Bob Murray

Pursuing a Dream to Fly Bob Murray

Learning to fly a single-engine, general aviation aircraft is a challenging and rewarding endeavor. In todays airspace, there is much more to flying an airplane than physically controlling the airplane such as weather, navigation, communications, planning and emergency procedures. This book describes the authors journey from ground zero to the Private Pilot certification. The author shares his experiences in learning the basics, the first solo flight, cross country flights and passing the written, oral and flight examinations required by the Federal Aviation Administration. If you are interested in learning to fly, this book will help you understand what to expect. If you are a current student pilot, you can measure your progress against the authors. Flight Instructors and certificated pilots will recall their early days of primary training with fondness.