I went to the airport for my first “real” lesson and was a bit disappointed to learn that we would not be taking flight this morning. It makes sense, there’s a lot to learn about how this all works first. While fun, it would be a waste of money to go up and mess around in the air without at least a cursory understanding of what I’m doing.
Today we worked on aircraft systems. My CFI went over all of the major systems of the aircraft — electrical, ignition, engine, fuel, and vacuum. We touched on the flight instruments and where they get their information from.
We also reviewed the airport diagram for my home airport, DXR, and discussed radio comms for this airport (DXR is a towered Class Delta field, so I’ll be talking to tower every time we fly).
A lot to take in, but I’m up to the challenge!