Concentrate on Flying

RichardA_WA · 06-25-2008

Jeremy,

My wife and I were having a discussion on what the schedule will be like during the training at ATP Richmond. I told her that it would be alot of work and not much time off at all.

Can you explain how the program goes from PPL all the way through ACPP so she can see what it will be like?

ExpressJet Jeremy · 07-07-2008

Hey, Richard,

Sorry this one slipped through... I never did the Private Pilot course at ATP, but based on what I have been able to pick up, you'll get 40+ hours of flying and a private pilots license in the first month. You are up flying within the first few days of showing up. You will have formal classroom time and you'll have some downtime to use as necessary.

You might have a day off here and there, but expect to have something to do every day. It may not be all day long, but there will usually be some kind of training event each day.

There is no set schedule of events such as
Day 3:
8:00-11:30 - Classroom: Four Forces of Flight.
1:00-2:00 - Pre-flight briefing
2:00-4:00 - Fly: Slow flight, Stalls
4:00-5:00 - Post flight briefing

Now, that might be fairly representative of a typical day, but it doesn't/can't flow like that. Your instructor, with the guidance of the chief pilot, will determine what kind of training you will need on each day. Everyone progresses at different rates, weather can really wrench things up, and other factors all combine to make it a fluid environment that you work within. You'll basically know the general plan for the next day, but planning 4 days out is difficult to do.

Like I said, plan on having SOMETHING to do each day. Whether that means flying, classroom, studying, or a combination I can't say. Also, whether you are on for 3 hours a day or 10, again, depends on what you're doing. You'll know when the long days are coming, like the long night cross country. You won't just show up and they say, "hey, today's going to be a 12 hour day and we won't get back until after midnight."

I'm sorry I can't give more insight. Maybe some of the others on here can chime in and give an account of their last month.

Keep your nose in the books! You're almost there!
Jeremy

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RichardA_WA Future Professional Pilot Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Clifton, VA Posts: 57	Concentrate on Flying Jeremy, My wife and I were having a discussion on what the schedule will be like during the training at ATP Richmond. I told her that it would be alot of work and not much time off at all. Can you explain how the program goes from PPL all the way through ACPP so she can see what it will be like? __________________ It's wonderful to climb the liquid mountains of the sky, Behind me and before me is God and I have no fears. — Helen Keller, at age 74, on flight around the world

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07-07-2008	#2 (permalink)
ExpressJet Jeremy Pilot Career Coach Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Frisco, TX Posts: 681	Hey, Richard, Sorry this one slipped through... I never did the Private Pilot course at ATP, but based on what I have been able to pick up, you'll get 40+ hours of flying and a private pilots license in the first month. You are up flying within the first few days of showing up. You will have formal classroom time and you'll have some downtime to use as necessary. You might have a day off here and there, but expect to have something to do every day. It may not be all day long, but there will usually be some kind of training event each day. There is no set schedule of events such as Day 3: 8:00-11:30 - Classroom: Four Forces of Flight. 1:00-2:00 - Pre-flight briefing 2:00-4:00 - Fly: Slow flight, Stalls 4:00-5:00 - Post flight briefing Now, that might be fairly representative of a typical day, but it doesn't/can't flow like that. Your instructor, with the guidance of the chief pilot, will determine what kind of training you will need on each day. Everyone progresses at different rates, weather can really wrench things up, and other factors all combine to make it a fluid environment that you work within. You'll basically know the general plan for the next day, but planning 4 days out is difficult to do. Like I said, plan on having SOMETHING to do each day. Whether that means flying, classroom, studying, or a combination I can't say. Also, whether you are on for 3 hours a day or 10, again, depends on what you're doing. You'll know when the long days are coming, like the long night cross country. You won't just show up and they say, "hey, today's going to be a 12 hour day and we won't get back until after midnight." I'm sorry I can't give more insight. Maybe some of the others on here can chime in and give an account of their last month. Keep your nose in the books! You're almost there! Jeremy

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