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EP27 - 10 Tips For Your First 100 Hours as a Private Pilot
Today we'll talk about our top ten tips for your first 100 hours as a private pilot.
1. Update your Renters Policy
2. Weight and Balance - don't pile your friends in early on
3. Consider flying solo to a destination first before taking a passenger
4. Treat every flight like the DPE is still sitting in the right seat
5. Maintain a training mindset (practice maneuvers, hold yourself to standards, pattern work)
6. Visit a lot of local airports and get to know FBOs, services
7. Have a plan for expanding your minimums
8. Fly long cross countries! go places!
9. Take having passengers very seriously, and be aware of the effects on ADM, etc
10. Overprepare - get weather briefings - have an alternate/out for every flight
--- Follow us on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/midlife_pilot/
https://www.instagram.com/brian.siskind/
Subscribe to Chris' YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/MidlifePilot
Subscribe to Brian's YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/briansiskind
Midlife Pilot Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/midlifepilot/
Brian Siskind Patreon/Join the Discord: https://www.patreon.com/siskind
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Today we'll talk about our top ten tips for your first 100 hours as a private pilot.
1. Update your Renters Policy
2. Weight and Balance - don't pile your friends in early on
3. Consider flying solo to a destination first before taking a passenger
4. Treat every flight like the DPE is still sitting in the right seat
5. Maintain a training mindset (practice maneuvers, hold yourself to standards, pattern work)
6. Visit a lot of local airports and get to know FBOs, services
7. Have a plan for expanding your minimums
8. Fly long cross countries! go places!
9. Take having passengers very seriously, and be aware of the effects on ADM, etc
10. Overprepare - get weather briefings - have an alternate/out for every flight
--- Follow us on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/midlife_pilot/
https://www.instagram.com/brian.siskind/
Subscribe to Chris' YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/MidlifePilot
Subscribe to Brian's YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/briansiskind
Midlife Pilot Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/midlifepilot/
Brian Siskind Patreon/Join the Discord: https://www.patreon.com/siskind
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