eyes outside the cockpit Mistake 2....focusing on the instrument panel Mistake 3....failure to keep eyes outside the cockpit Mistake 4....focusing on the instrument panel Mistake 5....failure to keep eyes outside the cockpit Mistake 7....focusing on the instrument panel Mistake 8....failure to keep eyes outside the cockpit Mistake 9....focusing on the instrument panel Mistake 10....WEARING FLIP FLOPS WHEN TRYING TO FLY AN AIRPLANE. Okay, ‘tongue in cheek’ I admit, but for primary students failure to use the outside world as the primary flight instrument and cross checking against what you see on the panel is a chronic and debilitating issue. Next most egregious issue, in my opinion, is failure to study/prepare for an upcoming lesson. That includes knowing what the performance limitations are for each maneuver/task per the ACS. Showing up for a lesson with questions is, of course, more than fine. But, showing up for a lesson totally unprepared (after being told what you are going to be doing) is very uncool. Anyway, good summary. What you have here is spot on. But please, skip the flip flops 😂.
Good thing I wasn’t flying in those. I’m always afraid they may slip off and bind the controls. I don’t fly with them. Thanks for your comment though. Spot on advice!
Calling me out with #2 (left the gas can where we put the tested fuel after drawing on the apron, rather than back in the cabinet), #4 (all the damn time!), #5 (really REALLY trying to break the death grip... using a pen woven through my fingers) and I'm HORRIBLE for #10 (my CFI is really good at positive reinforcement though... thankfully)
2:12 Actually, the same is true for cars, but less noticeable. If you ever watch a video of German rallye world champion Walter Röhrl gesturing while explaining his driving, you'll notice he pretends to hold an impossibly thin steering wheel between his fingertips, not with a wrapped around hand. He said that the secret to driving is always turning a few degrees less wherever possible. Experienced motorcycle riders will say the same thing. Don't grip the handle bar and turn it, let the weight transfer do it's thing and only ever use one hand to push or pull, and let the other one rest on the bar without pressure. You don't need one hand to limit the inputs of the other, just be less forceful in the first place. With any vehicle, you want to be smooth, smooth, smooth
Truth. When you apply too much input you'll be fighting yourself for correction. In a plane, you can really chase yourself! First time I was experiencing this in flight I commented on how windy it must be outside. Instructor said let go of the yoke, so I did. Plane flew perfectly. Really taught me a lesson.
Not going around......don't kid yourself for an instant, even highly experienced pilots struggle with this one. More than one airline plane has crashed because of it. In my experience (8700 hour ATP), it's really difficult, if not impossible, to salvage an approach that's going to pieces. Just go around, no big deal. The next approach will almost certainly be better. There's no shame in it and ATC won't be mad at you. They'd MUCH rather sequence you back in than have to close the airport because you crashed.........
I know why the number thing got messed up, a simple copy paste error. 😂 I linked to our materials video to make recommendations on a kneeboard. I see you posted there too, I'll head over and answer that one.
One "mistake" of technique that I see all the time on youtube flying videos is not staying, or even getting, lined up with the runway on final. These pilots pat themselves on the back for their great flying skills in these videos, but they can't line themselves up with the runway. They clearly look like they are going to land in the grass, or at least on the edge of the runway. Many of them slowly move over towards the center, the closer they get to the end of the runway. When on final, staying on centerline or lined up with the runway was something that you should have learned early on. It not only becomes a habit but second nature to do so, it's automatic, no matter what type of aircraft you are flying -- big or small.
Yep. We actually made a video on picking a CFI. It could help you figure things out a bit better. I can’t link it for some reason, but check out our channel for it. It’s called “Picking The Right Flight Instructor | Choosing a CFI”
@@flywiththeguys Thank you I just graduated high school so I have little to no experience I am hoping to get as much information as I can, I will be joining the 99 club . I start august anything helps.I am currently watching your ATC communication video.
Thanks. Well I guess I'm a more advanced student. I didn't really gain anything from watching this but I probably would have if I watched it three months ago when i started my flight training.
