Is it possible to make this a series? It would be really cool to see the training progression or even just updates to how she’s doing in the future. I wish her the best with her career!
I agree with other commenters, this is real life (in a sim of course), interesting interaction between captain and a student. Also, kudos to Beatrice for being willing to be filmed coming in cold to this new situation. Excellent video.
This is amazing! Very much respect to Beatrice and you Mentour for doing this. You seem to be an amazing instructor! Have a great year mentouring these future pilots.
She did a great job -- and it shows why Petter does so much pilot training -- he's a great teacher. He doesn't get flustered or irritated easily, which helps keep the student calm. Awesome effort for both of you!
I earned my PPL many years ago (it's sadly now expired) but I still often relive my first solo. I was on the edge of my seat all through this video as I enjoyed it so much. I wish Beatrice every success in her career.
@@djinn666 Thank you. I had to divert my money to my twin sons' education and I'm a bit too old now. I'm still crazy about aeroplanes and spend a lot of time looking skywards.
In the same position, had my ppl at 19, money and life got in the way and now at 44 I’m too old to start again. Biggest regret in life. Still a huge aviation nut. I wish her every success in her career.
The personality of the trainer makes a world of difference when learning something so technical. You are fantastic and patient. I remember training on a new CT scanner with a stressed out coach and it was a nightmare.
I think the best parts for me is when he’s silently repeating the checklists to himself. It shows that this is what he normally does and that it’s super real.
Yeah i was kinda amazed and shocked at the first time i saw it, i was like, is he talking to the first officer so silently, or he is just repeating a checklist? But then he did it again and listened more carefully to realise he is just such a 'double checker' and so used to it that this is an honest automatic reaction from him like flying a real machine . Its brilliant =D
I remember her when she was a flight attendant at Ryanair still, saw her in the flight school too, Ireland is a small country haha, living near Cork helps
Great video. The second approach gave me a bit of a chuckle but I flight sim at home in this aircraft all the time and its obvious to me I would have done 1000x worse. Thanks to Beatrice for participating!
Good job Beatrice! Congrats on putting yourself out there, not everyone is willing to show themselves learning and thus making small mistakes, being vulnerable basically. You will be a great pilot!
Back in the late 90s I got to fly the KC135 simulator at March ARB. Took off and landed with great success, I was amazed on how real it felt. Up to that point I had only flown home simulators of fighter jets. My two biggest surprises was the feel and slow response of the big bird, also on my first landing I had forgotten how much higher the cockpit was off the ground. Needless to say my first landing caught me by surprise. I was use to seeing a much lower profile at home.
This made my day! I'm not sure I can explain why watching her fly and seeing excellent guidance from Peter here make me so happy, but I'm glad I tuned in.
This was amazing. It was interesting to see your hand move to do something then stop and tell her what she needs to do. Very intuitive. Thanks. Best wishes Beatrice.
@@ryan_n05 I know that! But anybody can watch a machine doing anything. Doing it yourself is what counts. Having to rely on a machine is not knowing how to do it in full. I am old school, but this is the best way to know something.
I love this channel. Ive had a horrible fear of flying since I took a delayed flight back from Turkey around 15 years ago. I remember a feeling of the plane tilting to one side and a loud noise coming from one side of the plane. It frightened me to death and my blood ran cold. Ever since ive been petrified to fly to the point that I took a 1 hour flight to germany a few year after and burst into tears. Ive watched many of your videos and youve helped me feel so at ease now I understand what is happening and I was able to fly a short flight to northern Ireland last month without having a meltdown! Thankyou so much for these, they help so much
Thank you , one of your best videos. I am a senior citizen just getting back into flying; , got my Commercial, CFI, instrument etc more than 30 years ago , using my Veterans benefits, but could not afford to continue flying after that. Having fun now with an instructor learning GPS approaches etc. That did not exist in the late 1970s. Your skills and abilities to teach are awesome, I am sure many first officers are benefiting from flying with you.
This is one of the best videos I have seen on this channel. It will be great to follow student Beatrice's progress, as many have suggested, if possible. She has clearly got what it takes to succeed.
