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MacPara23
Joined: 12 Nov 2009
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Location: Tucson, AZ
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| Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2010 3:43 pm Post subject: Yee-haw! I nailed the checkride! |
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| Finally! After a bit more than 50 hours of practicing and training and who knows how many soft field and short field approaches, I could swap my Student Pilot Certificate with a Temporary Airman Certificate! Boy, am I glad I got that done... :-D |
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yozz25
Joined: 18 Dec 2009
Posts: 185
Location: vegas
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| Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2010 7:25 pm Post subject: mazel tov |
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Hey, that is great, as we say in Greek/ Mazel tov!!!!
Use it in good health, and enjoy.
yozz :P |
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ibgarrett
Joined: 04 Dec 2008
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Location: Westminster, CO
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| Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2010 11:31 am Post subject: |
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Congrats MacPara! I only finished mine up a little over a week ago. Took me a little over 100hrs to get there.
The big question I'm running into is - what now? :D
Brian |
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chrisw
Joined: 19 Jan 2010
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Location: San Jose, CA
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| Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2010 1:37 pm Post subject: |
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ibgarrett wrote: Congrats MacPara! I only finished mine up a little over a week ago. Took me a little over 100hrs to get there.
Nice going MacPara!
ibgarrett wrote: The big question I'm running into is - what now? :D
Brian
There's always the challenge of the Airline Transport certificate....
Chris |
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ibgarrett
Joined: 04 Dec 2008
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Location: Westminster, CO
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| Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2010 1:43 pm Post subject: |
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| I was thinking more along the lines of moving up to a PP license first... :D Baby steps... baby steps.... |
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yozz25
Joined: 18 Dec 2009
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Location: vegas
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| Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2010 11:48 pm Post subject: nailed it |
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Brian:
After 50 hours, I assume you mean the sports pilot license.
yozz
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yozz25
Joined: 18 Dec 2009
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Location: vegas
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| Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2010 11:51 pm Post subject: Macpara |
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I think I meant to say Macpara, but I assume both you guys just got the sports ticket.
yozz :oops: |
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MacPara23
Joined: 12 Nov 2009
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Location: Tucson, AZ
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| Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2010 11:59 pm Post subject: Re: Macpara |
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yozz25 wrote: I think I meant to say Macpara, but I assume both you guys just got the sports ticket.
yozz :oops:
:-D Yeah, Sport Pilot Airplane, to be complete. I kinda thought this would be implied by the forum's name ;-). Anyway, I'm now going to collect some helpful endorsements for class D and C airspace and then I'm going on some nice weekend trips. Sigh, Spring is near! |
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ibgarrett
Joined: 04 Dec 2008
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Location: Westminster, CO
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| Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2010 12:43 am Post subject: |
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Yeah, yeah, I'm a little slow making it to the Sport Pilot license at 100+hrs...
My next step is to buy into a 1/4 share of an LSA and then get my radio endorsement :D |
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yozz25
Joined: 18 Dec 2009
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Location: vegas
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| Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2010 10:09 am Post subject: started "official lsa" training |
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Just started my official lsa traing after 13 hours in warrior, an hour in krusty tomahawk, and 3 in remos as a test.
Yesterday was at the local flight school, just got the remos. Totally demoralized. Overwhelmed with new info, new school, new routine in scheduling, showing me headsets, showing me brochures on remos. Walked out of there after putting 1.2 on hobbs to boot with huge headache.
Instructor had a different take on things, he liked to "trim" everything I do. Ok with me, but the landing was to be done as a stabilized approach, not what seemed to be controlled crashes as done with other instructors. He said I have a good light touch on stick, don't overcontrol, and seem to be able to fly the plane gently. I told him I already had 17 hours, perhaps he didn't hear.
Had to show him routes usually taken back to airport after some maneuvers, I believe he is new to this location.
We came down as soft as a baby's bottom and that is what impressed me with him. He said it was due to stabllized landing technique, keeping pitch trimmed just so. Approach seemed a bit shallower than usual. If I can do what he does, that's ok with me. Only problem is that he doesn't wear a skirt.
Next lesson on tuesday, perhaps I'll get the ticket in five years.
yozz
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ka7eej
Joined: 28 Jan 2007
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Location: Taylor, Az
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| Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2010 11:04 pm Post subject: |
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Yozz,,,
Met "Girlie' Friday at the Casa Grande" Arizona Fly in... It was fun!!. |
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yozz25
Joined: 18 Dec 2009
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Location: vegas
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| Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2010 7:49 am Post subject: girlie, yummmo!!!! |
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Hey, Ka7, really? at casa grande. Are you pulling my leg or what?
If ya did, she's good kid, if not, then hope ya had fun. All we got here is the chicken ranch.
Ah, girlie, the flightress of my dreams, my Amelia E. All I can dig up here is some old crow with a big trap on Social Security complaining about her phlebitis.
In any case, progressing with lessons, one day will have sports job, and if ya see a plane land with about 5 bounces, a good landing, in yer neck o da woods, it's me coming to visit.
yozz
gotta be bad
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MacPara23
Joined: 12 Nov 2009
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Location: Tucson, AZ
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| Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2010 11:23 am Post subject: |
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ka7eej wrote: Yozz,,,
Met "Girlie' Friday at the Casa Grande" Arizona Fly in... It was fun!!.
At the Cactus Fly-In this weekend? Damn, we could have met! I was there on Saturday before the storm moved in... I saw an Allegro there but that wasn't yours. |
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ka7eej
Joined: 28 Jan 2007
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Location: Taylor, Az
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| Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2010 2:02 pm Post subject: |
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I was there Friday.... If you saw the two Remos there You may have seen "Girlie" there too... There were two good looking blonds, she was the shorter of the two.. Had a great chat with her....The Yellow Allegro is just like mine except I have white wings with blue strips...His price is still too high if he really wants to sell it but a good value at 69k compared to the Remos at 130-140k
I may need to to to Ryan someday soon to see Roger Lee, will let you know..
Brian |
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MacPara23
Joined: 12 Nov 2009
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Location: Tucson, AZ
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| Posted: Mon Mar 08, 2010 12:29 am Post subject: |
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ka7eej wrote: I was there Friday.... If you saw the two Remos there You may have seen "Girlie" there too... There were two good looking blonds, she was the shorter of the two.. Had a great chat with her....The Yellow Allegro is just like mine except I have white wings with blue strips...His price is still too high if he really wants to sell it but a good value at 69k compared to the Remos at 130-140k
I may need to to to Ryan someday soon to see Roger Lee, will let you know..
Brian
The Remos might have fled the scene before I got there because the storm was supposed to move in... at least I didn't see any. Probably a good thing as my wife was with me :-).
Yeah, the Allegro looks like a really nice plane. Maybe something to upgrade to later, I just bought my S-12 a few months ago ...
Yeah, when you get to Ryan, let me know. I can't fly there yet without the D endorsement but that's coming up and you might want to grab a bite in Marana before heading home...?!
Torsten. |
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