Article: You want to find an instructor that is experienced at both flying and teaching, and can communicate well. Try to find an instructor who has done more than 3,000 hours of teaching. The easiest way to find an instructor is through a flight school in your area, though some flight instructors do work freelance. Also be sure to pick an instructor that you feel at ease with. Flying for the first time is nerve-wracking as it is, so you want to find someone who will make you feel relaxed and calm. Your flying lessons are the most critical part of your learning process. Different countries vary on the amount of time that you need to train, so check your country's individual standards by researching on the internet or calling a flight school. No matter what country you are in, you will need to do a certain amount of hours with your instructor, plus night and cross-country flights, as well as solo flights with takeoffs and landings. In the United States, the breakdown is as follows: 20 hours of training with an instructor (including 3 hours of cross-country, 3 night hours, and 3 hours of instrument flight training). 10 hours of solo time (including travel to various airports with set amounts of takeoffs and landings.) Although this only adds up to 30 hours, you need 40 hours in the US to complete training. Most people do more than 40 hours; a good estimate of the average amount of hours people generally do is 60 hours. This is the amount of time that it generally takes to master all the skills you need. Don't take long breaks between your flying sessions. Even a couple weeks can make you forget what you have learned so that you will have to do more hours to master flying. This will cost you more money and make the entire process longer and more difficult. You will be learning many different aspects of flying. When you learn so much at one time, it can be difficult to retain it all. If there is an aspect of piloting that you feel uncertain about, tell your instructor that you'd like to go over it again. Your instructor is there to help, so don't be hesitant about asking them to repeat themselves. Some of the skills and knowledge you will learn are: airport operations, preflight procedures, takeoffs and landings, navigation, flight at various air speeds, stalls, night operations and emergency operations.

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Find the right instructor. Start your lessons. Fly consistently. Let your instructor know if you need to repeat lessons on certain skills.