Cessna 172 Take-off and Landing - Statesville, NC

Today I took my sister and two of her friends up to look at the lake by my parents house. The airport in the video is Statesville Regional Airport (KSVH), in NC, and the airplane is a Cessna 172 (N737YF). At the time of the video, I had 64 hours of total flight time logged.

NOTE: I have not flown significantly since filming this video. My experience with flying is still small, relative to most pilots.

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• takeoff
• landing
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• Statesville
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• Carolina
• NC
• KSVH
• N737YF

[goinflyin33]

was the checkride easier or harder than you expected? i lose sleep at night worrying about the damn checkride

[Phillip095]

@goinflyin33 My checkride was a nightmare. I was under time constraints to take the checkride (mistake), and so I ended up going on a day when there was a lot of wind (mistake). I did horrible on holding altitude in turns and low speed configurations because of wind/terrain interactions, but I passed the test because of having great knowledge and making a great crosswind landing.

My tip is to test in good weather. You're being tested to make sure you can fly safe, so be calm and collected too.

[whchuang]

are you under 20? just curious...

[Phillip095]

@whchuang I was 18 at the time of this video.

[kemms]

u did a good job.. the plane is operable after you were through with it.. the passengers were happy with it, that they clapped, hence thats a GOOD LANDING!!

[rajanbharti8055]

@Phillip095

u were flying at the age wen people get their driving license... :)

Thats Cool....! :)

n also 64 flight hours... Great work man..!

[kennysteck]

Nice Flying. Thanks for the Video. Very cool -

[goinflyin33]

what in-flight calculations did you have to do (ground speed, fuel burn, etc?)...also when you diverted, how did you pinpoint your position at the time of the diversion?

[Bernalfingfoe13]

how much it cost with this plane???

[2drewbaker]

That was a fine landing.

[Agora2021]

Why turn down the sound? We enjoy the sound of the engine.

[Stoyromychan]

kinda sounds like a ford escort on the highway ( engine noise wise)

[Phillip095]

@Dobiecx The best thing to do would be to call or go to the airport where you would get your training at and ask them what things you should get to prepare yourself. If your looking for specifics though, I would recommend getting the Jeppesen Private Pilot Manual. That manual is a textbook, but if you take the time to understand each sentence, then you will be very well prepared.

[Dobiecx]

@Phillip095 how long did it take, start to finish, to get your license? I've just started researching getting a license. Thinking about starting in the summer. Any tips on preparing or books to start with?