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Re: How many real pilots here?

Postby C » Wed Sep 10, 2008 5:38 pm

I've been known to dabble, and in the past 12 months have doubled my hours, which means...

a) training took a long time (not my fault)...

b) my average flight length now exceeds my average weekly hours from a year or two ago, or occasionally my former average monthly hours! ;D
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Re: How many real pilots here?

Postby tcco94 » Thu Sep 11, 2008 12:43 am

Your all lucky   :-/
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Re: How many real pilots here?

Postby beaky » Thu Sep 11, 2008 6:47 am

[quote]Your all lucky
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Re: How many real pilots here?

Postby flyboy 28 » Thu Sep 11, 2008 6:55 am

[quote][quote]Your all lucky
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Re: How many real pilots here?

Postby skysurfer2010 » Thu Sep 11, 2008 5:09 pm

I'm a real pilot. :)

I've done banner towing, been a jump pilot (tons of fun) and currently am flying corporate/ part 135. I fly a King Air B100. Corporate is great and I can see myself retiring with my current company. And no, I do not want to fly for the airlines. I do miss flying jumpers though in a twin otter. It's such a fun plane to fly!
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Re: How many real pilots here?

Postby skysurfer2010 » Thu Sep 11, 2008 5:35 pm

I just went through my logbook and here's what I came up with:

Singles:
Cessna 150
Cessna 152
Cessna 172
Cessna Cutless RG
Cessna 182
Piper Warrior
Piper Archer
Piper Arrow
Diamond Da20
Diamond Da40
Mooney Exec

Tailwheel:
Cessna 140
Bellanca Citabria 7GCBC
Giles 202

Helis:
Robinson R22
Robinson R44

Multis:
Piper Seneca I
Beach Duchess
DeHaviland Twin Otter 100
DeHaviland Twin Otter 300
Beach King Air B100
Beach King Air 350

Nothing impressive. The giles was fun to toss around. The twotters are amazingly fun to land with their STOL capibilities, and if I could switch careers over to helis I'd do it in a heartbeat!
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Re: How many real pilots here?

Postby Splinter562 » Thu Sep 11, 2008 11:43 pm

[quote][quote]Your all lucky
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Re: How many real pilots here?

Postby BFMF » Fri Sep 12, 2008 12:06 am

Not sure how I missed this thread.... :o

I've got my Private Pilot's certificate, but due to the military, Iraq, finances, school, ect, i'm no longer current. One day, i'll get back into the sky. But for now, i have to concentrate on other priorities :-/
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Re: How many real pilots here?

Postby jasonfriedlin » Fri Sep 12, 2008 12:40 pm

Man, you guys have got to fly alot of different aircraft.  I'm looking forward to that.  I'm waitin on my instrument checkride right now.  I can't wait to get outta school and build me an RV-8.
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Re: How many real pilots here?

Postby skysurfer2010 » Fri Sep 12, 2008 2:03 pm

You'll learn a lot from your instrument. The hardest thing with that rating is trying to stay current unless you fly professionally!
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Re: How many real pilots here?

Postby flyboy 28 » Fri Sep 12, 2008 4:23 pm

Skysurfer, I hope you don't mind me asking, but I see you're from New Jersey. Where do you fly out of?
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Re: How many real pilots here?

Postby skysurfer2010 » Fri Sep 12, 2008 4:34 pm

Feel free to ask questions...

I'm currently based out of ACY. I did most of my training at Mercer County College. It's a great program and very economical. It's a shame the college is dropping the program after almost 30 years.
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Re: How many real pilots here?

Postby Thumper04 » Thu Sep 18, 2008 12:11 pm

[quote][quote][quote]LOL
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Re: How many real pilots here?

Postby The Ruptured Duck » Thu Sep 18, 2008 4:30 pm

I consider myself a "real" pilot.  Although I don't have much "real" aircraft time (real being those without nosewheels).  I have 70+ hours SEL, and about 10 hours MEL (aero commander, Cessna 421).  About 2 unlogged hours in a Cub, 1 unlogged in a Stearman and 1 in a DGA-15 Howard, 2 in the Hawker 850/900XP full motion sim.

Haven't been flying much lately, hard to justify the prices charged these days, considering I don't have enough dough to get my IFR training.  I could go around and screw around, but its not much use.
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Re: How many real pilots here?

Postby C » Thu Sep 18, 2008 4:34 pm

[quote]I consider myself a "real" pilot.
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