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Practicing at a Class B (PHNL)

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I'm just completing my ground school and about to begin my flight lessons (I'm an engineer so I decided to just power through the technical stuff and then simply concentrate on learning to fly the plane...). I purchased a Cardinal RG and am basing it at Honolulu International (Class B).  We'll be learning is a practice area and working landings at Kalaeloa PHJR (Class D).

Q1. Once I obtains my PPL will I be allowed to train (ie - request the option etc) at the class B?

Q2. Although I've been told " it will be fine" I'm worried about learning to fly out of a busy airport and in a complex machine...thoughts?

Q3. How long can I use "student Pilot" on the end of my calls to get the tower to slow down their cadence while communicating?

Thanks!

jeff

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  1. Mark Kolber on Aug 04, 2014

    #3 Until you feel you can stand on your own two feet, communication-wise. It will happen faster than you think.

    #2 It will be fine. It may take a small amount longer than in a simpler airplane but there’s a big advantage in learning to fly what you plan to fly as a pilot. A good friend of mine got tired of rentals so he bought a 182 as a student pilot; he actually learned faster since there were no scheduling conflicts and far less maintenance issues.

    #1 Only someone based at PHNL can tell you that. But while Class B typically means “busy” that’s a pretty relative term. For example, I’m familiar with Denver and Charlotte Class Bs, each of which have twice the number of annual operations as Honolulu.

    If there is significant training going on at the airport, then it should not be a big issue. Otherwise, just take your practice sessions elsewhere – after all, isn’t the whole idea of learning to fly to go somewhere? In the long run there’s not that much proficiency value to flying the familiar pattern at the home base, whether it’s a busy Class B or a quiet Class G.

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  2. Jeff LeFebvre on Aug 09, 2014

    Thank you Mark! Sorry for the slow response… We’re just getting through hurricane Iselle and getting ready for Julio…pretty exciting weather patterns for us…

    This site is unbelievable… I don’t know how folks like you can make time for nubies like me but I have to tell you that it’s so great!

    Thanks again!
    Jeff

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