Waypoints PilotBooks - Flight Training Manual - August 2026

Every pilot begins as a student pilot whether the aim is to fly for a hobby or for a career.

Learning to fly does not take long, within the first 20 hours of flying training you will have learned the basic skills, the remaining hours are normally devoted to refining those skills. Since the training period is so short, good habits must be developed right from the start. Patterns formed in the first few hours will stay with you throughout your flying life and so, to gain the maximum benefit from each hour in the air, and to develop good habits, you should be well prepared. This manual will help you to do this - our objective is to help you become a proficient and safe private pilot.

An advanced formal education is not a requirement to become a pilot although the English language is required for radio communications and a knowledge of mathematics is useful. Beyond that, no special academic skills are required.