We all know that with modular training that you can train at our own pace. I personally do not think training over a long period of time is the best idea so I will tell you why spreading lessons out isn’t the best idea. Don’t get me wrong if you need to take a break after a section, say your PPL then you can but you shouldn’t take a break during it, you should train at a constant pace.
- It will most likely take you longer. If you are spreading your lessons out over a long time then it is going to take you more hours to learn as opposed to constant training. This is natural as people tend to forget or become rusty at things that they are not doing on a constant basis.
- It will cost more. More lessons = More money. Obviously you want to spend as little money as possible as flight training is already expensive. It will most likely be more cost effective to save the total amount and do you lessons over a shorter period of time. Even if you are still in full time employment you can do 3-5 hours on a Saturday and 3-5 hours on a Sunday. That will give you 6-10 hours a week flight training and will get you up to the required amount in around 2 months.
- The money you saved can be used better. You can then move on faster from say you PPL to the ground school and then fly an hr or 2 a weekend while you are studying. Not only will this count as your hour building but it will also keep your skills up to date while you study. I feel this is more useful than going over something that you have learned on your PPL but gotten rusty at or forgotten.
For these reason alone I think that keeping your training concentrated is the best way to go about it. Think about most of your education in life, it has been concentrated training as this is the best way to learn and the way you have been conditioned to learn.
Thinking of training via the modular route? Or started and still have questions? Then read The Essential Modular Flight Training Guide.
