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by LarryP
Tue May 03, 2011 6:57 pm
Forum: Introduce Yourself!
Topic: Howdy from Cactus Country (AZ/NM)
Replies: 7
Views: 5857

Howdy

Thanks for posting. Am in Ruidoso at the moment, due back in Tucson NLT Saturday, and will be coming up here around June 10th for the whole summer. Will see if we can connect some time before then. The number$ I'm seeing for LSA are considerably higher than I hoped, may have to downgrade my ambition...
by LarryP
Mon May 02, 2011 8:29 am
Forum: Introduce Yourself!
Topic: Howdy from Cactus Country (AZ/NM)
Replies: 7
Views: 5857

Thanks, will do.

Ryan's one of the last fields I flew in and out of before I hung up my headphones. Will contact him and ask a few questions, maybe beg for an hour or so in the right seat just to get a feel for it, motivation check so to speak.
by LarryP
Sun May 01, 2011 3:30 pm
Forum: Introduce Yourself!
Topic: Howdy from Cactus Country (AZ/NM)
Replies: 7
Views: 5857

Ouch!

Yeoww! When I first qualified ASEL C152 rentals were in the high 20's; by the mid-90's they had gone up to $60-70, and I decided it wasn't THAT much fun. Had hoped maybe LSA would help keep it affordable, but $100/hr wouldn't leave me enough for the divorce lawyer. Looks like I need to either buy a ...
by LarryP
Sun May 01, 2011 10:08 am
Forum: Introduce Yourself!
Topic: Howdy from Cactus Country (AZ/NM)
Replies: 7
Views: 5857

Howdy from Cactus Country (AZ/NM)

Just joined the forum. Private pilot ASEL/VFR/day only (colorblind) went inactive after ~200 hours in various Cessnas due to rental costs and minor medical issues (hypertension, etc.) that made it a hassle. Now fully retired, wondering if sport pilot is a way back into recreational flying. Are there...