Superb content. I have experienced a (static) 738 sim on a few occasions and I can empathise with the same mistakes that she made, not having the 'feel' of the plane and chasing the FD and so watching her conquer the beast on video would be a fantastic programme. Best of luck to her. I can stop sweating now!
This is awesome. Like others have said, I hope she agrees to do a series and we can see her progress. Great video Mentour and let Beatrice know she will be an amazing pilot.
I know this is an old video, but watching in 2023 and this is so inspiring. I'm 43 but want to start a new career as a pilot because of stuff like this!
Yes Commander, We Really Liked That! Nice interview. Professor Petr! Beautiful how calm you are to help her be calm. She must have been really nervous. I think she’s gonna make it. Thnx, CJ
Great video. The student is great, and the teaching is great. What got my attention was how pro Peter is in the cockpit. At 13:59, he (instinctually) does this automatic check, verbally clicking the items off to himself, waving his hand over the panel. Its amazing to watch. At another point he does something similar I think to the autopilot.
WOW! I’ve watched a ton of Mentour videos, and this one is one of the best. Very informative. Kudos to the videographer behind the pilots. Fantastic job capturing the action!
That looks like fun. I have been a passenger multiple times in an aircraft but I know nothing about flying one except for what I have learned from recently finding and watching Mentour's Channel. It sure is interesting and I appreciate all the video's and information you post for everyone. Thank you.
Got a Thumbs Up at 6 minutes in! Loved the teaching format for this one. I agree with some of the other comments; nice change up with the simulator instruction. I am an old Navy veteran who really enjoys this channel. Great job guys!!!!
What a beautiful way of teaching - positive, assuring, supportive. That's how it should be, making us reaching the best of our potential. Thank you very much for sharing!
Met Beatrice last month up at AFTA as I was waiting to be called into my Ryanair Mentored Programme Interview. So friendly and made me feel very comfortable. Aced the interview and sim test and have been accepted onto the programme, due to begin in November after I finish school!
Wow what an experience I'd reckon for a ppl student! She looks to progress really well. Makes me remember last year tagging along with a friend for his and co colleague annual check rides. The briefing and their sim tests were tremendously interesting to have witnessed. Afterword he put me in the right seat of the E190 sim. Had not flown in a long time (not continue after high school...), so that was quite an experience, a fond memory and the 1st t/go captured on film :)
I'm a hobby SIM-Pilot and got a "real" 777 simulator flight for my birthday. I remember how thrilling and overwhelming that was for me although I was completely familiar with the 777 avionics and cockpit (at least to the extent of my simulation software). But it was still such a huge difference between having a real cockpit with buttons instead of short keys on a computer keyboard. So when I consider that she's not that familiar with the 737 I'm impressed how she handled it. I found it incredible complicated to keep overall awareness for speed, altitude, pitch, bank and position itself in manual flight. It was exhausting! On my 2nd attempt on the simulator I wanted to try having the autopilot fly the plane (except for the final approach and touchdown) and I programmed the short route and approach into the autopilot and controlled it without the help of the instructor. This worked really well. Since it was a realistic simulator I'd have mastered that in a real plane I guess. But flying manually completely would have been a disaster and I'd use up all my fuel without being able to align properly to the runway where everything comes together.
Great video, i really liked noticing the differences between this and the other sim trainings you have uploaded over here. You brought up some things you explained that are very interesting to people like me that dont know how to fly. That you dont explain in other videos with more experienced students because they are already more advanced.
@Mentour Pilot This is huge! Beatrice did a marvelous job! I echo many of the other viewers comments that you should try and make this a series. I myself am just a week or 2 away from my solo flight in pursuit of my PPL. and I love to see how I am doing compared to my peers. As usual Peter, I loved this video and sit in anticipation of your next episode! Happy New Year! Blue Skies!
Lol, it is really funny to hear that, as my first time in a 737 sim, the Training Captain said, forget the complexity of how it looks, don't be scared of it, it's just like a really big Cessna. That comment during the vid, took me back a lot of years...
There's a saying that pilots make - the view out the front is the same. I don't have jet time but have flown 152;'s, 172''s, 182's, Cherokees, Saratogas, Vikings, SR-22, and a few others. I can tell you the faster the aircraft, the more you have to keep in front of it. I remember struggling with same issues of keeping an eye on speed, rate of climb/descent, rate of turn and keeping the plane coordinated. The speeds on approach are almost triple in a commercial airliner compared to a Cessna so good for her to be able to fly a relatively stable approach and landing.
