Brady passed! It’s been a roller coaster of emotions: fun, challenging, exciting, exhausting – but in the end, extremely rewarding.

Brady went flying with his instructor twice in this session to do some final checkride prep.

Brady is on the homestretch of his training in this lesson, so he is focusing on areas where he needs a little more practice.

Brady sticks a couple of good short-field landings.

Brady flew to Green Bay and landed at his first Class C airport.

Brady is introduced to short and soft field landings.

Brady leaves Oshkosh and navigates to two other airports for his first cross-country flight.

Every flight is different. This time, Brady didn’t have strong winds to contend with, but instead several flocks of geese flying above the runway on takeoff.

In this lesson, Brady and his instructor practiced slow flight, stalls, and an emergency, then came back for a few touch-and-goes.

Brady spent countless hours the last several weeks studying for the written test to earn his certificate.

If something just doesn’t feel right, come in for a landing.

As soon as Brady’s wheels lifted off Runway 27, he was overcome with excitement, confidence, and adrenaline.

This lesson was just the confidence booster Brady needed in his training.

Brady makes several good landings in this lesson.

Almost three weeks had passed since Brady’s last lesson, and he learned that the time away definitely made things feel strange at first.

This was a frustrating lesson for Brady where nothing seemed to work well for him, but his instructor reminded him that most pilots encounter this “learning plateau.”

Brady’s instructor has him review stall recovery to prepare for his solo.

Brady does more pattern work and makes seven landings without help.

Brady goes through eight pattern flights in this lesson, six of which he landed.

Brady navigates to another airport and communicates on the radio for the first time.

In this lesson Brady was introduced to ground reference maneuvers and brought along a GPS logger.

Brady covers what it’s like to practice slow flight in a variety of conditions, plus a lot of stall practicing.

In this lesson, Brady practiced steep turns, this time trying to hold altitude, slow flight, stalls, and landing.

Brady talks about some fun parts of his flight — especially the steep turns. Banking at 45 degrees was quite the sensation for him!

Brady and his instructor sat in the Remos today just to take a look and feel the airplane out.

Brady officially starts his flying curriculum, and it feels just like the first day of school.

Brady talks about how it’s taken much longer to even get started than he ever thought it would. And how he’s using that time to find ways to wait actively.

Brady discusses his flight instructor selection decision.

Brady discusses selecting a flight instructor and the importance of taking the time to do it right.