I'M A CESSNA!!! I think you stole that from a King School video! Plagiarism! What a great video! I have stumbled on comms a few times and got tounge twisted.. Now that I am a pilot, I have learned that all cool pilots do an "eehhhhhhhh" between sentences... If you don't believe me, go check out 74 Gear. He did a video on that.. Ehhhhhhhhhh one niner mike echo over to 23 point 4 ga' day!
Na. When I was originally making our comms video I did that as a joke, but it didn't fit in like I wanted it to. So it just sits on the shelf and I throw it in places. If King Schools did it, I have no idea. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-u6zAA_qpDFg.html
Not practicing IFR flying. No pilot should be flying if they can't control the plane on instruments alone. Weather changes and VFR into IMC is a leading killer of GA pilots. You don't need to be IFR qualified to fly IFR, you just need to know how. And use the damn radio. ATC is there to help you. All you really need is to keep the wings level when you can't see the horizon.
I haven't gotten my IR just yet. Mostly because when theres instrument conditions in AZ, you really shouldn't be flying. The storms are fairly violent. We may have 2 days a year with flyable instrument conditions and I can just stay home. =) I'm still planning on getting one though. Going to need it.
@@flywiththeguys As I said, you don't need an IR to fly instruments. You should always know how to get SI from your attitude indicator. And I have seen some dust storms in AZ. Also, you may want to fly elsewhere.
13 hours of experience so far. It’s kind of annoying though when my instructor tells me to maintain a specific altitude or heading. I feel like I’ve had to look at my instruments more than outside
Your instructor could possibly re-phrase to direct your attention to the correct area, however at times that's hard to do depending on the environment. When you're told to, for example, hold a heading think about how that is achieved. In that case, wings equal distance from the horizon, flat horizon in the front, fly towards a point far ahead, feel no side loading (yaw).
Just properly trim first. Then pick something off in the distance and line up to it. As long as you do that you should fly a good course. And you should look at your instruments, but more of a glance or check. Staring will get you no where. We also have an in dash ADS-B in with traffic. I look at that a lot, but not everyone has it so looking for traffic is still a must!
@@purplejaguar1 @Jackson Dorschner Oh I know! I said it. =) Thinking of turning it into a Tshirt. OH and check out this out, I made it worse.... instagram.com/p/CDACxa0Br95/?
#6 Poor radio communications...#8 Focused inside the cockpit... #8 Not staying organized... #9 Not going around... Sounds like the organizational issues there creating the video. :)
Totally agree. Our more recent stuff has better more balanced music, and we've removed the stomp clap opener. We've learned a lot about editing over the last few years and really tried to listen to our community. Thanks for your feedback!
Forgot to put the right frequency.... PH-HLE request frequency change to EHMZ. EHMZ radio, PH-HLE. Ehhhrrr sir, this is EHSE.... Woops.... So make sure when you change frequency, please already set the new frequency, or else you will sound like a total idiot just like I did.
I guess Im randomly asking but does anybody know a trick to log back into an instagram account?? I somehow forgot my account password. I appreciate any tips you can give me
How about Top 10 mistakes Flight Instructors make: 1- drinking alcohol the day/night before a flight and thinking that they are good to go. 2- having excessive amount of spelling/grammatical errors when filling out a flight review up to including putting false information. 3- lack of patience and understanding that all students have different learning styles; CFI needs to be able recognize that, and adjust their teaching ability. 4- relationship problems gets carried over to the student, especially if a CFI is dating another CFI. 5- favoritism or preferential treatment among multiple students. 6- too much pride and ego; hautiness is apparent among the CFI community- lack of humbleness. 7- lacks the ability to admit when they are wrong. 8- some CFI's are more concerned about building their hours than actually teaching students. 9- lacks genuineness; smiles in your face than gossips behind your back. 10- lack of respect & honor among CFI's and students alike.
