Hello everyone,
Following two consecutive replies in another thread I thought I'd open this topic... so, anyone else with a licence?
Me? Much of my stuff is lapsed by now... it's been a few years since I've last acted as PIC.
Regards,
Darkshado
Any pilots out here?
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XMIT
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macmakkara is an airplane and helicopter mechanic:
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I soloed in a Cessna 152 back when I lived in the Bay Area in 2012. I was maybe 30 landings, 25 hours and a written test away from the checkride when life got in the way. Now I have three kids under 5 in daycare so all the time and money available for flying has dried up.
I'll say one thing, piloting teaches you responsibility in a way nothing else does.
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I soloed in a Cessna 152 back when I lived in the Bay Area in 2012. I was maybe 30 landings, 25 hours and a written test away from the checkride when life got in the way. Now I have three kids under 5 in daycare so all the time and money available for flying has dried up.
I'll say one thing, piloting teaches you responsibility in a way nothing else does.
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andrewjoy
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I have flown a training plane a few times and a glider(not solo ofc) that's about it.
Its fun but expensive.
Its fun but expensive.
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chuckdee
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Same here. I started logging my flights for an eventual license, but once I stopped contracting, the price was prohibitive. I'd love to get back into it.andrewjoy wrote: ↑I have flown a training plane a few times and a glider(not solo ofc) that's about it.
Its fun but expensive.
One of the most fun things, and one of the misconceptions I had before flying is the downtime once you're in the air. I remember when my first teacher told me to look around, take in the scenery, and I was so scared to take my eyes off the sky in front of me like I was on a road or something. I really miss that sense of serenity.
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Muirium
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My brother got his pilot’s licence on his 18th birthday. Train with the Air Force, fellas! Then get out before they have you bombing villages in Iraq…
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chuckdee
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That chance came and went several years ago. Was going to college on an Air Force scholarship until I read the fine print. I ran away as fast as possible! Thankfully, I earned a few scholarships based on scholastic merit to pay for this expensive institution we call 'university'.Muirium wrote: ↑My brother got his pilot’s licence on his 18th birthday. Train with the Air Force, fellas! Then get out before they have you bombing villages in Iraq…
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macmakkara
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Ho thats been a while ago 
. Yeah i don’t have pilot licence and don’t have machanics licence yet. At my old place we didin’t need one... Now im working at commercial airline and working towards my mechanic licence.
. Yeah i don’t have pilot licence and don’t have machanics licence yet. At my old place we didin’t need one... Now im working at commercial airline and working towards my mechanic licence.