Helicopter instructor pilot or plane instructor pilot -- make your choice

Added: 11/13/2005

You have a desire -- to fly, but you don't know how to make your dream come true. Mission is not impossible! Today in almost every town, let alone big cities, you may easily find an aero club or some flying school where you'll most likely face the choice of whether to engage an individual instructor and get an amateur pilot degree or attend group lessons at school and become a public pilot or a research aviation one.

One of the most impressive achievements of the last ^{century is aviation development divided into 3 main stages that is the sky opening by the mankind along with military aviation importance discovery, the rise of public aviation and development of people transportation facilities (as a commercial element of aviation) and private aviation advance.}

^{At the very beginning of aviation development the only way to get accessed to the sky was to become a military pilot, which meant entering a pilot school and devoting all life to aviation. One more option was to become a promising sportsman, as the right to use avia equipment was highly restricted for ordinary mortals.}

^{Now the situation is quite the opposite. You may attend any flying school you want (except institutions for military pilots) and freely choose your future qualification -- either a plane or helicopter pilot, or else an amateur one in case you don't want to spend a lot of time on education.}

^{To enter the school you should pass a medical exam. Still, even if you have some problems with health -- eyesight or else -- it won't cause you much unrest, you may be asked to properly take care of yourself.}

^{It is of great significance that you should make the right choice when deciding in favour of this or that instructor at the beginning of your training. It is highly suggested to find out his personality traits and the way he represents the subject. The point is in emotional state during practical flying lessons when your nerves are as stretched as a spring, and it's extremely important to be assured in your trainer, to feel a sense of safety and comfort.}

^{To get an amateur pilot degree you should pass exams in all school subjects, flying lessons amounting to no less than 42 hours.}

^{Educational program at flying school usually consists of ground (before-fly) training and practical (fly) training. Ground training usually includes working with aviation equipment, compiling the route, making a radio transferring. You usually have an opportunity to improve your flying technique using school equipment of a high reliability level.}^T^{his curriculum part allows future pilots to find out ways of avoiding crashes in various meteorological conditions and emergencies.}

^'I^{t's no wonder', you may say. 'Everyone can boast of being able to pilot a plane now'. Well, yes. Yet, you can impress your friends with your ability to pilot, but not a plane -- a helicopter! This offer is worth your attention. If you think that learning how to pilot a helicopter is a very complicated process you are wrong. Even after 12 to 15 hours of flight practice you may be ready to solo a helicopter, especially when assisted by a talented helicopter instructor pilot.}

^{This kind of transport has several advantages if compared to a plane. Helicopter is much more mobile -- every helicopter instructor pilot will prove it -- and it can take off from almost every place, with no dispersal. Helicopter is much more comfortable if you want to use it as a kind of amusement for your children and friends. Yes, helicopter can't achieve the levels where public airbuses or fighters are flying, but this fact is not to prevent any helicopter instructor pilot or an amateur from enjoying the flight.}

^{And, of course, this is not the end of your pilot career. You may continue your education and successfully become a plain or helicopter instructor pilot yourself.}

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