The Piper Arrow is a great choice for pilots in training who have little experience with complex aircraft. The design of the aircraft help pilots in easy transition from a training aircraft to a single with retractable landing gear and a controllable-pitch propeller. It is a simple retractable to fly, which makes it predominant. The retractable gear makes it more attractive and easier to fly, although with the same predictable handling as the line of singles in Cherokee where numerous pilots learned to fly. It is ideal for long cross-country flights as flying at 144Kn covers more ground in less time.
How well does it perform?
Engine: 1x Lycoming IO 360 C1C6 Piston
Power: 200 horsepower
Max Cruise Speed: 148 knots – 274 Km/h
Approach Speed (Vref): 47 knots
Travel range: 880 Nautical Miles – 1,630 Kilometers
Rate of Climb: 1000 feet / minute – 5.08 metre / second
Take Off Distance: 488 metre – 1,601.03 feet
Landing Distance: 463 meter – 1,519.01 feet
What is the Avionics?
The Garmin GNS 530/430 combination is a common dual-GPS avionics suite for an IFR-certified airplane, A single 430 or 530 functions as a communications radio (COM), a VOR/ILS/GS receiver (NAV), and a moving-map GPS.
What is the weight?
Max Take-Off Weight: 1,247 Kg – 2,749 lbs
Max Landing Weight:
Max Payload: 435 Kg – 959 lbs
Fuel Tank Capacity: 72 gallon – 273 liter
What are the dimensions?
Seats – Economy / General: 4 seats
Cabin Height: 1.2 meters – 3.94 feet
Cabin Width: 1.06 meter – 3.48 feet
Cabin Length: 2.2 meters – 7.22 feet
Exterior Length: 7.5 meters – 24.61 feet
Tail height: 2.4 meters – 7.87 feet
Fuselage Diameter: 1.2 meter – 3.94 feet
Wing Span / Rotor Diameter: 10.8 meter – 35.43 feet
I flew with Flying Academy in Miami in July 2017 and in Corona, California in January 2018, flying for 65 hours in total. First off, Flying Academy is a very professional flight school with an undeniable family atmosphere: Lina María, Sandy and Natasha in Miami and Theary, Felicia and Matthew in Corona do a fantastic job at helping you out with every single issue or question you might have so far as the flight schedule itself but also the accommodation, transportation, paperwork for the validation of your foreign-based license, arranging the necessary meeting with the FAA agent and the list goes on. In both locations, I stayed at a school accommodation and rented one of their scooters. Their houses are modern and well-equipped and you share them with other pilots from the whole world.
This is literally an international experience and you are constantly immersed in aviation, there’s definitely a camaraderie spirit going on. I have made a lot of friends in the end.
Regarding the flying itself, the USA is a breathtaking environment. Landscapes range from paradise islands like the Keys, gorgeous beaches, or fantastic national parks like the Everglades in Florida to magnificent snowy mountains, large freshwater lakes, and arid deserts in California. I mostly flew on the Cessna 152, which turned out to be a most trusty steed, never let me down in all of the aforementioned climates. The USA has extensive ATC coverage and when flying VFR you can always ask for flight following, a service providing the pilot with traffic advisory, basic guidance and vectoring, and any information deemed necessary for a safe flight. The US controllers are friendly and understanding people even in a heavy workload, and you get cleared through Bravo airspace in no time. But of course, before flying solo, you must take a few hours of flight instruction to get used to the American procedures and communications.
The CFIs at Flying Academy are very kind and professional and make you feel confident with your new environment.
Mark, Luis, and Danny in Miami and Mark in Corona, hats off to you guys!
In Florida I flew to Orlando, admiring the immensity of the Everglades, one of the largest swamps on Earth and packed with alligators, to Marco Island and its sandy beaches and resorts on the southwest coast or even to Vero Beach on the east coast where I once had to stay the night due to severe thunderstorms in Miami. Florida is indeed a fantastic place to fly but you always have to watch out for convective weather and thunderstorms especially in summer, since they can build up quite rapidly.
I also flew right along the coastline from Miami to Fort Lauderdale and was cleared by ATC to transition at 600 ft above the sea just under the flight path of the airliners departing Miami International Airport and Fort Lauderdale.
This would be impossible and frowned upon back in good old Europe. What an incredible experience! Special mention goes to The Keys, a marvelous archipelago off the southern coast of Florida, with its crystal clear and shark-infested waters (yes you can spot them from the plane), which are a must-see when you are in Florida.
During one of my flights there, shortly after departing Key West International, I was vectored by the ATC and passed just a stone’s throw away from four F-16 fighters practicing maneuvers. Unbelievable! Welcome to America!
In California, the landscape radically changes from flat-and-level Florida and I understood the true meaning of mountain flying. There are a lot of mountain ranges there, with some summits rising up to over 14000 ft AMSL!
You can even see snow-covered pines and peaceful natural lakes at the top while just behind them lay vast stretches of arid desert. Breathtaking!
Among my many flights, I went to San Diego municipal airport, which is just a couple of meters from the Mexican border, or to Agua Caliente, a small airfield right in the middle of the desert surrounded by mountains.
After I landed there, I took some time to stretch my legs in the desert sand, listening to the sound…of silence. Never in my whole life had I experienced this: not a single sound whatsoever. No wind. No city noises. Nothing!
My ears felt totally weird not picking up any sound in such an empty vastness, it was surreal. Not to mention the magnificent lunar landscape between Los Angeles and Agua Caliente: it felt like being on another planet. Did my GPS just go completely nuts and get me a few light-years off my route? I wondered… Another day I flew to downtown Los Angeles at just 1000 ft AGL, landing at John Wayne Airport squeezing between two Boeing 737 and then over beautiful Newport Beach down to Dana Point.
I went to Las Vegas as well: after hours of crossing mountains, empty deserts, dry lakes, and mountains again, there it was!
Sin City, materializing out of nowhere, like an oasis in the desert. I spent the night there, enjoying all the insanity only this city can offer. The day after was my big day, the pinnacle of my whole trip. I had planned a flight from Vegas to the Grand Canyon and then back to Los Angeles, with 3 intermediary stops for refueling. Three States to cross Nevada, Arizona, and California. Quite an adventure, especially when flying alone on a Cessna 152 in a forsaken and desert wilderness. Well, I had my ATC friends to help me out in case something went south but with the high terrain, they sometimes lost radar and radio contact with my aircraft.
This was the most intense and incredible flight of my life: you really learn to plan ahead, to make decisions and to stay focused for a long time because in the desert you’re basically on your own.
In conclusion, I strongly recommend flying in the USA to any pilot craving new adventures and challenges. Flying Academy is the perfect opportunity for this: I naively thought I would meet business people but instead I met friends. Furthermore, at Flying Academy Miami, nearly everybody speaks fluently English AND Spanish so if Spanish is your native language: fear not, you’re in good hands! Y créanme, son súper chéveres de verdad!
One massive thanks to you all guys: Lina María, Theary, Sandy, Felicia, Natasha, Mark R., Mark S., Luis, Matthew, Danny and staff, you helped me fly harder, better, faster, stronger.
I hope we’ll meet again soon cruising over the Atlantic at some 35000 ft. I’ll key my mic for you anytime.
The best solution for me was to fly abroad so I started looking for some options. I found the possibility of flying in the USA. Why the United States? Because there is an enormous number of general aviation pilots and very busy airspaces. Heavy air traffic meant frequent communication, and that was the training I was looking for.
And what about location? Well, first I had to find a flight school which would be suitable for me at an interesting location in the US. I found out that Flying Academy just opened a new training facility in Southern California. This was the exact location I was looking for.
My adventure started on the 17th of November when I landed in LAX where I was picked up by the awesome Theary, an employee of Flying Academy at Corona Municipal Airport. Corona airport was my base airfield located 40nm (74km) south-east of Los Angeles. When I arrived, I met the other employees Felicia and Jerome (the Flying Academy manager) which were awesome as well.
These three people were very helpful during my stay and took care of all the documentation and legislation.
The house where I was living during my stay was 7 minutes from the airport by scooter. Training started one day after I acquired FAA PPL license. First was the ground lesson which was mainly about the classification of airspaces and then check-ride with flight instructor Mark. Then the real training was about to start.
