EP27 - 10 Tips For Your First 100 Hours as a Private Pilot

Today we'll talk about our top ten tips for your first 100 hours as a private pilot.   1. Update your Renters Policy 2. Weight and Balance - don't pile your friends in early on 3. Consider flying solo to a destination first before taking a passenger 4. Treat every flight like the DPE is still sitting in the right seat 5. Maintain a training mindset (practice maneuvers, hold yourself to standards, pattern work) 6. Visit a lot of local airports and get to know FBOs, services 7. Have a plan for expanding your minimums 8. Fly long cross countries! go places!   9. Take having passengers very seriously, and be aware of the effects on ADM, etc 10. Overprepare - get weather briefings - have an alternate/out for every flight    --- Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/midlife_pilot/ https://www.instagram.com/brian.siskind/ Subscribe to Chris' YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/MidlifePilot Subscribe to Brian's YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/briansiskind Midlife Pilot Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/midlifepilot/ Brian Siskind Patreon/Join the Discord: https://www.patreon.com/siskind Show less