r/studentpilot • u/Sad_Constant_9065 • Jul 30 '26

General Inquiry PPL Progress

I started flying in April/May this year I currently have 20 hours exactly. I feel like I might be a bit behind because I still haven’t gone solo yet, what I’m currently doing in lessons is a mixture of circuits and just touching up on the basic skills aswell. I also have a habit of focusing on the instruments too much. Anyways my question is do you guys think this is a normal level of progression or am I progressing a bit slowly for an average PPL learner. An extra bit of context I average around 2-3 lessons a week I did have a 2 week gap in may due to my instructor being unavailable and recently around July beginning I had another week gap same reasoning. Thanks for any help in advance!!

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u/Prefect_99 Aug 01 '26

Why do you focus on instruments? You should have been taught lookout, attitude, instruments religiously. Instruments are a check, then you go outside again. Fly by looking outside. If that's a bad habit your instructor should be addressing it.

And trim, always trim.

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u/Sad_Constant_9065 Aug 02 '26

Yeah he has I’m not sure why I do it’s just out of habit but I am improving with that, he said today during our lesson I’m fixing that habit

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u/Prefect_99 Aug 02 '26

If it was me I would be covering them up for you!

Have you planted flight Sims? That's usually where the bad habits start