This is my first entry in my flying blog, and I’m a little nervous. Facing the hard reality of spending thousands of dollars to learn to fly is intimidating. If I wanted to simply ride in a plane, that’d cost a couple hundred.
But I’m not a simple guy.
So here, without the noise of the rest of my life, I’m going to focus on my journey into the sky.
At the moment, I’m facing a slight dilemma. I live in Chicago and don’t have a car. While that isn’t crippling me, it’s severely limiting my choices of schools at the moment. After digging around on the internet I’ve managed to find Midway Aviators and Aviation Professionals Incorporated. Both are located out of Midway Airport, which is great because I don’t have wheels. API also flies out of Gary-Chicago Airport in Indiana, which is serviced by the South Shore Line.
So it’s research time. I need to find out some folks who’ve trained with both and see if I can compare the two. I’m still unsure what to look for in a training school, but I’m sure the internet will help me. Plus, the pilot bloggers seem to be friendly and enthusiastic folks and I’m pretty sure I can ask a question here or there.
The hunt begins.
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