Quoted: Which is easier to learn?
Rotary or fixed wing? We are talking about a total noob who knows nothing about flying.. But thinking of taking classes. |
Fixed wing...
Definitely!!!!
In fact, the best way to learn rotary wing is to go FIXED FIRST, and then transition
Due to the cost of helicopter time (helicopters being horrendously fuel inefficient and complex to maintain), the price is about the same, as you only need 20hrs of (EXPENSIVE) helicopter time instead of 40...
Those 20 hours of helicopter time you 'save' are expensive enough to pay for your fixed wing training.
And an ASS-LOAD of the stuff you need to learn is the same between both 'Airplane, Single Engine, Land' and 'Helicopter'
Weather, navigation, commo, airspace (eg 'How not to get a bunch of pissed off fighter pilots (hey, that F-16 driver had to throw away a royal flush because your dumb ass decided to buzz the White House
) for flying buddies'), and so on...