Flying lessons

justshane

Hi, first time posting to the forum but I've always been keen on aviation. My gf just got me a beginners pack of 3 flying lessons that I can arrange to suit me. I'm in New Zealand just wondering do people think I should wait till the summer before I book them? Bit of a wait but maybe best for a beginner?

Bsal

Make sure you check the expiry date if there is any. If your ready to go, just go for it you will have a great experience. The weather is flyable all year round but you will get days where its a no go, no need to worry about weather your instructor is there to guide and help you.

macflea

greetings

i learnt to fly in the winter in new zealand , i dont see any point in waiting , i was working full time in hamilton , i flew at flywaikato, great club, a lot lot cheaper than learning in ireland , and used my weekends to get a nz ppl over 6 months took about 60 hours . i used the winter nights to go to ppl night classes , and meet people. it is a good experiance to deal with crappy weather making the decision to fly or not, but it will take longer . i got to fly around the north island and over auckland through a transit zone , out to the islands , all done off grass strips .

cheers

justshane

Tanks for the help, very interesting and useful.

ectoraige

You lucky sod, why wait? Sure can't she buy you more at Christmas?

Do check the expiry though, I've never had a lesson but we bought one for the brother-in-law once and he let it expire, I was livid when I found out he never used it!

macflea

usually most schools are good to honour expired ones , they may ask you pay a small supplement for a price rise since voucher expired

ectoraige

Guessing it's a bit late now, this was about five years ago!

macflea

there be no harm in asking?