Starting my flight training tomorrow!

[Awalker73]

I am finally going to get it started. Completed my ground school and I am starting my Sport Pilot Flight Training tomorrow. Looks like great weather for a flight and I probably will be too excited to sleep much tonight! I will be starting off in a GOBOSH for now. Ultimate goal is a classic taildragger to fly low and slow and enjoy the scenery. Nt much to say other than I am totally stoked!

[rleffler]

Good Luck! And have fun too.....

[Awalker73]

thank you!

[rosiejerryrosie]

Way to go man! Let us know if you have any questions....
Or, keep us posted as to your progress - we wanna share the joy!

[Chick]

Enjoy!

[champ driver]

I envy you, everything is new and exciting. I remember way back in my flight training, when getting checked out in a bigger plane like a Skyhawk or Warrior was fun, challenging and exciting. Enjoy all your flight training, even though there will be ups and downs along the way. Learn the basics of stick and rudder well, and they'll keep you and your passengers safe.
Keep us posted along the way.

[pacerpilot]

Outstanding! Welcome to the club. Have fun, be safe and, don't give up.

[iFLYblog]

Excellent! Sounds like you have your priorities straight. Best of luck and enjoy the journey!

[WeaverJ3Cub]

That's great! Let us know how it goes.

When the time comes, you'll love flying those classic taildraggers. You'll become a better pilot too.

[Bill Greenwood]

I have flown a Gobosh once. It is kind of a cool looking plane. It has a stick and a bubble canopy.
Once caution point, it makes a great greenhouse and will really cook you on a sunny day, so wear sunscreen, a hat and of course protect your eyes with good sunglasses.

Make sure to slow down enough on short final for landing, no more than 1.3 VSO. Coming in too fast and floating a long way is a common problem, and it is easy to get it a little sideways on approach. Make sure to keep the nose pointing right down the centerline.
If stall speed Vso is 40k, then you might want a speed on short final of 52 knots.

Enjoy these days, they are some of the best you will have flying even if you go on to fast and hot planes.

[Awalker73]

Thanks for the encouragement! The flight could not have been better. Gorgeous day with light winds. Flying out of Centennial, Colorado from KAPA. Snow on the mountains and smooth air. Learning to drive with your feet on taxi with the free catering nose wheel takes some getting used to. At least I had some experience with differential braking for the Oliver tractors on my grandfather's farm years ago. Got to do the take-off (what a rush!), fly out to the practice area and practice turns, ascents, and descents. Bill I can totally see how the globose loves to float down the runway on landing! Such an amazing feeling finally doing something you have dreamed for so many years! My instructor was great as well. Needless to say I am hooked! Hoping to get at least two more lessons in this coming week. thanks again for the kind words of encouragement.

[Frank Giger]

And it gets better!

I'm a new pilot myself, so a few words of advice to make things more enjoyable:

Be prepared! Know what's going to be covered in the next lesson and review it in the books the night before the lesson.

Don't get ahead of yourself - don't get wrapped up worrying about things you won't be working on two weeks from now.

Know that there will be one thing that will give you a big challenge and frustrate you. It's different for everyone! For me it was crosswinds....for others it's short field landings or cross country or something else. When you hit that problem area, keep plugging along, as you'll get it!

[Jim Hann]

Know that there will be one thing that will give you a big challenge and frustrate you. It's different for everyone! For me it was crosswinds....for others it's short field landings or cross country or something else. When you hit that problem area, keep plugging along, as you'll get it!

Expect to plateau periodically. A lesson won't go well or you'll have trouble mastering some task. Don't worry, this is normal! Just remember your overall progress will still be forward, even if one thing doesn't progress (or even regresses!) on a particular day.

Jim
CFI since 1989

[Bill Greenwood]

My friend Bruce Lonicker was just here last night and I asked him about the Gobosh. He started with the same people that you are and same planes. He began when they were at Erie and finshed his rating when they moved to Centenial. He lives near Jeffco, now Metro but didn't get any break on location, went from a long way north of him to a long ways south, but he persisted and finished.

The one you are flying is probably the same plane I flew.

Bruce didn't recall any bad habits of the plane, he seemed to think final approach should be about 52 knots as I had guessed.

You have some disadvantgage in learning in such a big airport with a tower and so much trafficc. Big runways like that often make for sloppy pilots on landing, but on the other hand you will be used to the radio and Class B etc, traffic.

One BIG WARNING, strong wake turbulence can be deadly to a small airplane and there is a lot of it at APA.

Good luck

[somorris]

Have a great time!

[A/c mech]

Lucky!!! Just kidding! Can't wait to start mine.
Just one obstacle... What's that stuff called... Oh yeah ...MONEY!!!;)

[David Pavlich]

Any updates?

David

[gbrasch]

Learn, learn, learn, best of luck to you!

[N96290]

Have fun and enjoy. If you fly because you really like it you will always love flying unlike those who only want fast transportation and think they can make a lot of money. Have seen many of the latter fall by the wayside over the years. Still loving it after 30 years.

Lyn
KLXN
BC12D

[eiclan]

Gday Fellas,first of all have a bit of fun and try different types while learning,I learned on the AA1b Grumman but interspersed those hours with hours on the Decathlon 8kcab,it widens the experience and lets you learn faster.A bit of a warning though, once you go taildragger you will never go back.Cheers Ross

[Awalker73]

Sorry for the delay in posting, had work commitments and was ill for a week so there was a delay in my training. Got to go up on Saturday and Sunday this past week. Got to do steep turns, stalls, and touch and gos. Having so much fun and it is very challenging! I am hoping ot get scheduled for both days this weekend as well!

[Bill Greenwood]

We are getting to Spring , the time of the year when it often is more windy in the Denver area, and more turbulent enroute.
So, when you are flying dual with a CFI, it would be well to go up on some windy days and learn to handle it, especially crosswinds, so you won't be unprepared when solo.

Otherwise, the Gobosh is a very light wing loaded airplane, so wind will affect it. If you are ever solo and the crosswind is too much ( I don't know the limit,but perhaps over 15 knots or so) don't hesitate to go to the other runway and APA has both , or even go to another airport.

And mostly Boulder and Metro are windier than Apa. And usually winds are calmer in the morning and pick up in the afternoon and then calm again at dusk.
If the 9,000 foot winds are over 25 knots it can be pretty rough.

[Awalker73]

We are getting to Spring , the time of the year when it often is more windy in the Denver area, and more turbulent enroute.
So, when you are flying dual with a CFI, it would be well to go up on some windy days and learn to handle it, especially crosswinds, so you won't be unprepared when solo.

Otherwise, the Gobosh is a very light wing loaded airplane, so wind will affect it. If you are ever solo and the crosswind is too much ( I don't know the limit,but perhaps over 15 knots or so) don't hesitate to go to the other runway and APA has both , or even go to another airport.

And mostly Boulder and Metro are windier than Apa. And usually winds are calmer in the morning and pick up in the afternoon and then calm again at dusk.
If the 9,000 foot winds are over 25 knots it can be pretty rough.

Thanks for the heads up Bill!!!

[nfdlpilot]

I'm glad to hear you are starting your flight training. I bet you never regret it!!