I have to say, California offered me spectacular views. Everything was new and undiscovered for me. The big mountains, lakes, long highways, huge cities, eternal deserts, ocean, islands and a lot of airports.
The area around has been very beautiful and rich. But the most important part was the training itself, not only views, you just have to know how to combine it ☺.
Before I was able to explore the area by myself, I had to be sure that there is no problem with communication, orientation, and rules.
For the whole first week, I flew with safety pilot Mark, who was teaching me how to do things correctly. When you fly for the first time in California airspace, trust me, it will be a little bit shocking to adapt to their English. They spoke fast, used a lot of abbreviations, and phrases I have never heard of. Maybe it was more difficult for me because I started time building in the USA with almost zero experience with aviation English.
If you put a lot of effort into your training, you improve day by day, it is not such a difficult obstacle at the end.
So after approximately 5 flights, where I was mostly adapting, learning, and discovering, I became confident and started to fly on my own.
Getting into more details, I summarize what my every day looked like. The day before, I created the flight plan for the flight. In the morning I checked NOTAMS, TFRs, finished the weight and balance document, and got the weather briefing. Then I took the scooter and rode to the Corona airport.
I was probably the only one with a scooter in Corona, so sometimes it was funny to drive around big trucks with a small motorbike, but the scooter was awesome and also very cheap.
My most useful tool for flying was the Foreflight application and GPS localizer, which made my flight and preparation much safer, flexible and precise. Every flight, I also communicated with air traffic controllers on frequencies like the Socal approach or March approach where I could ask for flight following. So basically they were taking care of the safety of my flight. For example, they warned me about the traffic nearby (in the air ☺), they constantly provided me the altimeter setting, gave me permission to fly through certain airspace, and sometimes they gave heading to avoid other traffic. The aircraft I used mostly was Cessna 152. For longer flights Cessna 172.
Cessna 152 was also a very good option for time building because of the price which was 95 dollars per hour.
I wanted to explore in all directions from the Corona airport so I started with going south to the uncontrolled airport of Oceanside, which offered a fantastic view on the coast during departure. Another day I switched the direction to the east, where my favorite airport was, Palm Springs. Even more to the south-east, there was a small airfield, Salton Sea, where I first experienced landing in the desert. It wasn´t the only cross-country flight I had on the schedule. Some days I practiced on control airfields around Corona like Chino, Riverside, Brown, and Bracket just to improve the communication with a tower.
When I switched more to the northeast I visited another interesting airport in Big Bear City. It is an airport with an elevation of 6,752 feet above MSL and it is located in the middle of mountains reaching up to 11,000 feet. It took 45 minutes to get there from Corona so the flight was entirely climbing.
Then I switched to the west side where Los Angeles is located. The area is one big Class Bravo airspace and there is a lot of large airplanes flying around.
Every time after departure, before Bravo airspace west from Corona, I had to reach a higher altitude and get very close to the airspace border. It was because of the mountains near Corona which were interrupting the VHF signal from my radio to the tower. So the communication had to be very fast or I had to just circle before entering the airspace, another difficulty was to even be able to speak to Socal Approach because the frequency was very busy especially around LAX Bravo airspace.
My first flight westbound was to Catalina Island, which was absolutely fantastic. When I left the west coast I flew over the ocean and reach the Island which had an airport in the middle located on the peak at 1,602 feet MSL.
Before I flew to America, I watched a lot of videos about how pilots are landing at this airport and I was very curious about this one. I was absolutely amazed when I was there for real.
Believe me, when you are turning to the right base runway 22 and see the edge of the island ahead of you and the airport on the hill on the right side. it was just a hell of a fantastic view. These were the moments that just took my time building to a totally different level than I ever expected. This is exactly what California offers to every time builder. Awesome experience with stunning views. As I said the western part is very busy airspace and you have a chance to see Boeing or Airbus approaching John Wayne, or LAX. Most of the time the air traffic controllers gave me directions which I had to follow. The inland westbound airfields I visited were Long Beach, Santa Monica, and Santa Paula. Santa Paula had a very challenging traffic pattern near the mountain ridge and on my way back I flew along the west coast where I had a chance to see the beginning of California State road 1.
My longest cross-country flight was also achieved in the USA. It was a flight to Grand Canyon International Park Airport from Corona and back.
That flight was just awesome. I also had safety pilot Steve for this flight, because I have no experience of flying across a long desert. The flight took me approximately 8 hours in total and two states to overfly (California and Arizona). On this flight, we experienced big changes in local pressure, so we had to change altitude very often to remain at our cruising altitude, we experienced wind shears and also a very strong headwind during landing at our destination. From the airport, we flew over Grand Canyon National Park and enjoyed a lot of beautiful views.
In the USA, it is also a chance to see a lot of beautiful aircraft. For example the first day during my check ride at Flabob airfield, I saw a beautiful DC-3 Dacota. Sometimes I was flying traffic patterns with Stearman in front of me, and it was funny to hear the pilot communicating in an open cockpit.
During my cross-country flight, I saw DC-17 Globemaster taking off from the military airfield, and I was just amazed at how steeply this beast climbed.
At Palm Springs I landed once parallel with an Airbus (but don’t know which one, definitely not A380). I am not 100% sure but maybe I saw B-2 Spirit during my taxing at Corona. It was the first idea that came up to my mind when I saw a big wing overflying the airport, but maybe I was wrong and it was something different.
If I speak just about an experience the flying in the USA gave me, it is mostly in communication and adaptation. As a pilot, all of us are facing or will face the situations where you have to be fast in the decision and adaptation. In California, there is a lot of general aviation airplanes and you are new around them, unfamiliar with the area, so for example around uncontrolled airfields, it can become very challenging. Imagine the small Corona airport with 4 aircraft and 1 helicopter flying traffic pattern and you are the sixth approaching from the cross-country flight. But it is a part of the training so it has its purpose. Then there are control airfields. It was a little bit different style of communication with ATC. I felt more comfortable but still have to comply with everything the controller says. He (she) controls an airfield where they are landing Boeings, Airbuses, and general aviation aircraft simultaneously.
For example, the ATC is separating small aircraft on the traffic patterns and also has a jet on the final.
When I was on short final at Chino, ATC gave me an instruction to change 26L to 26R because suddenly I had a jet aircraft behind me approaching the same runway.
So even if it looks quiet, it can become very busy in a few seconds. I also experienced a lot of situations when it was necessary to communicate very quickly and change the frequency 5 times in a very short time. For example, when I was approaching Brown airfield near Mexican borders and then after takeoff, I requested to fly through Bravo airspace along with the coast over San Diego.
Regarding the weather, I was there during October and November. Almost every day had very good VFR conditions, however, in Autumn there were days with clouds and morning haze so it is not CAVOC every day.
I canceled my flight due to weather only twice during the month.
Once because of the wind, once because of visibility. Other days were absolutely ok to fly according to VFR rules.
I recommend time building in California for every pilot who wants to see fantastic views, improve their communication and for those who just love aviation and are all about it.
I was there for a month and made approximately 60 flight hours as PIC. California has many options for pilots. I haven’t seen everything and I plan to fly there again. For example, my plan for the next USA is to overfly States from west to east, or another side.
[:en]It’s been my passion since I was a child. It just kept on growing until the day I was sure that yes this is the only thing that I would like to do, and here I am. At Flying Academy right now!
I started flying with the flight simulator at the beginning, my first fly as an aerobatic experience was something that I would never forget, you are used to straight and level flight, but this one is just inverted. You literally, do everything that is against the law, you are not allowed to spin on a normal aircraft and I am doing spins legally.
Europe is a massive area, but the Czech Republic (Prague) (Brno) is in the middle of it, so you can basically travel internationally as a pilot in command which is something different as a pilot’s perspective and actually when you are an amateur too, it’s been like an amazing experience for me to fly to Germany, and I have been planning myself to go to Austria too, the access is much easier than other countries.
Stop thinking and come over, you need to come over and see how things are going in this academy, it’s different and it’s much more interesting. See you here.
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Empecé a volar con el simulador de vuelo al principio.