Your such a good teacher! I did a simulation experience and I have flew study level aircraft In P3D but getting into an actual cockpit is so overwhelming. Your students are luck to have you!
Well I’m taking my CPL now, actually it similar to landing Cessna but here more complicated. I have felt nervous just like I’m on this simulator doing the landing. Great job for the instructor for easy way teaching and good landing for the student on 1st time on simulator.
Thanks for this video. A long time ago I was in a six axis simulator for the KC-10(DC-10 AF tanker) courtesy of my Air Force pilot nephew. My prior experience was not an actual Cessna, but the Flight Simulator version of the 172. I had also taken lessons in an ultralight, but not actually soloed with it, just a short hop and drop in line with the runway. In the simulator, which I assume had no crosswinds or other complications to deal with, I was able to surprise my nephew by actually flying a pattern successfully like your student did. It was made possible, mostly by the instructor doing for me what you did for her. In my case, not having the rudder and brake experience she had in an actual Cessna, I did not manage to keep the plane on the runway after hitting the centerline accurately, but the many many pattern take-offs and landings I had practiced in the fake Cessna gave me the ability, greatly enhanced by the real seat of the pants feel of flight dynamics that motion simulator gave to my body, to bring that plane more or less safely onto that simulated runway at March AFB including clearance of the nearby mountains needed to do the pattern there. Now I know how much more help I really had in that one time, unforgettable exercise.
Great Video. She did a marvelous job!!! There is nothing easy about wrestling an aircraft to the centerline with minimal exposure to its characteristics. Job well done!!!
For anyone wondering, I found the AFTA blog where she has some entries, it seems like she completed her line training and is a second officer! Seems like her training is going very well, and she's on her way to F/O status.
I have been lucky enough to be able to rent 2 737- 800 sims. One in Budapest and one in Toronto. It was an amazing experience and a lot harder than it looks! But at least no crashes! Thank you for the great video!
Great to see the progress and what can be achieved with the right training. Nothing beats flying hours, skill and training for all conditions, whatever the job.
This was a fantastic video!!! I've been talking about flight sims for a long time but you have shown how important this training tool can be used in the real world!!! Thank you Sir!!! This would be a great training series if you want to show how a student can progress their learning curve!!! the technology is out there to make pilots safer and more confident!! Even on a small flight simulator like I have ( a laptop...Joysticks..yokes.. and rudder.. and a good flight sim package like..Xplane 9 thru 11...Xfs.and.MFS 2020 coming soon and a whole lot more!!!).. "It's just like a big CESSNA"... ....
To be in the simulator with Petter like this would be an absolute dream come true. All I have are UA-cam videos like yours and computer games. If something were to happen where there was a dual pilot incapacitation and they needed a passenger I'd be the first volunteer. With 121.500 I feel confident, especially with all the automation which I have a basic understanding from you. Medically, I can't be a pilot or else that would 100% be my career by any means whatsoever. All I can do is live through these means.
Is it possible to make this a series? It would be really cool to see the training progression or even just updates to how she’s doing in the future. I wish her the best with her career!
I can certainly ask her!
@@MentourPilot yes, please. If Beatrice allows it, we could follow her progress from flight attendant to 737 pilot.
Fantastic idea!
@@MentourPilot It's would be great for a series.
That would be very nice to follow!
I agree with other commenters, this is real life (in a sim of course), interesting interaction between captain and a student. Also, kudos to Beatrice for being willing to be filmed coming in cold to this new situation. Excellent video.
Thank you! Glad you liked it!
Agree 100% The only bad thing is how jealous I am. ;^)
I’m jealous too! I will never fly a plane, but when Beatrice finishes her training she can be my pilot anytime.
Well done. Great attitude, early as it is is better than many jet pilots in the industry.
@@MentourPilot
what you do is so informative about flying, very good
I am waiting for "Can my dog land a Boeing 737?" video 🤣. Keep it up! You are the best so far...
a350 yes
737 nope
@@Will_Vincent :D
I am impressed at the speed you make corrections to controls and switches - lightning speed no faffing about- Seconds matter
This is amazing! Very much respect to Beatrice and you Mentour for doing this. You seem to be an amazing instructor! Have a great year mentouring these future pilots.
