I have set up few pages tonight for the website. It will be 180 degree different from real one but its a start. Idea is to collect useful articles and other useful information on the website and get some page rankings.
Check out http://www.pilotoutlook.com - a resource on aviation, aircraft, pilots, training, instructor and flying clubs
Alright, you know you get excited when you talk about flying, look at planes taking off and landing and always wondered what goes on in the electrifying cockpits ....
Now, you want to find out about how you can learn flying. How much will it cost? What do you need to do to flying a Jet?
Types of licenses and approximate costs:
1. Private pilot - $6-8K
2. Instrument pilot - $10K
3. Commercial pilot - $12K
Along the way, you will need additional ratings in complex, high performance, high altitude and multi-engine planes. Above approximate costs include these ratings.
Requirements for Private pilot license:
FAA requirements:
Age - 17+ years old
Education requirements - Able to read, write, and speak English
fluently.
Flying time requirement - Minimum of 40 hours of flight training. This must include: Conversely, if you fly twice a week, it will
probably take fewer total hours to get your license. This training
must include a minimum of:
20 hours of dual instruction including:
3 hours of cross-country to airports more than 50 miles away
3 hours of instruments
3 hours of night including a 100 nautical mile round trip and 10 night takeoffs
and landings
3 hours of instruction within 60 days prior to your practical test
10 hours of solo flight including:
5 hours of cross-country including a 150 nautical mile round trip
3 takeoffs and landing at an airfield with a control tower
Examinations:
1. Private pilot knowledge test with a score of 70% or better.
There are 60 multiple choice questions.
2. Practical flight test with an FAA-designated examiner. Nationwide, the pass
rate is about 90% for students on their first try! The exam contents is defined
by the FAA's Practical Test Standard (PTS), and it includes both an oral exam and a
flight test.
Average time to get private pilot license in US: 55 hrs
Recommended way to train: Fly 2 hrs / week in the start. This is the optimal way of training to get your license in a cost and time effective way.
Reference:
1. Look at FAA's
databank of about 700 questions for examination questions.
2. Check out online
version of the PTS for Practical flight test.
Coming soon ...http://www.pilotoutlook.com
Next ... Getting your instruments ...
I have started my work with SecondSpace et al after over 2 years with Amazon.com Associate program. Since, the company is in stealth mode, I can't speak much on what they do. However, I am pretty excited about the industry as well as the people in the team.
In 2 years of Amazon, I worked on very exciting projects like aStore, datafeeds etc. I loved aStore where we were able to identify a market niche and go after it. However, the whole thing about determining the market opportunity and coming up with the strategy was pretty ridiculous. At the same time, aStore was ridiculously successful too silencing lot of critics of this product. Another thing was that we were able to launch the product internationally on the date that was committed on first day of starting the project. It was due to a very energetic and passionate team.
Anyway, now that I am in a new role, I am looking forward to be a part of something very exciting.
Rajat Garg
Also coming up: Pilot related services - http://www.pilotoutlook.com