Mi primer vuelo como experiencia acrobática fue algo que nunca olvidare, estás acostumbrado a volar en línea recta y nivelada, pero este está invertido. Literalmente, haces todo lo que está en contra de la ley, no tienes permitido entrar en perdida en un avión normal y yo lo estoy haciendo ahora legalmente.
Europa es un área muy grande, pero la República Checa (Praga) (Berno) está en el medio, por lo que básicamente puedes viajar internacionalmente como piloto al mando, lo cual es algo diferente para la perspectiva de un piloto y, de hecho, también cuando eres todavía un aficionado, ha sido una experiencia increíble para mí volar a Alemania, y he estado planeando ir a Austria también, el acceso es mucho más fácil que en otros países.
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Become a pilot in an airline company… A pilot! Oh My God. That was my dream since I was a kid.
My name is Hyunsum Sim, I’m from South Korea, I was living in Seoul. The capital city of Korea.
And right now I’m doing the FAA PPL course in the Flying Academy Miami.
At some point in my life, I felt like, I was, you know, in a slump, so I asked myself if I am happy with what I’m doing now? why I’m doing this job? Is this, the job I want to do for the next 20 or 30 years in my life? My answer was NO! Then why should I do it? What do I want to do now? I want to do something professional and then I found out that pilots are so professional, it was not only my dream but also it was a well-paid job and the uniform looks great.
Why I chose Flying Academy Miami?
The first reason was: The FAA license can be easily converted anywhere, so that’s a really good advantage. Second reason was the weather: The weather in Miami, it’s really perfect, when I first arrived here many people said, you know, Miami is the perfect place to fly and It didn’t take that much time to understand what they say it, here, the sky is so blue and sunny, the view from the sky is perfect. And the third reason was: When I was looking for the proper flight school in South Korea (and I contacted many schools, really many schools) but only Flying Academy gave me the fastest response with complete information. So I say okay, I can see that I can trust this school. Get in touch with Flying Academy.
To be honest, it is just quite different from my dream, the comfort airliner plane is quite small. That’s only for two people and it is very sensitive when the wind pushes our airplane it moves it like from right to left and up and down. Oh my God, it’s quite different from what I thought but every time that I start to control the airplane, I get more excited, Oh my God, it’s really exciting, I want to do it more and more and don’t to be afraid. Always the first step is the most difficult thing but as soon as you take the first step, you will keep going through all of your courses, so don’t be afraid, just do it, I promise it is a rewarding career.
Do it now or never!
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Conviértete en piloto en una compañía aérea … ¡Un piloto! Oh Dios mío. Ese era mi sueño desde que era niño.
Mi nombre es Hyunsum Sim, soy de Corea del Sur, vivía en Seúl. La ciudad capital de Corea.
Y ahora estoy haciendo el curso PPL en Flying Academy Miami.
En algún momento de mi vida, sentí que estaba deprimido, así que me pregunté, está bien, ¿estoy contento con lo que estoy haciendo ahora? ¿Por qué estoy haciendo este trabajo? ¿Es este el trabajo que quiero hacer durante los próximos 20 o 30 años de mi vida? Mi respuesta fue NO! Entonces, ¿por qué debería hacerlo? ¿Qué quiero hacer ahora? Quiero hacer algo profesional y luego analice que los pilotos son muy profesionales, que no solo era mi sueño, sino que también era un trabajo bien remunerado y el uniforme se ve muy bien.
¿Por qué elegí Flying Academy Miami?
La primera razón fue: la licencia FAA se puede convertir fácilmente en cualquier lugar, por lo que es una muy buena ventaja. La segunda razón fue el clima: el clima en Miami, es realmente perfecto, cuando llegué aquí por primera vez, muchas personas dijeron: Miami es el lugar perfecto para volar y no me tomó mucho tiempo entender lo que decian, aquí, el cielo es tan azul y soleado, la vista desde el cielo es perfecta. Y la tercera razón fue: cuando estaba buscando la escuela de vuelo adecuada en Corea del Sur, me puse en contacto con muchas escuelas, realmente muchas escuelas, pero Flying Academy, siempre me dio las respuestas más rápidas con información perfecta. Entonces me dije a mi mismo: Está bien, puedo ver que puedo confiar en esta escuela. Póngase en contacto con Flying Academy.
Para ser honesto, es un poco diferente de mi sueño, el avión cómodo de aerolínea es bastante pequeño. Es solo para dos personas y es muy sensible, cuando el viento empuja nuestro avión, lo mueve de derecha a izquierda y hacia arriba y hacia abajo. Oh, Dios mío, es bastante diferente de lo que pensaba, pero cada vez que empiezo a controlar el avión, me emociono más, Dios mío, es realmente emocionante, quiero hacerlo cada vez más y no tener miedo. Siempre el primer paso es lo más difícil, pero tan pronto como des el primer paso, continuarás con todos los cursos, así que no tengas miedo, hazlo, te prometo que es una carrera gratificante.
¡Hazlo ahora o nunca![:]
I was almost crying when I was taking off for the first time when I was doing my solo, hey Jose come on you can not cry here at this moment, that was good, I like to tell that story.
Hello Everyone, My name is Jose Vaca, I’m from Colombia I’m 26 years old, I’m doing my from FAA 0 to CPL, my private pilot course, at Flying Academy Miami.
Since I was a kid I was always dreaming to travel all around the world, and I think it is not a better way to do it, that being in the cockpit when you are in the aircraft.
Some people are dreaming just to go to the airlines, but my real dream is going to the airspace, so I know that I have to be in the airlines from 5 to 10 years, and then I can apply to the NASA, so, sky is not the limit but it is the beginning for me.
What I think makes a pilot the best pilot, is that the pilot is always learning, when you feel that you already have learned everything you find another thing and another thing.
I always like to say that anyone can learn how to fly, but, only the people that has nerves of steel, is able to go to the airlines, because we are constantly training for emergencies like if we have radios broken, or if an engine pump fails, or in the worse case scenario, that the engine lost, you have to fly the plane safely, you can drive your car and it is still in the ground, but if you lost the engine in the air, you are the only one that can save your own life, so the best pilot is the one that is always learning how to succeed when something happens on the air.
What I like the most about Flying Academy, is that they know what they are doing, you just feel like you are in the airlines, they set goals for professionalism, they have high standards of maintenance, so whenever you are going to fly you know that the airplane is in airworthy conditions, people in front desks, administrative people, oh, what I like the most is, instructors, are the best, yeah they are friendly with you, they know what are they talking about, they are amazing instructors here, and the student community here is all over the world. Normally on the weekends here in Miami, I come to school, yeah, for real you have to study a lot.
The best advice that I can give to someone that is thinking to become a pilot, first of all, speak english, like I know some friends of mine that had came to the school, but they dont really speak good english, so they spent more of the time trying to translate things, and no concentrating in what the lection is about, the second thing is go flying before coming here, like, you have to experience for yourself, if you like how it feels, when you are doing some maneuvers, I have some friends, that have trown up, because you are experiencing some G’s in your stomach, in your body and as I said before it is not something for everyone, you have to have nerves of steel, you have to really like it, to know, that you wanna be a pilot, it is not fancy that, hey I have the uniform, I look nice, I know that everyone is going to love me, but if you dont like to plan your flight plan, if you dont like to speak to ATC, if you dont like to follow procedures, if you dont like to memorize, what are you going to do when you have an emergency? don’t do it!
Once again you have to study a lot in aviation, it is not something fancy, you have to study a lot, in fact, it is hard work and dedication what gives you wings.
@VacowJimenez
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Casi estaba llorando cuando despegue por primera vez, cuando estaba haciendo mi primer solo, me dije a mi mismo: ¡oye José, no puedes llorar aquí en este momento! esa fue una buena experiencia, me gusta contar esa historia.
Hola a todos, mi nombre es José Vaca, soy de Colombia, Tengo 26 años, estoy haciendo mi curso FAA 0 a CPL, lo que significa de 0 horas a piloto comercial, en la Academia de Vuelo de Flying Academy Miami.
Desde que era niño siempre soñaba con viajar por todo el mundo, y creo que no hay una mejor manera de hacerlo, que estando en la cabina de un avión, volando.