Thank you! Glad you liked it and YES, she did a great job!
Mentour: "Don't be afraid... It's jussst like a big Cessna" .... The positive feeling is why I love watching Mentour Pilot Videos!
Easily the most fun thing to watch in almost any area: Someone who is interested in something learning it under expert instructions.
She did a great job -- and it shows why Petter does so much pilot training -- he's a great teacher. He doesn't get flustered or irritated easily, which helps keep the student calm. Awesome effort for both of you!
I mean any cadet would have love to have an instructor so calm and collected like you. She would definitely cherish this moment.
I earned my PPL many years ago (it's sadly now expired) but I still often relive my first solo. I was on the edge of my seat all through this video as I enjoyed it so much. I wish Beatrice every success in her career.
Excellent! Glad you liked it!
Don't you just need a flight review & medical to start flying again?
@@djinn666 Thank you. I had to divert my money to my twin sons' education and I'm a bit too old now. I'm still crazy about aeroplanes and spend a lot of time looking skywards.
I often relive my PPL flight test too, as well as my first solo.
In the same position, had my ppl at 19, money and life got in the way and now at 44 I’m too old to start again. Biggest regret in life. Still a huge aviation nut. I wish her every success in her career.
The personality of the trainer makes a world of difference when learning something so technical. You are fantastic and patient. I remember training on a new CT scanner with a stressed out coach and it was a nightmare.
I think the best parts for me is when he’s silently repeating the checklists to himself. It shows that this is what he normally does and that it’s super real.
Yeah i was kinda amazed and shocked at the first time i saw it, i was like, is he talking to the first officer so silently, or he is just repeating a checklist? But then he did it again and listened more carefully to realise he is just such a 'double checker' and so used to it that this is an honest automatic reaction from him like flying a real machine . Its brilliant =D
You always made it look so easy Mentour. Now i actually saw how hard it is to safely fly a plane like this. Wow.
Yep, it’s not easy but training helps!. Glad you liked it!
@@MentourPilot I really liked it.
That was so neat. Brought back memories from the 80’s learning in a Cherokee. Please bring back Beatrice as she progresses, with crosswinds😀
You are an amazing teacher Petter, and very nice to see the improvement in the second try. Great video and great job Beatrice.
I remember her when she was a flight attendant at Ryanair still, saw her in the flight school too, Ireland is a small country haha, living near Cork helps
There are sometimes nasty fogs near Cork airport.
@@sakadabara facts
I am still in love with aviation
You are a really nice and cool and calm instructor dear mentor
You are awesome
Great video. The second approach gave me a bit of a chuckle but I flight sim at home in this aircraft all the time and its obvious to me I would have done 1000x worse. Thanks to Beatrice for participating!
Good job Beatrice! Congrats on putting yourself out there, not everyone is willing to show themselves learning and thus making small mistakes, being vulnerable basically. You will be a great pilot!
Back in the late 90s I got to fly the KC135 simulator at March ARB. Took off and landed with great success, I was amazed on how real it felt. Up to that point I had only flown home simulators of fighter jets. My two biggest surprises was the feel and slow response of the big bird, also on my first landing I had forgotten how much higher the cockpit was off the ground. Needless to say my first landing caught me by surprise. I was use to seeing a much lower profile at home.
First landing: okay with help. Second landing: okay without (much) help. I bet if there were a third she would have nailed it!
Yep! That’s what we are liking for when we assess; the ability to learn!
@@MentourPilot ... and she did very well.
moi01887 is ryan air what do u expect
@@Rich-sm3ho she landed way too smooth for Ryanair standards.
Michael 2k3d yeah I agree
This made my day! I'm not sure I can explain why watching her fly and seeing excellent guidance from Peter here make me so happy, but I'm glad I tuned in.
This was amazing. It was interesting to see your hand move to do something then stop and tell her what she needs to do. Very intuitive. Thanks. Best wishes Beatrice.
I was expecting using autopilot and ILS and here we have very nice student doing HAND-FLY a B737NG! very nice! thank you for another great video
Thank YOU for watching. Of course she would hand fly! 😉
Hand flying IS flying. Autopilot is cheating: it's a computer doing it.
