Guess what I just did!!!

2008-08-29 07:23:44

#1

Eagle: Togs8896 is my evil alter ego; +567|7087|New Hampshire, USA

I just got back from my FIRST SOLO FLIGHT!!!!!

I only have 10.4 hours of logged time, and I didn't expect it at all.

Basically my instructor and I did one go around the pattern and as we were taxiing back to the runway he asked me to pull off to the side. He then handed me my log book and student pilot certificate with his endorsements (he was signing them unbeknown to me while we were flying around.) and hopped out. I then proceeded to do 3 takeoffs and landings with no hitches.

Boo-yah

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2008-08-29 07:24:30

#2

jamiet757: Member; +138|7078

Sounds fun. I am more partial to driving groun-based vehicles myself.

Fear of heights you know.

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2008-08-29 07:24:35

#3

kptk92: u; +972|6864|tc_london

Yay!!

2008-08-29 07:31:09

#4

jord: Member; +2,382|7134|The North, beyond the wall.

I always wanted to be a pilot in the military.

Congrats, what are you after doing. Flying commercial jetliner's or Billionaires private jets?

2008-08-29 07:31:32

#5

FFLink: There is.; +1,380|7147|Devon, England

Nice

2008-08-29 07:34:37

#6

Eagle: Togs8896 is my evil alter ego; +567|7087|New Hampshire, USA

jord wrote:
I always wanted to be a pilot in the military.

Congrats, what are you after doing. Flying commercial jetliner's or Billionaires private jets?

After i get my private im going to get my instrument rating and CFI and i'm probly gonna become a flight instructor at the school im learning at.

Dunno what i'm gonna do in the long run though

2008-08-29 08:02:43

#7

i g: Banned; +876|6320|GA

nice man

is it a rush?

2008-08-29 08:08:17

#8

Mekstizzle: WALKER; +3,611|7077|London, England

How much is this all costing you?

2008-08-29 08:10:25

#9

Surgeons: U shud proabbly f off u fat prik; +3,097|6945|Gogledd Cymru

Congrats, I passed my driving test today, 1st time with 3 minors

2008-08-29 08:12:11

#10

Gooners: Wiki Contributor; +2,700|7088

The Sheriff wrote:
Congrats, I passed my driving test today, 1st time with 3 minors

Congrats to both of you

2008-08-29 08:19:59

#11

kptk92: u; +972|6864|tc_london

The Sheriff wrote:
Congrats, I passed my driving test today, 1st time with 3 minors

STFU make your own thread feggit JK LOL

2008-08-29 08:21:08

#12

i g: Banned; +876|6320|GA

The Sheriff wrote:
Congrats, I passed my driving test today, 1st time with 3 minors

you lost your v card to 3 minors?

2008-08-29 08:23:18

#13

Surgeons: U shud proabbly f off u fat prik; +3,097|6945|Gogledd Cymru

i g wrote:
The Sheriff wrote:
Congrats, I passed my driving test today, 1st time with 3 minors
you lost your v card to 3 minors?

neg over here, you're allowed 15 minors, for crap like going 31 in a 30 or not checking blind spot and shit, I had 3

2008-08-29 08:24:28

#14

Mitch: 16 more years; +877|6981|South Florida

The Sheriff wrote:
i g wrote:
The Sheriff wrote:
Congrats, I passed my driving test today, 1st time with 3 minors
you lost your v card to 3 minors?

neg over here, you're allowed 15 minors, for crap like going 31 in a 30 or not checking blind spot and shit, I had 3

Fuck you should've taken all 15 and given the rest to me. I've got a very nice basement =]

15 more years! 15 more years!

2008-08-29 08:26:26

#15

i g: Banned; +876|6320|GA

thats not what i meant surgeons

fuckin noob

2008-08-29 08:39:30

#16

Poseidon: Fudgepack DeQueef; +3,253|6994|Long Island, New York

'Grats man. I start lessons on WEDNESDAY!

Albeit it's mostly groundwork for the first year, but it's every day.

We fly solo in our senior year. To places like Hartford, Poughkeepsie, etc.

2008-08-29 08:47:12

#17

CosmoKramer: CC you in October; +131|7075|Medford, WI

we have a crazy art teacher at my school who built his own plane, he tells us random stories of how he just flies down to random states for lunch and flies back

2008-08-29 08:52:10

#18

SEREVENT: MASSIVE G STAR; +605|6563|Birmingham, UK

YAY!

I wanna learn too

2008-08-29 09:09:18

#19

Ioan92: Member; +337|6178

Congratulations man!! I can't wait for my dream to realize.. flying for Lufthansa as a commercial pilot!

<------- Lufthansa Logo

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2008-08-29 09:41:16

#20

Eagle: Togs8896 is my evil alter ego; +567|7087|New Hampshire, USA

Poseidon wrote:
'Grats man. I start lessons on WEDNESDAY!

Albeit it's mostly groundwork for the first year, but it's every day.

We fly solo in our senior year. To places like Hartford, Poughkeepsie, etc.

Really? I sarted my lessons a month ago. Next week we are doing cross country and i should have my license within 2 months. Where ever you're going sounds like its gonna take forever

2008-08-29 10:00:02

#21

Benzin: Member; +576|6455

THAT IS AWESOME!!!!! CONGRATS!!!!!!!!

How much has it cost you up to this point? I've want to do mine when I move back to the States, but I have no idea the costs, so I don't know when I will be able to do it.

2008-08-29 10:18:03

#22

Eagle: Togs8896 is my evil alter ego; +567|7087|New Hampshire, USA

well lets do the math

Aircraft = $129/hr (fuel included)
Instructor = $56/hr
Total = $185/hr

So I have now 11.2 hrs

11.2 X 185 = $2,072

So $2,072 for just the flying, thats not icluding the ground time (just the instructor's rate X time)
So im probly somewhere around $2,500. I do, however work at the flight school i attend as a dispatcher, so all that money is already covered

It is quite expensive though

2008-08-29 10:29:36

#23

Benzin: Member; +576|6455

Hmmm

That's not that bad, though. Here in Austria they pay thousands of Euros to just get a driver's license. I'd rather have my pilot's license for the same money. Fly when I can, take the train when I can't. Or use a helicopter.

2008-08-29 11:36:35

#24

CanadianLoser: Meow :3 :3; +1,148|6964

what are you flying? like a 152 or somethin?

2008-08-29 12:39:12

#25

Toilet Sex: one love, one pig; +1,775|7028

Canadianloser wrote:
what are you flying? like a 152 or somethin?

J10

But congrats though, that's cool

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