Algunas personas solo sueñan con ir a las aerolíneas, pero mi sueño real es ir al espacio exterior, así que sé que tengo que estar en las aerolíneas de 5 a 10 años, y luego puedo postularme a la NASA, entonces para mí: el cielo no es el límite pero es el comienzo.
Lo que creo que hace que un piloto sea el mejor piloto, es que el piloto siempre está aprendiendo, cuando sientes que ya has aprendido todo lo necesario te encuentras con otra cosa y otra cosa y de nuevo otra cosa…
Siempre me gusta decir que cualquiera puede aprender a volar, pero solo las personas que tienen nervios de acero pueden ir a las aerolíneas, lo digo porque estamos constantemente entrenando para emergencias, como en el caso de que tuviéramos dañados los radios, que una bomba del motor falle, o en el peor de los casos, que el motor se apague, en cualquier situación uno tiene que volar el avión de manera segura. Tu puedes conducir tu automóvil y siempre estará en el suelo, pero si pierdes el motor en el aire, tú eres el único que puede salvar tu propia vida. Por eso mismo digo que el mejor piloto es el que siempre está aprendiendo cómo sobresalir cuando algo sucede en el aire.
Lo que más me gusta de Flying Academy es que saben lo que están haciendo, te sientes como si estuvieras en las aerolíneas, establecen objetivos de profesionalismo, tienen altos estándares de mantenimiento, así que siempre que vas a volar sabes que el avión está en condiciones de aeronavegabilidad. La gente de oficina, la gente de programación, oh, lo que más me gusta, los instructores, son los mejores, son amigables con uno, saben de lo que están hablando, son instructores increíbles, y aquí la comunidad estudiantil viene de todo el mundo. Yo Normalmente los fines de semana aquí en Miami, vengo a la escuela, sí, así es, de verdad, tienes que estudiar mucho.
El mejor consejo que puedo dar a alguien que está pensando en convertirse en piloto, en primer lugar, es hablar inglés, conozco algunos amigos que han venido a la escuela, pero realmente no hablan bien el inglés, por lo que gastan más tiempo intentando traducir que poniendo atención a la clase. El segundo consejo es volar antes de venir aquí, tienes que experimentar por ti mismo, si te gusta cómo se siente cuando estás haciendo algunas maniobras. Tengo algunos amigos que se han vomitado, porque están experimentando cierta fuerza G en su estómago, en su cuerpo y como dije antes, no es algo para todos, se tiene que tener nervios de acero, realmente hay que tenerle gusto. No es solo decir que quieres ser piloto, y que se te ve bien el uniforme, ¡me veo bien, si! sé que todos me querrán, pero si no te gusta planificar tu plan de vuelo, si no te gusta hablar con ATC, si no te gusta seguir los procedimientos, si no te gusta memorizar, ¿Qué vas a hacer cuando tengas una emergencia? No hay tiempo de leer ¡no lo hagas!
Una vez más, tienes que estudiar mucho en aviación, no es algo solo de lujo, tienes que estudiar mucho, de hecho, es una gran dedicación y un trabajo arduo lo que te da alas.
@VacowJimenez[:tr]
İlk solomda kalkışa hazırlanırken neredeyse ağlıyordum, hadi ama Jose dedim kendime burada şu an ağlayamazsın, evet bu hatıramı paylaşmak istiyorum.
Herkese merhaba, Adım Jose Vaca, Kolombiya’lıyım, 26 yaşındayım, Flying Academy Miami‘de kendi özel pilot eğitimimi “FAA 0’dan CPL lisansına” alıyorum.
Çocukluğumdan beri her zaman dünyanın dört bir yanına seyahat etmeyi hayal ediyordum ve bunun uçak kokpitinde olmaktan daha iyi bir yol olacağını sanmıyorum.
Bazı insanlar sadece havayollarında uçmanın hayallerini kuruyor, fakat benim asıl hayalim uzaya gidebilmek, bunun için 5 ila 10 yıl arasında havayollarında olmam gerektiğini biliyorum ve sonrasında NASA’ya başvura yapabilirim. Gökyüzü benim için limit değil, sadece bir başlangıç.
Bana göre bir pilotu en iyi pilot yapan, pilotun hiç durmadan yeni şeyler öğrenmesidir, her şeyi öğrendiğinizi düşündüğünüz an yepyenileri ile karşılaşıyorsunuz.
Her zaman herkesin uçmayı öğrenebileceğini söylerim, ancak sadece çelikten sinirler taşıyan insanlar havayollarına gidebilir, çünkü sürekli acil durumlarda ne yapmanız gerektiğini öğreneceğiniz eğitimler alıyorsunuz; radyo arızası, motor pompası arızası veya en kötüsü bir motor kaybı vs. senaryolarında uçağı yere güvenli bir şekilde indirmelisiniz. Herhangi bir arızada aracınızı durdurup probleminizi çözebilirsiniz çünkü hala yerdesiniz, ancak havada motorunuzu kaybettiyseniz, kendi hayatınızı kurtarabilecek tek kişi sizsiniz. Yani en iyi pilot herhangi bir problemle karşılaştığında nasıl çözeceğini bilen kişidir.
Flying Academy ile ilgili en çok sevdiğim şey, ne yaptıklarını bilmeleri, profesyonellik için hedefler koymaları, yüksek bakım standartlarına sahip olmaları, bu yüzden ne zaman uçmaya gidecek olsanız uçağınızın uçuşa elverişli olduğunu biliyorsunuz, kendinizi havayollarında gibi hissediyorsunuz. Resepsiyondakiler, yönetim bölümündekiler veya benim en sevdiklerim; eğitmenler kesinlikle mükemmeller, her zaman arkadaşça, size nasıl yardım edeceklerini biliyorlar, ve ayrıca dünyanın dört bir yanından gelen öğrencileri bulabilirsiniz burada. Normalde Miami’deki hafta sonlarımda, okula geliyorum, evet, gerçekten çok çalışmak zorundasınız.
Pilot olmayı düşünen birisine verebileceğim en iyi tavsiye, her şeyden önce İngilizce konuşmayı öğrenmelisiniz, okula gelen İngilizcesi çok iyi olmayan bazı arkadaşlarım dersler için normalden daha fazla zaman harcadılar, çünkü aynı zamanda çalıştıkları şeyleri çevirmeleri gerekiyordu ve bu yüzden derslere konsantre olamadılar. İkincisi buraya gelmeden önce uçmayı deneyin, bu eğitime başlamadan önce bu tecrübeyi sevip sevmeyeceğinizi denemelisiniz. Bazı manevraları yaparken, bazı arkadaşlarım kusmuşlardı, çünkü midenize, vücudunuza fazladan G kuvveti uyguluyorsunuz ve daha önce de söylediğim gibi herkes için uygun olmayabiliyor, çelikten sinirleriniz olmalı, gerçekten hoşunuza gitmeli, pilot olmak istediğinize emin olmalısınız. Göründüğü kadar süslü bir şey değil, üniformam var , hoş görünüyorum, herkesin beni seveceğini biliyorum, ama eğer uçuş planlamayı istemiyorsanız, ATC ile konuşmayı sevmiyorsanız, ezber yapmak ve prosedürleri takip etmek istemiyorsanız, acil bir durumda ne yapacaksın? Bu işten uzak durun!
Bir kez daha söylüyorum havacılık alanında çok çalışmak zorundasınız, havacılık göründüğü kadar süslü bir şey değil, çok çalışmak zorundasınız, aslında, size kanatlarınızı veren şey çok çalışma ve özveri.
@VacowJimenez
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[:en]My name is Norbert Santana, I’m from the Dominican Republic, and I’m currently taking the instrument rating course here at Flying Academy L.A.
“I took a trip from the Dominican Republic to Texas when I was back 6 years old for the first time coming to the US, and the pilot of the company that I flew with, he gave me his wings and as a little kid, I thought it was the coolest thing on the world, later on, I got to see what the inside of a cockpit looks like, and that’s why kind of make me wanna get into aviation”. Get in touch with Flying Academy.