@@raymondgoubet Well, autopilot is still flying, it's just that you are monitoring, not actively touching the controls.
@@ryan_n05 I know that! But anybody can watch a machine doing anything. Doing it yourself is what counts. Having to rely on a machine is not knowing how to do it in full. I am old school, but this is the best way to know something.
@@raymondgoubet ok boomer
Mentour u have that calming effect with people. Great instructors u are.
That was a fun video Peter! Very cool seeing you teach.
Great that you liked it!! I’ll try and do more of them
I love this channel. Ive had a horrible fear of flying since I took a delayed flight back from Turkey around 15 years ago. I remember a feeling of the plane tilting to one side and a loud noise coming from one side of the plane. It frightened me to death and my blood ran cold. Ever since ive been petrified to fly to the point that I took a 1 hour flight to germany a few year after and burst into tears. Ive watched many of your videos and youve helped me feel so at ease now I understand what is happening and I was able to fly a short flight to northern Ireland last month without having a meltdown! Thankyou so much for these, they help so much
This 1 is amazing Captain. Hope you make next chapter with this young pilot again
I really LOVED this video! So real! So much respect for student Beatrice and for Petter teacher 🤩
Thank you , one of your best videos. I am a senior citizen just getting back into flying; , got my Commercial, CFI, instrument etc more than 30 years ago , using my Veterans benefits, but could not afford to continue flying after that. Having fun now with an instructor learning GPS approaches etc. That did not exist in the late 1970s. Your skills and abilities to teach are awesome, I am
sure many first officers are benefiting from flying with you.
This is one of the best videos I have seen on this channel. It will be great to follow student Beatrice's progress, as many have suggested, if possible. She has clearly got what it takes to succeed.
Teachable, thank you Beatrice, an invaluable skill in aviation.
For all of this amazing content I really think that he needs way more subscribers.
Aww, thank you! That’s so nice to hear.
Superb content. I have experienced a (static) 738 sim on a few occasions and I can empathise with the same mistakes that she made, not having the 'feel' of the plane and chasing the FD and so watching her conquer the beast on video would be a fantastic programme. Best of luck to her. I can stop sweating now!
This is awesome. Like others have said, I hope she agrees to do a series and we can see her progress. Great video Mentour and let Beatrice know she will be an amazing pilot.
I know this is an old video, but watching in 2023 and this is so inspiring. I'm 43 but want to start a new career as a pilot because of stuff like this!
Good luck! Trust me the only limit IS the one you put yourself. Let's get It my friend!!!!!
Best video to date! Good luck on your flight training, Beatrice!
Yes Commander, We Really Liked That! Nice interview. Professor Petr! Beautiful how calm you are to help her be calm. She must have been really nervous. I think she’s gonna make it. Thnx, CJ
Great video. The student is great, and the teaching is great. What got my attention was how pro Peter is in the cockpit. At 13:59, he (instinctually) does this automatic check, verbally clicking the items off to himself, waving his hand over the panel. Its amazing to watch. At another point he does something similar I think to the autopilot.
WOW! I’ve watched a ton of Mentour videos, and this one is one of the best. Very informative. Kudos to the videographer behind the pilots. Fantastic job capturing the action!
That looks like fun. I have been a passenger multiple times in an aircraft but I know nothing about flying one except for what I have learned from recently finding and watching Mentour's Channel. It sure is interesting and I appreciate all the video's and information you post for everyone. Thank you.
This was a terrific video! Beatrice did very well for her first time in a 737.
Got a Thumbs Up at 6 minutes in! Loved the teaching format for this one. I agree with some of the other comments; nice change up with the simulator instruction. I am an old Navy veteran who really enjoys this channel. Great job guys!!!!
What a beautiful way of teaching - positive, assuring, supportive. That's how it should be, making us reaching the best of our potential. Thank you very much for sharing!
Amazing, very good... It's very interesting in notice that the plane really wants to flight and not go down when you came close to the runway!
Very very inspiring! After watching this video my confidence has gone up so much more.
Great work, Captain Petter. Thank you so much!
