Hello everyone,
I'm new to the forum and I apologize in advance if I say/ask something everyone is tired of hearing.
I'm a firstie at the Academy, and there is now a program offered to aviation-hopefuls in the summer before firstie year known as Powered Flight. The intent of the program is to expose midshipmen to flying and simulate flight school. It is primarily run by Naval Aviators who are currently military instructors and staff at the Academy. There is a ground school portion that runs parallel to ground and air instruction at a local airfield. Successful completion of the program culminates in a solo (1 of 10 flight hours) and validation of IFS.
I went through the program and did fine. However, this is the only flight experience I have and by the time I get to flight school next summer/fall, it will have been over a year since I flew. I believe I have the option to still attend IFS if I want to. I would like advice regarding whether or not it would be a good idea to go through IFS or go straight to API. If I should skip IFS, please let me know if it would be a good idea to log a few more hours before I go to Pensacola.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
I'm new to the forum and I apologize in advance if I say/ask something everyone is tired of hearing.
I'm a firstie at the Academy, and there is now a program offered to aviation-hopefuls in the summer before firstie year known as Powered Flight. The intent of the program is to expose midshipmen to flying and simulate flight school. It is primarily run by Naval Aviators who are currently military instructors and staff at the Academy. There is a ground school portion that runs parallel to ground and air instruction at a local airfield. Successful completion of the program culminates in a solo (1 of 10 flight hours) and validation of IFS.
I went through the program and did fine. However, this is the only flight experience I have and by the time I get to flight school next summer/fall, it will have been over a year since I flew. I believe I have the option to still attend IFS if I want to. I would like advice regarding whether or not it would be a good idea to go through IFS or go straight to API. If I should skip IFS, please let me know if it would be a good idea to log a few more hours before I go to Pensacola.
Thank you for your time and consideration.