“There is a lot of schools that unfortunately not paid attention to the students and what their needs are, and, you know you go in the class and it is almost as they see you as a tuition, they don’t see you as a real person, trying to learn and gain experience, they are moving you all around in your schedule and stuff like that. Here at Flying Academy, every time that I need to take a flight is there, I just need to go in, there is no problem, and they really make me feel like, these people are trying to help me evolve my pilot career and that’s number one for me”.
What would you say to a student that just joined Flying Academy?
“I will say you made de right choice, it is absolutely the funniest thing that you can do, with your clothes on! it’s definitely great, it takes a lot of hard work, but, what doesn’t? And I recommend you just calm down, just take a flight, just one flight and see what it is like, and you will know if it is for you or not, and the most people, you know, they really go crazy, so that’s all I can say, just come and try out”.
Flying Academy creates a multicultural learning environment with students from all over the world. This is an opportunity for everyone to be surrounded by students from different cultures and gain a broader understanding that can better prepare them for their future career. Our school offers a lot of opportunities and gives the required support to fulfill their dreams of becoming professional and successful pilots.
[:es]Mi nombre es Norbert Santana, soy de la República Dominicana y actualmente estoy tomando el curso de calificación de instrumentos aquí en Flying Academy L.A.
“Hice un viaje de la República Dominicana a Texas cuando tenía 6 años de edad, por primera vez, venía a los EE. UU. Y el piloto de la compañía con la que volé, me dio sus alas, de niño, pensé que era lo mejor del mundo; más tarde, pude ver cómo era el interior de la cabina de un avión, y esas son las razones por las que quise querer entrar en la aviación “. Póngase en contacto con Flying Academy.
“Hay muchas escuelas que, desafortunadamente, no prestan atención a los estudiantes ni a sus necesidades, y sabes, vas a la clase y es casi como que te ven como una matrícula, no te ven como un persona real, tratando de aprender y ganar experiencia, te están moviendo constantemente en tu horario y cosas por el estilo. Aquí en Flying Academy, cada vez que necesito tomar un vuelo, está disponible, solo necesito ir, no hay problema, y realmente me hacen sentir que estas personas están tratando de ayudarme a evolucionar en mi carrera de piloto y eso es lo mas importante para mí “.
¿Que le dirías a un estudiante que se une a Flying Academy?
“Diré que tomaste la decisión correcta, ¡Es absolutamente lo más divertido que puedes hacer, con tu ropa puesta! Es definitivamente genial, requiere mucho trabajo, pero ¿que no es así? Y te recomiendo tomar las cosas con calma, simplemente toma un vuelo, solo un vuelo y mira cómo es, y sabrás si es para ti o no, la mayoría de la gente, ya saben, se vuelven locos, así que eso es todo lo que puedo decir, solo ven y prueba “.
Flying Academy crea un ambiente de aprendizaje multicultural con estudiantes de todo el mundo. Esta es una oportunidad para que todos estén rodeados de estudiantes de diferentes culturas y obtengan una comprensión más amplia que pueda prepararlos mejor para su futura carrera. Nuestra escuela ofrece muchas oportunidades y brinda el apoyo necesario para cumplir sus sueños de convertirse en pilotos profesionales y exitosos.
[:tr]Adım Norbert Santana, Dominik Cumhuriyeti’ndenim ve şu anda Flying Academy L.A.‘de aletli uçuş eğitimi alıyorum.
“6 yaşımda ABD’ye ilk kez gelişimde Dominik Cumhuriyeti’nden Teksas’a seyahat ediyordum, uçtuğum şirketin pilotu bana kanatlarını verdi ve küçük bir çocuk olarak bunun, dünyanın en havalı şeyi olduğunu düşünmüştüm, daha sonra kokpitin nasıl göründüğünü merak etmeye başladım ve bu havacılığı istememe neden oldu. ” Flying Academy ile temasa geçin.
“Ne yazık ki öğrencilere ve onların gereksinimlerinin neler olduğuna dikkat etmeyen bir sürü okul var, okula girdiğin anda fark ediyorsun ki seni; öğrenmek ve yeni tecrübeler edinmek için gelmiş bir kişi olarak değil para olarak görüyorlar, seni kendi düzenlerine göre programlamaya çalışıyorlar. Flying Academy’de, ihtiyacım olduğu her an problemsiz bir şekilde uçuşum benim için orada bekliyor, sadece içeri girmem yeterli. Buradaki insanlar pilotluk becerilerimi geliştirmem için bana her türlü yardımı yapıyorlar ve bu benim için bir numaralı tercih sebebi”. Flying Academy’ye yeni katılan öğrencilere neler söyleyebilirsin?
“Doğru seçim yaptığınızı söyleyebilirim, kıyafetleriniz üzerinizdeyken yapabileceğiniz kesinlikle en eğlenceli şey bu olabilir! Kesinlikle mükemmel, çok fazla çalışmanız gerekiyor, fakat ne için gerekmiyor ki? Sakin olmanızı ve sadece bir uçuş yapmanızı tavsiye ediyorum, nasıl bir şey olduğunu ve uçmanın sizin için olup olmadığını görün, ve çoğu insan, sonrasında uçmak için çılgına dönüyor. Tüm söyleyebileceğim, sadece gel ve dene ”.
Flying Academy, dünyanın her yerinden gelen öğrencilerle çok kültürlü bir öğrenme ortamı yaratıyor. Bu, herkesin farklı kültürlerden gelen öğrencilerle çevrelenmesini ve gelecekteki kariyerlerine hazırlanırken daha geniş bir anlayış kazanmaları için önemli bir fırsattır. Okulumuz, birçok fırsat sunmakta, ve profesyonel ve başarılı pilot olma hayallerini gerçekleştirmek için gelen öğrencilerine gereken desteği sağlamaktadır.
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[:en]Dreams come true! Follow up Sofiya on her way to become a pilot, her best moments, her feelings and her spontaneous SOLO.
“The United States is a lot more sophisticated compared to India, my country is a little bit limited, and the training over here is done much faster compared to my country, that was one of the major factors I came here to Miami all the way from India” – Sofiya.
It takes bravery to become a pilot, if you are not 100% sure to do it, don’t do it, it is a big responsibility to become a pilot, whenever you commit a mistake understanding that it is a matter of safe can save your own life and others, anyone can do a mistake but you have to know how to overcome them.
Her review of our Flying Academy, aircraft, maintenance, instructors, staff, students from all around the world, the experience that she is having with us. https://flyingacademy.com/blog/destinations/flying-academy-fleet/
Pieces of advice for you, hard work and dedication are key to success, situational awareness of what is happening around you that’s what makes you a good pilot.
She is showing you how close you are to fulfill your dreams. Are you ready?[:es]¡Los sueños se vuelven realidad! Sigue la historia de Sofiya en su camino para volverse piloto, sus mejores momentos, sus emociones y su SOLO espontaneo.
“Estados Unidos es mucho más sofisticado en comparación a India, mi país es un poco limitado, y el entrenamiento acá es hecho mucho más rápido que en mi país, esa fue una de las mayores razones por las que vine acá a Miami en vez de India” – Sofiya.
Se necesita valentía para convertirse en piloto, si no estás 100% seguro de hacerlo, no lo hagas, es una gran responsabilidad la de convertirse en piloto, cuando sea que cometas un error entender que es una cuestión de seguridad puede salvar tu propia vida y la de los demás, cualquiera puede cometer un error, pero tú debes saber cómo sobresalir a eso.
Su reseña de nuestra academia de vuelo, aviones, mantenimiento, instructores, empleados, estudiantes de todo el mundo, la experiencia que ella está teniendo con nosotros. https://flyingacademy.com/es/blog/destinations/flying-academy-fleet/
Su consejo, trabajo duro y dedicación son claves para el éxito, conciencia situacional de lo que está pasando alrededor de ti, eso es lo que te hará un buen piloto.
Ella te acaba de mostrar lo cerca que estás de cumplir tus sueños. ¿Estás listo?
[:tr]Hayaller gerçeğe dönüşüyor! Sofiya’nın, pilotluğa giden yoldaki en mükemmel anlarını, duygularını ve spontane solosunu takip edin.
