Any Advice Before Flight Training?

[kevin]

I am going to start my flight training in the new year, any advice would be appreciated. Thanks,

 

Kevin

[Ryan]

- eat breakfast, your brain will need the fuel

- minimun of 8 hours sleep every night or you'll burn out

- minimum of 5 hours a day with your nose in the books

- consider buying a helmet (yeah I know they are pricey, but what goes into them is priceless)

- above all enjoy. it'll be over before you know it and then you get to experience helicopter withdrawl... and that sucks.

 

 

Also if there is time between now and your start date, get a Class 4 unrestricted driver's license, WHMIS cert. and some sort of First Aid training... the higher the better. These are all things you'll most likely need in your first job as a hanger rat or low time pilot.

 

So where are you training at Kevin?

[kevin]

- eat breakfast, your brain will need the fuel

- minimun of 8 hours sleep every night or you'll burn out

- minimum of 5 hours a day with your nose in the books

- consider buying a helmet (yeah I know they are pricey, but what goes into them is priceless)

- above all enjoy. it'll be over before you know it and then you get to experience helicopter withdrawl... and that sucks.

Also if there is time between now and your start date, get a Class 4 unrestricted driver's license, WHMIS cert. and some sort of First Aid training... the higher the better. These are all things you'll most likely need in your first job as a hanger rat or low time pilot.

 

So where are you training at Kevin?

 

I am training with Premier Helicopter Training at Pitt Meadows airport. They have a really nice Bell 47 G4 and I believe there is a second G4 arriving in the new year. Rob Wood is my instrutor and he is a great guy. I have my Level 3 first aid cert. Why is a class 4 drivers liscense beneficial, how does a guy get a WHMIS cert? Thanks for the reply.

Kevin

[Ryan]

Can get your WHMIS at THIS SITE

 

The class 4 is needed for driving paying passengers. As a low timer pilot there is a pretty good chance you'll be doing this often... taking passengers to and from the base/heliport, along with your other duties as ground support.

[Skidz]

Good luck with your training Kevin. If you read through some of the previous posts in this forum, you'll find a host of suggestions, opinions and lots of other useful advice for new pilots.

 

Welcome to the asylum !

[Cole]

Does the school have a website?

 

And im in the clear for class 4 with a class 1 correct?

 

Cole

 

PS Ryan, Check your PM's

[kevin]

Does the school have a website?

 

And im in the clear for class 4 with a class 1 correct?

 

Cole

 

PS Ryan, Check your PM's

 

The training school is just opening up this coming week. I believe thursday is there first official day. All the contact information is on the home page but the entire web site will not be activated for a short while. The link is Premier Helicopter Training

Cole, I hope this helps, make sure you ask for Rod Wood he is very helpful and I am sure he will be able answer all your questions.

 

Kevin

[Helilog56]

this is a brand new schooll....

who runs the show?? rob wood???

and who is now at cinnock for rob wood????

nice, an other 47 school

 

Go to Chinook Helicopters for an update to the instructors there.

 

Try it here...www.chinookhelicopters.com

[Ryan]

Hey that's a good shot of Marty's ol' mug. He was one of my instructors... great guy. Also recognise Andy, another nice fellow and good pilot from what I'm told. Then there is Bob Neve, one of our schedule service/ambulance pilots. Had no clue he also taught at Chinook though.

 

Moonlighter.... busted!

 

Anyone who posts here training at Chinook?

[dammyneckhurts]

I am going to start my flight training in the new year, any advice would be appreciated. Thanks,

 

Kevin

 

 

Kevin,

 

I think one of the things that helped me the most was to get all the ground study books in advance. I read them over and over for 6 months and had a fairly good understanding of all things written before I even had my first training flight.

 

We only have so much brain space, and if you fill it up in the morning at ground school, then go flying in the afternoon, it makes it harder to absorb all the info coming at you during the flight. At $400 an hour (or what ever it is these days) you want to make the most of those 60 minutes!

 

Good luck with your new adventure!

 

DMNH