Tecnam’s P-Mentor came onto the scene in April 2002 having already received its EASA CS-23 type certificate even before its official debut. The Italy-based company introduced it as a purpose-built trainer designed to cover pretty much the whole range of single-engine instruction—including instrument and upset prevention and recovery training (UPRT). FAA validation is reportedly around […]
While I’ve flown G1000-equipped aircraft, I’m fairly sure the amount of time I’ve spent in G1000-equipped simulators far outstrips the time I’ve spent in the air with the system at this point. My first introduction to the G1000 was in a Cessna 172-configured sim. Being the somewhat obsessive student I was, I studied the then-new […]
In the July 2019 Aviation Consumer I rounded up the top electronic study courses for earning the private pilot certificate. But since some of the initial or advanced training might be accomplished in a Garmin G1000-equipped airplane, for this article I went on the hunt for the top electronic supplemental study aids to ease the […]
The Sporty’s Learn To Fly course covers Private, Recreational and Sport Pilot certificates. It uses a modular format, with each of the six main sections focusing on a different phase of training. The main sections are further divided into short video lessons ranging from one to 30 minutes. Most lessons have an associated review quiz that can be retaken as desired. Students can click on the “Explanation” link in the quizzes to jump directly to the part of the video that addresses each question.
Course content is broken into nine sections, each of which begins with an audiovisual presentation. The presentations-slides with a voice-over-provide an overview of the section topic and generally run between 5 and 15 minutes. There is a note-taking function available during the presentations. Each presentation is followed by a 10-question true/false study quiz, which serves as a pretty good indicator of how much studying you need to be doing on the topic. Answers are reviewed after completion with explanations presented below the questions. Section reviews emphasize terminology, which might be quite useful for a pilot who has been away from the industry for a while, but less so for someone still comfortable with pilot lingo.
