CaptainD

Today's lesson rocked. I didn't have any problems with my landings. Every one of them was straight, I touched the ground in under 1000feet of the runway, and when I landed it was really smooth (there wasn't a thud).
Also, my instructors think I'm just about ready to solo (which rocks).

One thing that really helped my landings was studying the KVGT traffic pattern.
I memorized what speeds and power settings I should be flying with throughout the pattern. Now I don't ...

Today’s flight lesson was lousy.

Before I do my solo, I want my landings to be perfect (not 80%). I am able to land the plane by my self, most of the time, but I’d like to be better at it before I get to the next stage as a pilot.
What I don’t like about my flight instructor is that whenever I do something wrong, I get yelled at.


Yelling at your flight student is not professional. We are both adults and he’s a commercial pilot. If I was ever to put ...