| Learning how to fly a plane involves one-on-one | | | | protection from crosswinds,which can be very |
| lessons with a flight instructor. There are numerous | | | | powerful and sway the plane.At larger airports, there |
| flight schools available. Where you choose to learn to | | | | are multiple runaways that are designed to maximize |
| fly can be dependent on many factors, a primary one | | | | coordination and alignment between planes and |
| being location. If you live in a rural or country setting, | | | | winds.In general, however, it is much easier, and your |
| you may find that taking lessons is possible only at the | | | | learning experience is more fruitful, if you do your flight |
| local country airport. In a larger urban area, you may fly | | | | lessons in the country. You can focus then on your |
| in the company of larger planes and more traffic, akin | | | | learning and mastering your flying skills. You can still |
| to driving a car in a busy, urban area or city. | | | | learn how to use radios and communicate with air |
| Gaining the experience of dealing with busy traffic and | | | | traffic. Also, as part of the FAA regulations, you will still |
| a tower that is dealing with oncoming traffic, can be a | | | | have to be able to land and take off at an air strip with |
| good experience for you in developing your skills to | | | | a traffic control tower. |
| deal with multiple, and varied environments. If you are | | | | There are numerous flight schools available for |
| able to fly in a larger setting, flying in a rural area is | | | | instruction, of which some are listed in the Resource |
| easier and enjoyable for you as new terrain versus if | | | | section. In general, flight instruction can be at a large |
| you begin flying in a small, rural area and then have to | | | | 'approved' school or a not approved school. The large |
| land at a busy airport, and you feel overwhelmed by | | | | approved schools were generally begun to support the |
| the rapid nature of events. At the same time, each | | | | large influx of pilots necessary for military operations |
| area has its own strengths and weaknesses. | | | | and for airlines. The not approved schools mainly |
| Flying in a larger airport, you have to continuously deal | | | | catered to the private pilots who wanted to fly for |
| with oncoming traffic and you spend a lot of time | | | | recreational and small business purposes. All the |
| 'taxing' or going up and down the runaway and to and | | | | schools have to go through the same certifications and |
| from the parking area. All of this time accrues and | | | | the same rules. The smaller not approved schools |
| adds to your flight time instruction so you may end up | | | | generally have smaller budgets and teach at small |
| paying quite a bit simply by moving your plane at the | | | | airports with fewer students and have flight instructors |
| airport. | | | | that really earn quite minimally ($20 an hour after the |
| On the other hand, at a small airport, you generally only | | | | flight school fees are assessed. |
| have one runaway which does not offer much or any | | | | |