u/Imaginary-Knowledge4

Hey everyone! I’m moving to AZ for flight training in Goodyear and looking for a studio around $1,000/month, ideally including utilities. I’ll have a car and would prefer a commute within 25–30 minutes.

Which areas or apartment complexes would you recommend? I’ve been looking at Goodyear, Avondale, and Glendale. I prefer a studio, but I’m also open to sharing a place with another flight student. Any suggestions would be appreciated!

Hey everyone!

This will be my first time attending EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, and I'm super excited. I'll be volunteering with one of the organization for a few days, but outside of my volunteer shifts, I honestly have no idea how to plan my time.

There seems to be so much happening that it's a little overwhelming. 😅

For those of you who've been before:

• How do you usually plan your days?
• What are the absolute must-see exhibits, events, or experiences?
• Anything that's overrated or not worth spending time on?
• Are there any hidden gems that first-timers often miss?
• Any tips for food, transportation, or surviving the long days?
• Is there anything I should do before I arrive to make the most of the week?

I'm a student pilot, so I'm especially interested in airlines, GA, career opportunities, forums, and meeting people in aviation, but I'm open to anything that's unique to Oshkosh.

Thanks in advance! I'd love to hear any advice from Oshkosh veterans.

Hey everyone!

I have my interview with United Aviate Academy coming up soon, and I'm trying to prepare as much as I can.

I've done quite a bit of research about the program, but I'd love to hear directly from people who have been through the interview or are currently in the academy.

A few questions I have:

• What was your interview experience like?
• What kinds of questions did they ask? (Behavioral, technical, HR, aviation knowledge, etc.)
• Were there any questions that caught you off guard?
• What do you think they're really looking for in applicants?
• Is there anything you wish you had prepared beforehand?

I'd also love to hear about United's culture in general. I know every airline talks about safety and professionalism, but how would you describe United's culture from an employee or student perspective? What makes it unique compared to other airlines?

For some background, I already have my Private Pilot Certificate and I'm currently working toward my instrument rating. My long-term goal is to fly for United, so I'm really excited about this opportunity and want to give it my best shot.

Any advice, experiences, or tips would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!

TL;DR: I have a United Aviate Academy interview coming up. Looking for interview experiences, common questions, preparation tips, and insights into United's culture from people who've been through the process or work for United.

TLDR: 23M dealing with severe premature ejaculation and erection loss during sex. Sometimes I can’t even stay hard long enough for penetration. It’s destroying my confidence and making me avoid intimacy even though I crave it. Tried almost every self-help method with no success and now looking into professional help.

I’m a 23M and I honestly feel sexually frustrated and defeated at this point.

Everything else in my relationships goes well. I can talk, flirt, connect emotionally, make dates fun, and make my partner feel wanted. Women usually enjoy being around me and things build naturally. But once it comes to sex, everything falls apart and it’s starting to affect me mentally.

I either finish extremely fast, like within 30 seconds, or I lose my erection completely during sex. Sometimes my dick isn’t even hard enough to properly enter the vagina before I lose it. Other times I stay hard during foreplay or oral, but the second we transition to penetration, I go soft almost immediately.

It’s embarrassing because mentally I WANT sex badly. I’m attracted to the person, I’m turned on, I’m excited, but my body just doesn’t cooperate. It makes me feel broken.

This has been happening since I first discovered masturbation years ago. I don’t really watch porn, so I don’t think it’s porn-induced ED or anything like that. It feels like my body has just always functioned this way.

The worst part is the anxiety cycle. The more it happens, the more pressure I put on myself the next time. Now I overthink every sexual situation before it even starts. I’ve started avoiding intimacy altogether even though I love affection, touch, and sex so much. I literally find myself pulling away from situations because I’m scared of disappointing someone again.

I’ve tried almost every self-help method people suggest online:
stop-start method, squeeze method, edging, delayed ejaculation practice, kegels, breathing exercises, relaxing techniques, taking breaks from masturbation, trying to focus less on performance, everything.

Nothing has truly fixed it.

At this point I think I need actual professional help instead of random internet advice. I just don’t know where to begin. Urologist? Sex therapist? Hormone testing? Medication?

This post is a beg for help. Please help me someone. I have no idea what to do.

Just looking for some honest feedback on CAE Phoenix in Mesa, AZ.

I recently applied for the Southwest 225 Cadet Program, and one of their partner schools is CAE Phoenix. I was pretty excited about it at first, but after reading reviews online, I’m honestly getting a little concerned.

I know people are usually more likely to leave reviews when they’re upset, so I’m trying not to judge too quickly. But flight training is a huge investment (110k$ at CAE till CFII), both financially and time-wise, so I really want to make the right decision.

Does anyone here currently train there or recently graduate from CAE Phoenix? How was your actual experience? Would you recommend it for someone trying to go the airline/cadet route?

Would really appreciate any honest insights, good or bad.

TLDR: Applied for the Southwest 225 Cadet Program and CAE Phoenix is one of their partner schools. Online reviews are worrying me a bit. Looking for real feedback from people who actually trained

Hey everyone, just wanted to give a quick update.

A few days ago I made a post here about my checkride and how unprepared and rusty I was feeling after multiple reschedules. I was honestly pretty stressed going into it.

Well… I passed my Private Pilot checkride!

It actually went way smoother than I expected. Once it started, everything kind of clicked back into place. The nerves were there at first, but after getting into the flow, it felt like just another flight. The DPE was fair, the scenarios were reasonable, and overall it turned into a really solid experience.

Looking back, I think a lot of it was just anxiety from the delays and feeling out of rhythm. The training was there all along, I just had to trust it.

If anyone remembers my last post or is going through something similar right now, just know that feeling unprepared doesn’t always mean you actually are.

And seriously, thank you to everyone who commented and shared advice on that post. It helped more than you probably think.

Now onto the next step… instrument training.

My private pilot checkride is in 4 days, and honestly I don’t feel ready at all.

This whole process has been dragging for the past 2 months. My checkride has been rescheduled about 3 times because of weather and DPE availability, and I feel like it completely threw off my momentum. Every time I got close, something pushed it back again.

Now that it’s actually happening, I feel rusty.

My last two flights were not good. I was behind the airplane, my maneuvers felt off, and overall I just didn’t feel like myself in the cockpit. It’s messing with my confidence a lot.

I know I’ve put in the work. I’ve trained for this, I’ve done the hours, passed the written, and I’ve had good flights before. But right now, it just feels like everything is slipping at the worst possible time.

I don’t know what to do, I don't feel I’m actually ready.

TLDR: Private pilot checkride in 4 days after multiple reschedules. Feeling rusty after bad recent flights and not confident at all. Not sure if it’s normal anxiety or if I’m actually unprepared.