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Old May 16th, 2008, 15:26   #3
tgrayson
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Default Re: Frustrated Commercial Student

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Originally Posted by jrocket66 View Post
Just hit 45 hours dual on my commercial training and I'm still not ready for my checkride. My frustration level is at an all time high. I was hoping to complete this training in 25-30 hours. Obviously, this was a little optimistic. Can anyone tell me how long it took for their commercial? Thanks.
25-30 hours is reasonable, but obviously, everyone is different. People come into the training with different levels of skill and different levels of experience. They also have different expectations of themselves, and different instructors vary in how demanding they are.

If you're discouraged because you feel it's a reflection of your piloting skills, don't go there. The important thing is the skill set you end up with, not how long it took you to get there. I put 60 hours in our Arrow before even beginning Commercial training, because I wanted to be good in the airplane.
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