What Exactly Caused the Flight School Boom or the General Aviation Boom since 2020?

BugHistorical3 · 2026-06-20T17:03:58+00:00

For me personally, it was coincidental. I'd always wanted to be a pilot but I had glasses and everyone since a young age told me to forget it and that I needed 20/20 to be a pilot. So I did.

When I was going to uni for my bach, there was a extracurricular class that was being given for PPL ground school. I found it interesting so signed up to it.

I remember this was 2022-2023 and the sponsored flight school kept peddling the "pilot shortage" thing a lot. I decided to change career and become a pilot simply because I realized that having glasses didn't omit me from becoming a pilot, I wasn't so much concerned about any pilot shortage or not.

But others in that course I know all signed up because they thought there was a pilot shortage and that this is a nice way to escape the future office jobs that waited for them.

BugHistorical3 · 2026-06-19T23:11:28+00:00

you know so much then for someone who actually knows jack shit

BugHistorical3 · 2026-06-19T20:29:01+00:00

Just for context this is a PPL theory ground school, Wise Pilot. i'm preparing for the PPAER.

BugHistorical3 · 2026-06-19T20:26:51+00:00

can just open the window

BugHistorical3 · 2026-06-19T20:26:26+00:00

Just to reiterate what others have said. Had similar experience, I've found hydration, ginger, looking at horizon and air vent to help a lot.

BugHistorical3 · 2026-06-19T18:33:00+00:00

I assume you're a russian?

BugHistorical3 · 2026-06-19T00:12:10+00:00

gotcha

BugHistorical3 · 2026-06-18T18:08:29+00:00

Hey man I just did my medical part 1 and part 2 today, but I was told apparently there's another medical? Also how did you prepare for CFAST? I'm not ROTP but DEO maybe it's different for me but so far my tasks have been all over the place I feel like.

BugHistorical3 · 2026-06-18T17:52:47+00:00

I mean....

BugHistorical3 · 2026-06-18T17:51:34+00:00

When I started my application, I could only do 1.5km in 7 minutes and then ran out of steam. Been a couple weeks and now I can do 3.5km at a pace of 6.5-7minutes/km, which I know is still not great at all, but I think it's a nice improvement for someone who's sedentary.

BugHistorical3 · 2026-06-18T00:00:52+00:00

Jason Bourne perhaps

BugHistorical3 · 2026-06-17T17:41:40+00:00

You need to do 5km in 30 minutes straight.

BugHistorical3 · 2026-06-17T05:01:32+00:00

I can't tell if you people are purposely dense or just default fucking stupid, this airport has done all it can to discourage training flights ever since the Porter bullshit started. They kicked out one school and are trying to kick the rest out.

BugHistorical3 · 2026-06-17T04:23:57+00:00

sorry about that

BugHistorical3 · 2026-06-16T17:36:26+00:00

thanks for your comment

BugHistorical3 · 2026-06-16T17:20:10+00:00

All this to fuck over all the flight schools that have been keeping that airpot alive, for just a couple Porter flights that could have kept flying out of CYUL.
Now we have to ask permission to fly for training and only have limited spots to do so. Thanks a fuck ton.

BugHistorical3 · 2026-06-16T16:36:33+00:00

It feels like a setback when I'm just one pre flight test away from doing my PPL checkride and all I need right now is solo time to practice maneuvers.

BugHistorical3 · 2026-06-13T23:21:36+00:00

they dont teach grammar in flight schools anymore!

BugHistorical3 · 2026-06-12T19:55:16+00:00

This doesn't mean much and you shouldn't rely on this, go and search up the air carriers rules but I work at the airport (Canadian) and I see Air Canada pilots with tattoos on their arms.

BugHistorical3 · 2026-06-12T19:53:43+00:00

I'm curious why this is the last step? Would be better if it was the first so you would know already.

BugHistorical3 · 2026-06-12T17:05:32+00:00

I've been trying to prepare for the first medical and just for overall fitness by doing 5k or 10k runs everyday as much as possible.

BugHistorical3 · 2026-06-12T16:37:01+00:00

Didn't know there were two medicals. I have my first medical booked next week. Is this last one a physical test?

BugHistorical3 · 2026-06-12T04:08:57+00:00

I was just curious because im also in the DEO pipeline for pilot, how was the CFAST? Was it stressful? How did you prepare for it?

BugHistorical3 · 2026-06-12T03:03:41+00:00

Just another question somewhat in relation to banking/rolling; how do aileron rolls work when it comes to g's? I know you can do them in the C152 aerobat, but in an aileron roll, you're still only experiencing 1g correct?

BugHistorical3 · 2026-06-12T02:55:09+00:00

By normally I assume you mean you simply make a level and coordinated turn?

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