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Had my first official lesson last week. I haven't been up in a few weeks and it showed. My previous "lessons" were merely to see if I would like it and having fun.
I am now training in a 1947 Luscombe tail wheel 8E. We are training on a 1800' grass strip.

Training is getting to be more fun all the time, and I am getting more comfortable all the time. Even a 60* turn is not cause to raise the sweat on my brow.
One of the interesting things is I am now in the ...

I would just agree with the many points the people before me made.

You get out of it what you put into it.

You do need to find a mentor to help guide you if the unit you join doesn't have a new member program.

My formal training will start soon, maybe in the next week or two.
All I do is eat, sleep and dream of flying. I run scenarios over in my head, watch videos on the web and study my Gleim manuals.
Thankfully I have a friend that takes me up at least once a week and is teaching me how to fly. He's a great guy and commercial rated.
We fly in a small plane with a stick and a taildragger, both a little daunting.
I find I pick up a lot of information not only from the seasoned ...

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I've been studying the ground school, not too bad so far. The mechanical and aerodynamic parts are not too bad with my background.
Got a call today from my friend did I want to go up again? Sure!
I got over to the airport and we talked about different planes, my needs, budget etc.
Then we talked abut his plane, walked out to it and he guided me through the pre-flight checklist. Having done this once before I was somewhat familiar with the plane so I found the master switch, ...