I am an instrument rated private pilot and currently working towards my commercial license. I have about 280 hours of flight time and try to fly once every 1-2 weeks. With this being said, I usually get nervous when I fly (mainly during operations from preflight to takeoff). I don't recall ever being like this when I first received my PPL, and there doesn't necessarily have to be anything to prompt my nervousness such as inclement weather.
I pride myself in my eagerness to go above and beyond in terms of aviation knowledge and risk management as flying is my #1 passion; however, I can't seem to be fully confident in my abilities for seemingly no reason.
Does anyone else have similar feelings or have any advice on how to overcome nervousness/lack of confidence when flying? Once I'm up in the air, I feel fully confident, but it's just the part of getting there where I doubt myself.
Thanks!
Blake
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