“Amerika Birleşik Devletleri Hindistan’a kıyasla çok daha karmaşık, ülkemdeki imkanlar sınırlı ve buradaki eğitimi tamamlamak ülkemdekine kıyasla daha az zaman alıyor. Bu da Miami’yi seçmemdeki en önemli faktörlerden biriydi. ”- Sofiya.
Pilot olmak cesaret gerektirir, eğer kendinizden % 100 emin değilseniz, pilotluktan uzak durmalısınız. Pilot olmak büyük sorumluluk ister, yapacağız hataların sizin ve diğerlerinin hayatlarını tehlikeye atacağını bilmeniz gerekir. Tabi ki herkes hata yapabilir, ama onların üstesinden nasıl geleceğinizi bilmelisiniz.
Flying Academy, uçak, bakım, eğitmenler, personel, dünyanın dört bir yanından gelen öğrenciler, bizimle yaşadığı deneyim hakkındaki görüşleri. https://flyingacademy.com/blog/destinations/flying-academy-fleet/
Sizin için tavsiyelerim; sıkı çalışma ve özveri, başarının anahtarıdır, etrafınızda olup bitenler hakkında farkındalık, sizi iyi bir pilot yapan şeylerdir.
Sofiya size hayallerinizi gerçekleştirmek için ne kadar yakın olduğunuzu gösteriyor. Hazır mısınız?[:]
[:en]We just had the opportunity to interview one of our former students, Gustavo Angeles from Mexico who nowadays is a First Officer at Interjet, he shared with us how was his experience in our course from Zero hours to Commercial. https://flyingacademy.com/pilot-training/ab-initio-faa/faa-0-cpl/
Q. Before arriving at Flying Academy, what were my concerns and fears?
Gustavo: After talking it with my family and once it became a fact that I was going to study in a school in the United States, my main fears naturally were, the language and the fact that I did not know anyone in the city. As expected, when I arrived for the first time I felt melancholy and a little scared, because in the end, I was in a foreign country, away from my family and friends, and without knowing for sure what it was waiting for me. Despite feeling enthusiastic about the fact that I was going to learn to fly, it was impossible for me not to feel uncertainty, mixed feelings and why not, a little panic.
Q. What were your expectations about Flying Academy, and were those exceeded or not?
Gustavo: To tell the truth, my first expectations were very simple; learn to fly, get my commercial license and return to Mexico to find work. However, what I had to live was incredibly special, because not only did I achieve what I expected, but it also brought me a collection of memories and adventures that will always live inside me. Flying Academy was not only an aviation school for me, but it was also a life camp. Thanks to its international program, I was able to meet people from literally around the world. People who shared a taste for aviation and who came just like me, without knowing anyone and wanting to live a new experience. For the same reason, it did not take more than three days to find a new family in a foreign country. So yes, my expectations were exceeded and by far.
Q. How was your process in Flying Academy, did you like it, was it easy?
Gustavo: My passing through Flying Academy was a life adventure. Everything that I had to live helped me to break schemes and to improve myself as I had never done before. From overcoming the traditional language barrier to being independent in every way, from learning to land an airplane to do a solo cross – country. From something so scary as to how to do a check ride with an FAA examiner to something as rewarding as having a beer and eating a good burger after a long day of study. Flying Academy was a place that opened the doors to a new world and with the help of each one of its instructors and staff members, they helped me to be a better pilot. Did I like? I loved it.It was easy? Definitely not. It was not easy, but it was worth one hundred percent. And in fact, it was because it was not easy, that I learned everything I learned. Nothing worthwhile comes easily.
Q. What did you like most about Flying Academy?
Gustavo: There were several things that I take from my stay at Flying Academy. First of all, the fact that I learned to do something I love; FLY. Second, the opportunities that the school gave me to make my schedule in my own way and how much they helped me to achieve my goals. Thanks to the flexibility they offered me, I was able to finish the program from zero to commercial with multi-engine in 10 months. Third, the friendships I did. I can say without the slightest fear of being wrong, that while I was in Miami, I never felt lonely, sad or eager to return to my home. Quite the opposite. I lived the experience as best as I could and managed to return to Mexico with my head held high and proud of my achievements.
Q. How was the process of validation in Mexico?
Gustavo: Tedious. However, that is just a bad thing that afflicts the institutions of my country and is the same for everyone. In Mexico, you can take longer to validate than you take to finish the training. However, I would not change my experience at Flying Academy for anything in the world, so if I had to choose again, I would choose to study a thousand times in the United States.
Q. How was the transition to an airline?
Gustavo: Maybe the most challenging thing I’ve done in my life. No doubt flying a commercial airplane on an airline like Interjet is challenging but simply rewarding. The admission process was long (it took around 5 months) but it was worth every minute of waiting. I had the opportunity to take the training of the Sukhoi Superjet 100, a Russian production plane that is simply beautiful. I am currently flying that plane and I could not be more grateful to have the opportunity to fly it. My father has always told me that “an airplane is an airplane and flying is flying. An aviator makes his path flying, and the more planes he or she fly, the better he/she become” For this reason, I am very grateful for the blessing of having a job, the most beautiful work, and being able to enjoy it flight by flight.
Q. Would you recommend Flying Academy as the first option?
Gustavo: Definitely yes! As I mentioned earlier, Flying Academy helped me develop the skills I needed to achieve my entry into the world of work. The medium of aviation is fantastic because it is fun and challenging at the same time. Each flight is different, regardless of whether you have done it before. You have to study a lot, but it’s worth it when you get to sit in a jet cabin more than thirty thousand feet high. In my opinion, Flying Academy has all the means to help future pilots develop fully in this aviation world. Both for the quality of its instructors, its facilities, the airport in which they are located (KTMB), the internationality of their students, the warmth of their staff and above all, the confidence they make you feel when you fly.
If you want to get inspired from a real airline pilot please follow Gustavo on Instagram: @gus_angeles
If you want to be succesful like him dont hesitate to contact us at: [email protected]
Also you can follow us on Instagram: @FlyingAcademy on Facebook: @FlyingAcademy and Youtube: @FlyingAcademy.[:cs]We just had the opportunity to interview one of our former students, Gustavo Angeles from Mexico who nowadays is a First Officer at Interjet, he shared with us how was his experience in our course from Zero hours to Commercial. https://flyingacademy.com/pilot-training/ab-initio-faa/faa-0-cpl/
Q. Before arriving at Flying Academy, what were my concerns and fears?
Gustavo: After talking it with my family and once it became a fact that I was going to study in a school in the United States, my main fears naturally were, the language and the fact that I did not know anyone in the city. As expected, when I arrived for the first time I felt melancholy and a little scared, because in the end, I was in a foreign country, away from my family and friends, and without knowing for sure what it was waiting for me. Despite feeling enthusiastic about the fact that I was going to learn to fly, it was impossible for me not to feel uncertainty, mixed feelings and why not, a little panic.
Q. What were your expectations about Flying Academy, and were those exceeded or not?
Gustavo: To tell the truth, my first expectations were very simple; learn to fly, get my commercial license and return to Mexico to find work. However, what I had to live was incredibly special, because not only did I achieve what I expected, but it also brought me a collection of memories and adventures that will always live inside me. Flying Academy was not only an aviation school for me, but it was also a life camp. Thanks to its international program, I was able to meet people from literally around the world. People who shared a taste for aviation and who came just like me, without knowing anyone and wanting to live a new experience. For the same reason, it did not take more than three days to find a new family in a foreign country. So yes, my expectations were exceeded and by far.
Q. How was your process in Flying Academy, did you like it, was it easy?
Gustavo: My passing through Flying Academy was a life adventure. Everything that I had to live helped me to break schemes and to improve myself as I had never done before. From overcoming the traditional language barrier to being independent in every way, from learning to land an airplane to do a solo cross – country. From something so scary as to how to do a check ride with an FAA examiner to something as rewarding as having a beer and eating a good burger after a long day of study. Flying Academy was a place that opened the doors to a new world and with the help of each one of its instructors and staff members, they helped me to be a better pilot. Did I like? I loved it.It was easy? Definitely not. It was not easy, but it was worth one hundred percent. And in fact, it was because it was not easy, that I learned everything I learned. Nothing worthwhile comes easily.
