I get asked a lot about how I got my private pilot's license. So here it is. I got my Private Pilot license in about 3 months and 35.3 hours under FAR 141 rules. I flew mostly after or before work. After getting my private license, I went on to flying other airplanes (mostly spam cans) and I recently received a tail dragger endorsement which will come in handy for the RV-7 I am building.
| Date |
Remarks |
Hours |
| 3/28/2003 |
C172 N733ZV - Take off&Landing Taxi, Turns, Stalls |
1.1 |
| 4/8/2003 |
C172 N733ZV - TOL, X-Wind Taxi, Turns, Stalls |
1.2 |
| 4/10/2003 |
C172 N733ZV - Stalls, Slow Flight, S.T. |
0.9 |
| 4/11/2003 |
C172 N733ZV - Stalls, Slow Flight, Emergency Procedures, Fwd Slip |
1.2 |
| 4/14/2003 |
C172 N733ZV - Ground Reference Maneuvers |
1.4 |
| 4/22/2003 |
C172 N733ZV - Normal TOL's, Turns around a point |
1.3 |
| 4/25/2003 |
C172 N733ZV - Power Off Stalls, E-Proc, Normal TOL |
1.2 |
| 4/28/2003 |
C172 N733ZV - X-wind TOL, E-Proc in pattern |
0.9 |
| 5/1/2003 |
C172 N733ZV - First Solo! |
1.7 |
| 5/5/2003 |
C172 N733ZV - Short/Soft TOL |
0.9 |
| 5/7/2003 |
C172 N733ZV - Stage 1 Checkride - Satisfactory |
1.3 |
| 5/9/2003 |
C172 N733ZV - SF TO, Short F. Landing and Touch and go's Solo |
1.0 |
| 5/10/2003 |
C172 N733ZV - Slow Flight, Poff Stall, T&G's |
1.5 |
| 5/15/2003 |
C172 N733ZV - S.F, S.t, Poff Stalls, NDB/VOR NAV, VOR-10R |
1.4 |
| 5/16/2003 |
C172 N733ZV - VOR/NDB NAV / VR: S.F, Poff, Short Field |
1.3 |
| 5/19/2003 |
C172 N738BE - Night Flight, Poff Stalls, S.F. |
1.3 |
| 5/24/2003 |
C172 N733ZV - Dual Cross Country - Cascade, ID >KBOI |
1.6 |
| 5/27/2003 |
C172 N733ZV - Solo Cross Country - Weiser, ID > Nampa, ID > KBOI |
1.8 |
| 5/31/2003 |
C172 N54VA - Touch& Go's Soft Field Take Offs, SOft Field Landings |
0.6 |
| 6/3/2003 |
C172 N733ZV - Stage II Check Ride - Satisfactory |
1.8 |
| 6/5/2003 |
C172 N733ZV - Solo X Country to Gooding and Mountain Home |
2.4 |
| 6/7/2003 |
C172 N733ZV - Solo X Country to Twin Falls, ID |
2.4 |
| 6/13/2003 |
C172 N733ZV - Dual Night X Country to Gooding, ID |
1.8 |
| 6/26/2003 |
C172 N733ZV - Stage III Checkride - Satisfactory |
1.9 |
| 7/1/2003 |
C172 N733ZV - Short/Soft Take Offs, E-Procs Fwd Slips, Stalls, IR DME VOR, Night Toffs, Landings |
1.4 |
| 7/6/2003 |
C172 N733ZV - FAA Checkride - PASSED! |
2.7 |