Met Beatrice last month up at AFTA as I was waiting to be called into my Ryanair Mentored Programme Interview. So friendly and made me feel very comfortable. Aced the interview and sim test and have been accepted onto the programme, due to begin in November after I finish school!
Mentour, FANTASTIC! I've watched this 3X and will likely another 5! Bob
That was great! You are an excellent instructor. More of those please.
Wow what an experience I'd reckon for a ppl student! She looks to progress really well.
Makes me remember last year tagging along with a friend for his and co colleague annual check rides. The briefing and their sim tests were tremendously interesting to have witnessed.
Afterword he put me in the right seat of the E190 sim. Had not flown in a long time (not continue after high school...), so that was quite an experience, a fond memory and the 1st t/go captured on film :)
Great video. Wish her all the best.
Awesome to see this. Great improvements on her part.
I loved the video. I do a lot of sim flying in a 738. It's my dream to get time one that simulator. Keep the videos coming.
Among your most interesting of cockpit videos, on par with Emergency descent and terrain. Fascinating!
As a PPL student soon to have my skill test, this experience of landing B737 in a sim would be absolutely fantastic! Great video, thanks!
I'm a hobby SIM-Pilot and got a "real" 777 simulator flight for my birthday. I remember how thrilling and overwhelming that was for me although I was completely familiar with the 777 avionics and cockpit (at least to the extent of my simulation software). But it was still such a huge difference between having a real cockpit with buttons instead of short keys on a computer keyboard.
So when I consider that she's not that familiar with the 737 I'm impressed how she handled it. I found it incredible complicated to keep overall awareness for speed, altitude, pitch, bank and position itself in manual flight. It was exhausting!
On my 2nd attempt on the simulator I wanted to try having the autopilot fly the plane (except for the final approach and touchdown) and I programmed the short route and approach into the autopilot and controlled it without the help of the instructor. This worked really well. Since it was a realistic simulator I'd have mastered that in a real plane I guess. But flying manually completely would have been a disaster and I'd use up all my fuel without being able to align properly to the runway where everything comes together.
I'm 5 hours into my PPL Training, but this video made me smile the whole time!! Love your content!
Great video Mentour i love these simulator videos, have a fantastic weekend my friend.
I’ll try and do more of them!
Great video, i really liked noticing the differences between this and the other sim trainings you have uploaded over here. You brought up some things you explained that are very interesting to people like me that dont know how to fly. That you dont explain in other videos with more experienced students because they are already more advanced.
@Mentour Pilot This is huge! Beatrice did a marvelous job! I echo many of the other viewers comments that you should try and make this a series. I myself am just a week or 2 away from my solo flight in pursuit of my PPL. and I love to see how I am doing compared to my peers. As usual Peter, I loved this video and sit in anticipation of your next episode! Happy New Year! Blue Skies!
Now that was awesome! I felt right there with her!! Thanks Mentour!!
"It's just like a big Cessna" LOL
It is, in some sense
@@MentourPilot I Absolutely believe you, since you said how easy it responds. Just it's funny that you say it
Lol, it is really funny to hear that, as my first time in a 737 sim, the Training Captain said, forget the complexity of how it looks, don't be scared of it, it's just like a really big Cessna. That comment during the vid, took me back a lot of years...
There's a saying that pilots make - the view out the front is the same. I don't have jet time but have flown 152;'s, 172''s, 182's, Cherokees, Saratogas, Vikings, SR-22, and a few others. I can tell you the faster the aircraft, the more you have to keep in front of it. I remember struggling with same issues of keeping an eye on speed, rate of climb/descent, rate of turn and keeping the plane coordinated. The speeds on approach are almost triple in a commercial airliner compared to a Cessna so good for her to be able to fly a relatively stable approach and landing.
Your such a good teacher! I did a simulation experience and I have flew study level aircraft In P3D but getting into an actual cockpit is so overwhelming. Your students are luck to have you!
This was fantastic! :)
Glad you liked it!
Happy New Year Mantour, really enjoyed the video.
Would love to see Beatrice's progress through training if she's willing. Well done, Beatrice, and wishing you well in your journey.
Nice, great video and great experience for her. You are nice, calm, relaxed instructor, if that was your usual approach to a student pilot.
This one is so good to listen!! Watching this feels good...