Q. What did you like most about Flying Academy?
Gustavo: There were several things that I take from my stay at Flying Academy. First of all, the fact that I learned to do something I love; FLY. Second, the opportunities that the school gave me to make my schedule in my own way and how much they helped me to achieve my goals. Thanks to the flexibility they offered me, I was able to finish the program from zero to commercial with multi-engine in 10 months. Third, the friendships I did. I can say without the slightest fear of being wrong, that while I was in Miami, I never felt lonely, sad or eager to return to my home. Quite the opposite. I lived the experience as best as I could and managed to return to Mexico with my head held high and proud of my achievements.
Q. How was the process of validation in Mexico?
Gustavo: Tedious. However, that is just a bad thing that afflicts the institutions of my country and is the same for everyone. In Mexico, you can take longer to validate than you take to finish the training. However, I would not change my experience at Flying Academy for anything in the world, so if I had to choose again, I would choose to study a thousand times in the United States.
Q. How was the transition to an airline?
Gustavo: Maybe the most challenging thing I’ve done in my life. No doubt flying a commercial airplane on an airline like Interjet is challenging but simply rewarding. The admission process was long (it took around 5 months) but it was worth every minute of waiting. I had the opportunity to take the training of the Sukhoi Superjet 100, a Russian production plane that is simply beautiful. I am currently flying that plane and I could not be more grateful to have the opportunity to fly it. My father has always told me that “an airplane is an airplane and flying is flying. An aviator makes his path flying, and the more planes he or she fly, the better he/she become” For this reason, I am very grateful for the blessing of having a job, the most beautiful work, and being able to enjoy it flight by flight.
Q. Would you recommend Flying Academy as the first option?
Gustavo: Definitely yes! As I mentioned earlier, Flying Academy helped me develop the skills I needed to achieve my entry into the world of work. The medium of aviation is fantastic because it is fun and challenging at the same time. Each flight is different, regardless of whether you have done it before. You have to study a lot, but it’s worth it when you get to sit in a jet cabin more than thirty thousand feet high. In my opinion, Flying Academy has all the means to help future pilots develop fully in this aviation world. Both for the quality of its instructors, its facilities, the airport in which they are located (KTMB), the internationality of their students, the warmth of their staff and above all, the confidence they make you feel when you fly.
If you want to get inspired from a real airline pilot please follow Gustavo on Instagram: @gus_angeles
If you want to be succesful like him dont hesitate to contact us at: [email protected]
Also you can follow us on Instagram: @FlyingAcademy on Facebook: @FlyingAcademy and Youtube: @FlyingAcademy.[:es]Tuvimos la oportunidad de entrevistar a uno de nuestros ex-estudiantes, Gustavo Angeles de México quien hoy en día es un Primer Oficial en Interjet, el compartió con nosotros como fue su experiencia en nuestro curso de cero horas a comercial. https://flyingacademy.com/es/pilot-training/ab-initio-faa/faa-0-cpl/
P. Antes de llegar a Flying Academy, ¿cuáles eran mis miedos y temores?
Gustavo: Después de hablarlo con mi familia y una vez que se volviera un hecho que iba a estudiar en una escuela en los Estados Unidos, mis principales miedos eran naturalmente, el idioma y el hecho de que no conocía a nadie en la ciudad. Como es de esperarse, cuando llegué por primera vez me sentí melancólico y un poco asustado, pues al final de cuentas estaba en un país ajeno, alejado de mi familia y amigos, y sin saber a ciencia cierta qué era lo que me iba a esperar. A pesar de sentir entusiasmo por el hecho de que iba a aprender a volar, era imposible para mí no sentir incertidumbre, sentimientos encontrados y por qué no, un poco de pánico.
P. ¿Cuáles eran tus expectativas de Flying Academy, y si estas se superaron o no?
Gustavo: A decir verdad, mis primeras expectativas eran muy simples; aprender a volar, sacar mi licencia comercial y regresar a México a buscar trabajo. Sin embargo, lo que me tocó vivir fue increíblemente especial, pues no sólo logré lo que esperaba, sino que me llevé una colección de memorias y aventuras que siempre me van a acompañar. Flying Academy no sólo fue una escuela de aviación para mí, fue un campamento de vida. Gracias a su programa internacional, pude conocer gente de literalmente todo el mundo. Personas que compartían el gusto por la aviación y que venían justo igual que yo, sin conocer a nadie y con ganas de vivir una nueva experiencia. Por la misma razón, no tarde más de tres días en encontrar una nueva familia en un país ajeno. Así que sí, mis expectativas fueron superadas y por mucho.
P. ¿Cómo fue tu paso por Flying Academy, te gustó, fue fácil?
Gustavo: Mi paso por la Flying Academy fue literalmente una aventura de vida. Todo lo que me tocó vivir me ayudó a romper esquemas y a superarme como nunca antes lo había hecho. Desde superar la tradicional barrera del idioma, hasta ser independiente en todos los sentidos, desde aprender a aterrizar un avión hasta hacer un cross-country solo. Desde algo tan atemorizante cómo hacer un check-ride con un examinador de la FAA hasta algo tan gratificante como tomar una cerveza y comer una buena hamburguesa después de un día largo de trabajo. Flying Academy fue un lugar que me abrió las puertas a un nuevo mundo y con la ayuda de cada uno de sus instructores y miembros del staff me ayudaron a ser un mejor piloto.
¿Me gustó? La verdad me encantó.
¿Fue fácil? Definitivamente no. NO fue fácil, pero valió la pena al cien por ciento. Y de hecho, fue gracias a que no fue fácil, que aprendí todo lo que aprendí. Pues nada que valga la pena llega de manera sencilla.
P. ¿Qué fue lo que más te gustó de Flying Academy?
Gustavo: Fueron varias cosas que me llevo de mi estancia en Flying Academy. Primero que nada, el hecho de que aprendí a hacer algo que amo; volar. Segundo, las facilidades que me dio la escuela para hacer mi horario a mi manera y lo mucho que me ayudaron a lograr mis objetivos. Gracias a la flexibilidad que me ofrecieron, pude acabar el programa de cero a comercial con multi-engine en 10 meses. En tercer lugar, las amistades que pude hacer. Puedo decir sin el menor temor a equivocarme, que mientras estuve en Miami, nunca me sentí solo, triste o deseoso de regresarme a mi casa. Todo lo contrario. Viví la experiencia lo mejor que pude y logré regresar a México con la frente en alto y orgulloso de mis logros.
P. ¿Cómo fue el proceso de convalidación en México?
Gustavo: Tedioso. Sin embargo, eso es un mal que aqueja a las instituciones de mi país y es pareja para todos. En México puedes tardarte más en convalidar de lo que te tardas en acabar la carrera. Sin embargo, no cambiaría por nada del mundo mi experiencia en Flying Academy, así que si tuviera que volver a elegir, volvería a elegir mil veces el estudiar en Estados Unidos.
P. ¿Cómo fue la transición a una aerolínea?
Gustavo: Tal vez lo más desafiante que he hecho en mi vida. Sin duda volar un avión comercial en una aerolínea como Interjet es desafiante, pero sencillamente gratificante. El proceso de admisión fue largo (tardó alrededor de 5 meses) pero valió cada minuto de espera. Tuve la oportunidad de tomar el adiestramiento del Sukhoi Superjet 100, un avión de producción rusa que es sencillamente hermoso. Actualmente vuelo dicho avión y no podría estar más agradecido de poder tener la oportunidad de volarlo. Mi padre siempre me ha dicho que “avión es avión y volar es volar. Un aviador se hace volando, y entre más aviones vueles siempre es mejor”
Por ello, agradezco mucho la bendición de tener trabajo, el más bello trabajo, y de poder disfrutarlo vuelo a vuelo.
P. ¿Recomendarías Flying Academy como primera opción?
Gustavo: ¡Definitivamente si!
Como lo mencioné anteriormente, Flying Academy me ayudó a desarrollar las habilidades que necesité para lograr mi ingreso al mundo laboral. El medio de la aviación es fantástico pues es divertido y desafiante al mismo tiempo. Cada vuelo es distinto, independientemente de que ya lo hayas hecho con anterioridad. Hay que estudiar mucho, pero vale la pena cuando uno logra sentarse en una cabina de jet a más de treinta mil pies de altura.