#8 was my CFI unfortunately. I had about 40 hours and was starting to schedule the final checkride exams, and he just wouldnt stop booking flights for me before I even asked for them. When I went to the flights he booked himself we would just do some long cross country flight we had done 5+ times before, and he had absolutely nothing to say to me the whole time. Eventually I just told him to stop, and to book MAX 2-3 lessons a week (he was booking flights 5-6 days per week, an entire week+ ahead!) He would act like he was disappointed that I didn't want to fly or learn anything more, but i just knew he was trying to convince me to build his hours. I really did not need those extra hours at all. I solo'd at about 11 hours and had passed all my preliminary checkrides (before the big final) by 25 hours. Don't get me wrong I love flying, and I might come across as another over-confident student pilot. But when it comes with a massively expensive rental and trainers fee, under the guise of a "concerned" CFI, it took the wind out of my sails quite a bit.
My first CFI was #3 thru #9. One big mistake of a student pilot is to stick with an instructor who doesn't fit. My second instructor was a dream and I learned so easily from him.
@@Alexius1Komnenos ...our flight reviews or evaluations are filled out on computers, by the instructor at are school, after each flight...so clearly you're a moron...
For my first several lessons, I absolutely fixated on the instruments, especially the attitude indicator. I have no idea why, but the instructor kept telling me to look outside, and he finally took a clipboard and put it in front of the instruments!😂😂 I'm better now at looking outside, but still struggling with mukti-tasking.
Focusing on a mistake is a big one. Especially during the check rides. Is incredibly difficult to ignore what you just did and move on especially early on.
I remember doing this so much. It's easier now to leave it in the back seat. Don't feel like I'm trying to impress anyone, and just learn from it and move on.
Lol I have 94 hours and took my check ride only to learn my instructors were not teaching me anything the whole time and making sure I was prepared. Outed myself 1200$ in DPE fees
Take #3 seriously y’all. I always emphasize checklist use, but for some reason on my checkride I forgot my emergency engine failure checklist and got a disapproval.
Fly With The Guys Yea! I had actually not forgotten the checklist in the past, but the checkride made me nervous and for some reason I just didn’t say anything! It’s crucial.
I can agree to that. I’ve met several CFIs who are really smart, but have no clue how to relay their knowledge. This guys fantastic though: flywithjim.com
I'm a student pilot with 5.8hrs and my problems are: - staring too much at the instruments - fear to talk to radio - not using enough rudder But I guess with time, these problems fade
- Stop It. Fly visually and back it up with and instrument check. I know it's easy to get fixated on the gauges, but save that for instrument training. LOL - We have a lot of videos to help on that - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-mcAn_elsWG0.html Make sure to check out PlaneEnglish! It'll help a lot. - Eventually you'll apply it and not even realize it. =) And your right leg will be all mighty and powerful. Then you'll need to descend and use left rudder and realize how weak your left leg is. =)
i am a old time flight instructor i have never lost a new pilot all things stated are true .to the first time students pilot take offs are easy landings you will think are your most stressful always remember if your engine is running you are in control nothing has changed from 300 feet 30 feet or 3 feet .air speed runway you fly the airplane you are in control if anything is not to your liking go around
Thank you very much for sharing this. Excellence! very educational. I am very interested in obtaining my private pilot license. I'm 45 years old. In transportation; Trucking and railroad. I have a school 10 min from my home - Part 61. I was also thinking of maybe taking this to the next level of my life. An Professional pilot. But, don't know yet. I was looking serious at the regional airline as my highest I would like to go.
I apologize if this is a dumb question, but I’m looking to start flight school within a month. A 3rd class medical certificate is required for my private pilots certificate, but can I just get a 1st class medical certificate to begin with instead?
Yes, you can get a 1st class medical. The 3rd class medical is just the minimum that’s required, and getting a 1st class medical isn’t a bad idea if you intend to fly professionally.
If you're planning on working in the aviation industry I would recommend it. In fact, some flight schools make you get your 1st Class medical to get into their programs. It really can alert you to any issues that could be a problem now, or in the future. In my area, a 1st class isn't much more expensive. The downside is how long they last. The 3rd class medical is good for 5 years if you're under 40 and 2 if older. The 1st class is good for 1 year if your under 40, and 6 months if your over. Getting it up front is good, for the reasons I said before, but look at what class you need for what you're doing is good to save money on more frequent Dr visits.