This is amazing content, you put so much thought into this channel, you're just great
Well I’m taking my CPL now, actually it similar to landing Cessna but here more complicated.
I have felt nervous just like I’m on this simulator doing the landing.
Great job for the instructor for easy way teaching and good landing for the student on 1st time on simulator.
She will make a GREAT Pilot! Calm, cool and collected...
Agreed
My heart would be jumping literally with the (excitement/fear), good Job Mentour and good luck Beatrice 👏🏻👏🏻
Thanks for this video. A long time ago I was in a six axis simulator for the KC-10(DC-10 AF tanker) courtesy of my Air Force pilot nephew. My prior experience was not an actual Cessna, but the Flight Simulator version of the 172. I had also taken lessons in an ultralight, but not actually soloed with it, just a short hop and drop in line with the runway. In the simulator, which I assume had no crosswinds or other complications to deal with, I was able to surprise my nephew by actually flying a pattern successfully like your student did.
It was made possible, mostly by the instructor doing for me what you did for her. In my case, not having the rudder and brake experience she had in an actual Cessna, I did not manage to keep the plane on the runway after hitting the centerline accurately, but the many many pattern take-offs and landings I had practiced in the fake Cessna gave me the ability, greatly enhanced by the real seat of the pants feel of flight dynamics that motion simulator gave to my body, to bring that plane more or less safely onto that simulated runway at March AFB including clearance of the nearby mountains needed to do the pattern there. Now I know how much more help I really had in that one time, unforgettable exercise.
Great Video. She did a marvelous job!!! There is nothing easy about wrestling an aircraft to the centerline with minimal exposure to its characteristics. Job well done!!!
Well done she will do great and she has a very good teacher. Makes a guy feel very good about the pilots we all fly with.
For anyone wondering, I found the AFTA blog where she has some entries, it seems like she completed her line training and is a second officer! Seems like her training is going very well, and she's on her way to F/O status.
Absolutely loved this video. So positive, really fascinating.
Best I have seen on your channel. Absolutely Fantastic.
That was fantastic! Beatrice is a very impressive student!
Thanks so much for this video, and congratulations to Beatrice! I love this video.✈️
This is one of the coolest videos you have done!
This was great. 👍🏼
Really cool seeing how quickly you handle pilot monitoring tasks.
You a re an excellent teacher! Of course having an excellent student helps.
Bang on! LOL Just shows how good of an instructor you are! I also would like to see this as a series to watch how Beatrice progresses in her training.
I have been lucky enough to be able to rent 2 737- 800 sims. One in Budapest and one in Toronto. It was an amazing experience and a lot harder than it looks! But at least no crashes! Thank you for the great video!
Great to see the progress and what can be achieved with the right training. Nothing beats flying hours, skill and training for all conditions, whatever the job.
Excellent, more please!
Matthew
Wow, The girl is absolutely incredible, so calm and cool. Petter show more videos like this please...
Wow! Fantastic video! Super student, calm cool and collected.
Really loved this video!!!!
Great to hear!!
Brilliant. So calm when teaching
Happy New Year Mentour :)
You too!!
Love this! Really enjoyed watching it.
Awesome video as always👍👍
This was a fantastic video!!! I've been talking about flight sims for a long time but you have shown how important this training tool can be used in the real world!!! Thank you Sir!!! This would be a great training series if you want to show how a student can progress their learning curve!!! the technology is out there to make pilots safer and more confident!! Even on a small flight simulator like I have ( a laptop...Joysticks..yokes.. and rudder.. and a good flight sim package like..Xplane 9 thru 11...Xfs.and.MFS 2020 coming soon and a whole lot more!!!).. "It's just like a big CESSNA"... ....
Great content, I hope that Beatrice will be a very good pilot.
To be in the simulator with Petter like this would be an absolute dream come true. All I have are UA-cam videos like yours and computer games. If something were to happen where there was a dual pilot incapacitation and they needed a passenger I'd be the first volunteer. With 121.500 I feel confident, especially with all the automation which I have a basic understanding from you. Medically, I can't be a pilot or else that would 100% be my career by any means whatsoever. All I can do is live through these means.
This is fantastic! Thanks for doing this!
Great interview and best wishes with your future career!