Who Here's A Pilot?
12-07-2011, 12:49 PM
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Who Here's A Pilot?
Just wondering who the other fellow aviators here on MT. I'm currently going to school to be a professional pilot. I got my private checkride coming up this Saturday and am transitioning into instrument at the first of the year.
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12-07-2011, 01:00 PM
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Got my PPL years ago just for fun, never bothered with instrument or multi. Haven't been up in over a decade, though. Not even sure where my logbook is.
Where are you attending?
Where are you attending?
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12-07-2011, 01:22 PM
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I'm at Middle Tennessee State. Haha, you should probably find your logbook man. My uncle lost his logbook when he moved, over 5,000 hrs... gone. I couldn't stop flying if I tried. That and my Miata are my only forms of stress relief up here.
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12-07-2011, 02:41 PM
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Private Pilot here. 450 hrs. mainly in Piper Cherokee and Cessna 172. 15 hours instrument training then stopped. Too costly and will not utilize it enough to justify it. Also very unsafe IMO if you do not use it frequently. Possibly doing some tailwheel training soon.
Have done quite a bit of cross country flights and really enjoyed the challenge of learning to fly. Coolest flight was with a friend of mine who owns an FBO here in Jersey. We flew to Kansas to pick up a new 172 from the factory, and had a tour while we were there and then flew the plane back to Jersey. Second favorite was going to First Flight(Kitty Hawk)with my 2 boys, great trip.
Have done quite a bit of cross country flights and really enjoyed the challenge of learning to fly. Coolest flight was with a friend of mine who owns an FBO here in Jersey. We flew to Kansas to pick up a new 172 from the factory, and had a tour while we were there and then flew the plane back to Jersey. Second favorite was going to First Flight(Kitty Hawk)with my 2 boys, great trip.
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12-08-2011, 09:32 AM
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Yeah, the one that really kills me is about 7 years ago I was doing a job down at the Seminole reservation in Florida, and their chief pilot (who is also an instructor) took me up for a spin in their Gulfstream III and let me fly it left-seat. I'd have loved to have had him sign my log for that one.
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12-08-2011, 11:57 AM
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Private Pilot here. 450 hrs. mainly in Piper Cherokee and Cessna 172. 15 hours instrument training then stopped. Too costly and will not utilize it enough to justify it. Also very unsafe IMO if you do not use it frequently. Possibly doing some tailwheel training soon.
Have done quite a bit of cross country flights and really enjoyed the challenge of learning to fly. Coolest flight was with a friend of mine who owns an FBO here in Jersey. We flew to Kansas to pick up a new 172 from the factory, and had a tour while we were there and then flew the plane back to Jersey. Second favorite was going to First Flight(Kitty Hawk)with my 2 boys, great trip.
Have done quite a bit of cross country flights and really enjoyed the challenge of learning to fly. Coolest flight was with a friend of mine who owns an FBO here in Jersey. We flew to Kansas to pick up a new 172 from the factory, and had a tour while we were there and then flew the plane back to Jersey. Second favorite was going to First Flight(Kitty Hawk)with my 2 boys, great trip.
Yeah, the one that really kills me is about 7 years ago I was doing a job down at the Seminole reservation in Florida, and their chief pilot (who is also an instructor) took me up for a spin in their Gulfstream III and let me fly it left-seat. I'd have loved to have had him sign my log for that one.
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12-08-2011, 01:52 PM
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Although he let me fly the approach, the chief had the controls for takeoff and landing. I think he was trying to impress me on climbout, because all I can say is that compared to the ole' 172, that sucker climbed like it had a JATO pack strapped to it.
FYI, in the US, the FAA has two general classifications for flight training programs, which are defined in part 61 and part 141 of title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations. They vary with hours required, structure of classes, etc. As a broad simplification, part 141 schools are more rigidly structured and "collegiate" in nature, while part 61 schools are more your local "learn to fly" program at the FBO. So, Embry-Riddle University, for instance, is a part 141 school.
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12-08-2011, 06:45 PM
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Save enough so you can fly as much as possible during the first 30 or so hours of training. It is much more difficult IMO to spread it out over a long period of time. Training is a lot of fun once you start to "get it".
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12-09-2011, 06:40 AM
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Hi guys
Current 737NG Captain with Virgin Australia based in Brisbane.
Have a few hours and even did a US ATP at Riverside In 2001 and added the 737 to it in 2003 in Seattle at Boeing
Keep the faith it will be the best career choice you ever make
More than happy to offer advice if asked, just hate sounding like a know it all
Justin
Current 737NG Captain with Virgin Australia based in Brisbane.
Have a few hours and even did a US ATP at Riverside In 2001 and added the 737 to it in 2003 in Seattle at Boeing
Keep the faith it will be the best career choice you ever make
More than happy to offer advice if asked, just hate sounding like a know it all
Justin
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12-09-2011, 10:32 PM
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I think I have about 300 hours. Have owned three planes - Grumman AA1, Mooney M20A and Luscombe 8A. I'm out of them now but will get back in. My neighbor is an A&P, just put in a heated 50x70 hanger and is putting in a grass strip. When done we are splitting a plane. So, I have my own strip, hanger and mechanic 1/4 mile away and only pay half of the costs.
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12-10-2011, 12:56 AM
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Hi guys
Current 737NG Captain with Virgin Australia based in Brisbane.
Have a few hours and even did a US ATP at Riverside In 2001 and added the 737 to it in 2003 in Seattle at Boeing
Keep the faith it will be the best career choice you ever make
More than happy to offer advice if asked, just hate sounding like a know it all
Justin
Current 737NG Captain with Virgin Australia based in Brisbane.
Have a few hours and even did a US ATP at Riverside In 2001 and added the 737 to it in 2003 in Seattle at Boeing
Keep the faith it will be the best career choice you ever make
More than happy to offer advice if asked, just hate sounding like a know it all
Justin
I think I have about 300 hours. Have owned three planes - Grumman AA1, Mooney M20A and Luscombe 8A. I'm out of them now but will get back in. My neighbor is an A&P, just put in a heated 50x70 hanger and is putting in a grass strip. When done we are splitting a plane. So, I have my own strip, hanger and mechanic 1/4 mile away and only pay half of the costs.
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