En mi opinión, Flying Academy cuenta con todos los medios para ayudar a los futuros pilotos a desarrollarse plenamente en este mundo laboral. Tanto por la calidad de sus instructores, sus instalaciones, el aeropuerto en el que están situados (KTMB), lo internacional que son sus estudiantes, la calidez de su staff y sobretodo, por la confianza que te hacen sentir cuando vuelas.
Si quieres obtener inspiración de un piloto real de aerolínea por favor sígue a Gustavo en Instagram: @gus_angeles
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[:tr]Bugünlerde Interjet’te Yardımcı Pilot olarak görev yapan eski öğrencilerimizden Meksika’lı Gustavo Angeles ile röportaj yapma fırsatı bulduk. Bizimle, okulumuzda almış olduğu eğitim hakkındaki deneyimlerini paylaştı. https://flyingacademy.com/pilot-training/ab-initio-faa/faa-0-cpl/
Flying Academy’ye gelmeden önce endişelerin ve korkuların nelerdi?
Gustavo: Ailemle konuştuktan sonra, Birleşik Devletler’deki bir okulda okuyacağıma karar verdik, temel korkularım doğal olarak, dil ve şehirde kimseyi tanımadığım gerçeği oldu. Beklendiği gibi, ilk kez geldiğimde melankolik ve biraz korkmuş hissettim, çünkü sonuç olarak yabancı bir ülkedeydim, ailemden ve arkadaşlarımdan uzaktaydım ve beni neyin beklediğini bilmiyordum. Uçmayı öğreneceğim konusunda hevesli olmama rağmen, belirsizlik hissetmemek, karışık duygular içerisinde olmamak ve biraz paniklememek imkansızdı.
Flying Academy ile ilgili beklentilerin nelerdi ve bu beklentiler karşılandı mı?
Gustavo: Doğruyu söylemek gerekirse başlangıçtaki beklentilerim çok basitti; uçmayı öğrenmek, ticari lisansımı almak ve Meksika’ya dönüp iş bulmak. Ancak yaşadığım şey inanılmaz derecede özeldi, çünkü yalnızca beklentilerime ulaşmakla kalmadım, aynı zamanda her zaman içimde saklayacağım anılar ve maceralar biriktirdim. Flying Academy benim için sadece bir havacılık okulu değil, aynı zamanda bir yaşam kampıydı. Uluslararası programları sayesinde dünyanın her yerinden gelen insanlarla tanışma fırsatı yakaladım. Havacılık zevkini paylaşan ve ayrıca tıpkı benim gibi, kimseyi tanımadan ve yeni bir deneyim elde etmek isteyen kişiler. Aynı nedenlerden dolayı, yabancı bir ülkede yeni bir aile bulmak üç günden fazla sürmedi. Yani evet, beklentilerim fazlasıyla karşılandı.
Flying Academy’deki sürecin nasıldı, hoşuna gitti mi, kolay mıydı?
Gustavo: Flying Academy benim için bir hayat macerasıydı. Yaşamak zorunda olduğum her şey, daha önce hiç yapmadığım şekilde planları bozmamda ve kendimi geliştirmemde bana yardımcı oldu; geleneksel dil engelini aşmaktan, her yönden bağımsız olmaya, uçağı nasıl indireceğimi öğrenmekten solo seyrüsefer yapmaya, FAA kontrolörü ile pratik sınav yapmak kadar korkunç bir şeyden, uzun bir çalışma gününün ardından ödül olarak bira içip iyi bir burger yemeye ve daha bir çok şey. Flying Academy, kapılarını yeni bir dünyaya açan bir yer, eğitmenlerinin ve çalışanlarının her birinin yardımı daha iyi bir pilot olmamı sağladı.
Beğendim mi? Evet beğendim.
Kolay mıydı? Kesinlikle hayır. Kolay değildi, ama yüzde yüz denemeye değerdi. Aslında, kolay olmadığı için öğrendiğim her şeyi öğrendim. Zaman harcamaya değer şeyler kolaylıkla gelmez.
Flying Academy hakkında en çok neyi beğendin?
Gustavo: Flying Academy’de eğitimim sırasında beğendiğim birkaç şey vardı. Her şeyden önce sevdiğim bir şeyi yapmayı öğrendim; UÇMAK. İkincisi, okulun programımı kendime göre ayarlamam için bana sunduğu fırsatlar ve hedeflerime ulaşmamda bana ne kadar yardımcı oldukları. Bana sundukları esneklik sayesinde, eğitimimi sıfırdan başlayıp 10 ay içerisinde çok motor dahil ticari pilot lisansımı alarak tamamladım. Üçüncüsü, yeni arkadaşlıklar kurdum. En ufak bir yanlışlık korkusu duymadan söyleyebilirim ki, Miami’deyken evime dönmek için asla yalnız, üzgün ya da istekli hissetmemiştim, tam tersine her zaman mutluydum. Bu deneyimi mümkün olan en iyi şekilde yaşadım ve başımı yüksek tutup yaptıklarımla gurur duyarak Meksika’ya dönmeyi başardım.
Meksika’da lisansının kabul süreci nasıldı?
Gustavo: Usandırıcı. Ancak bu, ülkemdeki kurumlarda olan kötü bir şey ve herkes için aynı. Meksika’da, lisansınızı kabul ettirmek için harcadığınız zaman eğitimi bitirmek için harcadığınızdan daha fazla zaman alabilir. Bununla birlikte, Flying Academy’deki deneyimimi dünyadaki hiçbir şeye değişmem, tekrar bir seçim yapmak zorunda olsaydım, bin kez olsa da Amerika Birleşik Devletleri’nde eğitim almayı tercih ederdim.
Havayoluna geçiş nasıldı?
Gustavo: Belki de hayatımda yaptığım en zor şeydi. Kuşkusuz Interjet gibi bir havayolunda ticari bir uçağı uçurmak zordur, ama sonunda ödüllendiricidir. Kabul süreci uzundu (yaklaşık 5 ay sürdü) ancak beklemenin her dakikasına değerdi. Mükemmel bir Rus üretimi olan Sukhoi Superjet 100’ün eğitimini alma fırsatım oldu. Şu anda bu uçağı uçuruyorum ve uçma fırsatına sahip olduğum için daima minnettarım. Babam bana her zaman; “bir uçak uçaktır ve uçmak uçmaktır. Bir havacı kendi yolunu çizer ve ne kadar fazla uçakla uçarsa o kadar iyi olur.” derdi. Bu nedenle, bir iş sahibi olmanın, en güzel işi yapmanın ve yaptığın işin tadını çıkarmanın zevkine vardığım için müteşekkirim.
Flying Academy’yi ilk tercih olarak tavsiye eder misin?
Gustavo: Kesinlikle evet! Daha önce de belirttiğim gibi, Flying Academy havacılıkta bir iş sahibi olmam için gerekli bütün becerileri kazanmamda yardımcı oldu. Havacılık tam olarak fantastik bir şey çünkü hem eğlenceli ve hem de zorlu. Her uçuş, daha önce ne kadar uçarsanız uçun farklıdır. Çok çalışmak zorundasınız, fakat otuz bin fitin üzerindeki bir jetin kabininde oturduğunuzda buna değdiğini göreceksiniz. Bence, Flying Academy geleceğin pilotlarını havacılık dünyasına hazırlamak için gerekli donanıma sahip; hem eğitmenlerinin kalitesi, hem tesisleri, içinde bulundukları havaalanı (KTMB), uluslararası öğrenci ağı, çalışanlarının sıcaklığı ve hepsinden öte, uçarken hissettiğiniz güven.
Eğer gerçek bir havayolu pilotundan ilham almak istiyorsanız, lütfen Instagram’da Gustavo’yı takip edin: @gus_angeles
Onun gibi başarılı olmak istiyorsanız bizimle iletişim kurmaktan çekinmeyin: [email protected]
Ayrıca bizi Instagram: @FlyingAcademy , Facebook: @FlyingAcademy veya Youtube: @FlyingAcademy üzerinden takip edebilirsiniz.[:]
