But not in the middle seat.
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I don't know if this is such a good idea but I'm signing up for flying lessons in an attempt to obtain my private pilots license. I've probably missed the cut off date for age though. I'm 61 :-/
Any comments or suggestions from all y'all "Beerlegger" pilots is very much appreciated, as are snide comments, remarks etc.
Y'all have a great weekend!B-)
Age is really only a problem if you are not in good health or are starting to forget things. Otherwise,Go for it!
Try to find a flying club you can join and ask about their instructors. Talk with one or more instructors before picking someone. Try to find one you are comfortable with. Lots of FBOs have in-house instructors or know some good ones. Some are just building time to head to the airlines and might leave you looking for someone else. Sometimes, older is better and more stable.
Make sure they follow a syllabus and not just whatever comes up. Fly as often as you can as skills deteriorate without use.
Make sure you can pass the medical before you start. The fee an Aero Medical Examiner charges is small compared to the cost of learning to fly, and it's very upsetting to take the lessons then find you'll never be able to get a certificate - or that it will cost a lot to pass the medical.
Good Luck.
I started but ran out of money, regardless it was a huge thrill and I look forward to finishing at some point in the future. Oh, where tennis shoes too, hard to operate the brakes wearing boots. Best of luck, and remember that there are waivers for just about anything.
I wanted to build the Zenith STOL CH 701 bur never did get it done. Now they have a 750 that is an upgrade. I believe that if you build it, you can fly it without a license but there are some sever restrictions that might just fit in with the 50 hours you need to get your experimental self built plane the credentials to venture outside of the area where it was built. Always thought I would use that as a way to get some solo hours towards a private license. No, never did just plan on building it and going flying without some good training first, planned to solo first and take the Zenith training and spend the 50 hours flying around the barn and practicing landing and takeoff, later take some more advanced training. The most time in the air was in Bellanca Super Viking, that pilot, who had flown for 40 years or more starting out as a crop duster pilot, told me that every friend he had lost in aviation was caused by the aircraft getting ahead of the pilot, I would need a very slow airplane.
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There ain’t NO way in hell I would even get in a coaster wagon I built, let alone an airplane.
The Zenith Stol looks like fun, and the Bellanca Super Viking is way out of my league. I want a Honda not a Porsche.:-D
Have a great weekend!
Working on a current forensic case in which a student pilot and his instructor died in a crash at a warehouse parking lot next to an airport. Was practicing take-offs and landings. (Whole thing was recorded by a security camera.)
Sorta takes out the romance of flying ...
Na, people get killed in all kinds of ways, but it does make the price of a ballistic parachute for small aircraft look like a good investment.
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In this case, not enough of time ... climbing at approx. 500 feet when it nosedived.
It's certainly not "risk-free" but what is? Most people walk away from crashes without serious injuries.
Other than engine failure at low altitude, one of the biggest killers is showing-off. "Hey, hold my beer and watch this!" Kids buzzing their girlfriend's house is a good example. Sharp pull back on the yoke to miss the trees results in an accellerated stall at low altitude even with lots of speed. And down you go.
Flying into clouds without adequate training and a clearance is another killer. DON'T!
Everything Tyler said.... flying is my escape.... 😉
Flying is a lot of fun; I wish I could afford it.
For me it was a hobby that got out of control.
I hold Commercial Pilot, Airplane Single Engine Land and Instrument Airplane.
I let my Flight Instructor, Airplane Single Engine and Instrument Airplane certificates expire last year. I don't anticipate using them and if I do then I should get re-trained anyway.
Find an instructor that will let you put-put around the practice area in fairly slow flight. That's the best way to learn. As soon as I learned to not overload students with learning too many maneuvers early on I found that they generally picked it up faster overall.
I go in for my FAA medical on Thursday. I've been doing the DVD ground school from Sporty's since June. I'm about ready to get some stick time.
FL/GA PLS., post: 143344, member: 379 wrote: But not in the middle seat.
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I don't know if this is such a good idea but I'm signing up for flying lessons in an attempt to obtain my private pilots license. I've probably missed the cut off date for age though. I'm 61 :-/
Any comments or suggestions from all y'all "Beerlegger" pilots is very much appreciated, as are snide comments, remarks etc.
Y'all have a great weekend!B-)
That's fabulous. Go for it. Lot of fun. Keeps you sharp too.
I enjoy flying a lot, and I do fly to some jobs that are within about 500 miles, although I did take a much longer trip a few years ago because it was 6 projects strung together, that was a total of 20 hours of flying, would have been a lot more costly to try and do it on commercial flights. In any case I just like to go out on a weekend day and see the scenery, it is my relaxation and a way to get away from work.
My only regret is that I didn't do it until I was in my 40's, I should have done it much earlier in life, but who can afford it then?
Go for it dude! Life is short.
I'm 3 weeks into ground school and 2 lessons in. Just wish I could take a month off and jam it all in at once.
Best advice I can give is once you start flying take the lessons twice a week. The first part "15 minutes or so" of the lesson is a review from the previous lesson. If the last lesson was more than a week ago the review can take longer.
Brad Ott, post: 394577, member: 197 wrote: Go for it dude! Life is short.
Cripes this post is four years old, what happened?
Thanks for the reminder Brad, but SWMBO put a stop to the whole deal once I started at ÛÏlookingÛ at new ICONÛªs. http://iconaircraft.com/
I'm going to stick with DJI quads. (its cheaper and the offspring will inherit more ;))
Watched "The Absent-Minded Professor" (the inventor of Flubber) last evening. When he took his flying Model T to Washington, D.C. and every missile in the area was aimed at him until he circled The Capitol dome I couldn't help but think of the yoyo last year who landed his overgrown weedwhacker in that same neighborhood.
Just think of what you could have accomplished had you completed your flying classes!
FL/GA PLS., post: 394617, member: 379 wrote: Cripes this post is four years old, what happened?
Thanks for the reminder Brad, but SWMBO put a stop to the whole deal once I started at ÛÏlookingÛ at new ICONÛªs. http://iconaircraft.com/
I'm going to stick with DJI quads. (its cheaper and the offspring will inherit more ;))
lots of fractional ownership opportunities here in mooneys (which, i guess because the factory is nearby and there's a strong cult presence perhaps as a result?). once i get through all this edumacation that looks like a good route to go. one main motivation is to ferry the family to see various relatives. seems like everybody (us included) lives nowhere near a hub airport. a mooney would get us to grandma and grandpas in about 4 hours. any airline would be that long just in the air, counting all the connections. then you have to figure layover time, TSA time, etc, etc... so about 7 hours. driving takes about 16 when you account for three female passengers (i've done it in just over 12 by myself).
