Wish him luck!

GoldenRivet · 08-27-09, 11:08 AM

Sending another student up for his private pilot check ride today!

it is 11:00am in Texas right now, the event is scheduled for 1:30pm

if all goes according to plan, he will have an oral exam until about 3:30 and his flight will depart around 4:00pm and return just after 5:00pm

he has worked hard, he is well prepared and deserves the license.

Best of luck Jack!!

08-27-09, 11:11 AM

Good luck bud. I hope you get your ticket.

PS You instructing now GoldenRivet? I can't tell you how many hours I have in the pattern.

GoldenRivet · 08-27-09, 12:02 PM

been actively instructing for about 7 years.

own and operate my own flight school

www.h22aviation.com

08-27-09, 12:26 PM

Instument students are a pleasure to instruct.

SteamWake · 08-27-09, 02:12 PM

Wish him and you best of luck and clear skys !

Just dont get lost and wander into class B like that guy did the other day

GoldenRivet · 08-27-09, 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by SteamWake

Wish him and you best of luck and clear skys !

Just dont get lost and wander into class B like that guy did the other day

funny considering he will be in sight (perhaps within 15 miles) of the Downtown Dallas Skyline

ill keep my fingers crossed

Schroeder · 08-27-09, 03:09 PM

I don't wish him luck.

I wish him the SKILL to get his licence.

08-27-09, 03:12 PM

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Originally Posted by GoldenRivet

funny considering he will be in sight (perhaps within 15 miles) of the Downtown Dallas Skyline

ill keep my fingers crossed

And with in eye shot of your capable hands.

GoldenRivet · 08-27-09, 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by CastleBravo

And with in eye shot of your capable hands.

I'll be in the air conditioned FBO playing on subsim

he will be within his own capable hands... sitting next to the FAA examiner

08-27-09, 03:53 PM

Can't wait for the day I go for my Private Pilots license, will definitely going for it once I get my life sorted and stabilized.

Love planes, always have. One point in my life I was considering trying to become an Airline pilot but I really can't see myself flying one of those bloody huge jets. :rotfl:

08-27-09, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Rilder

Can't wait for the day I go for my Private Pilots license, will definitely going for it once I get my life sorted and stabilized.

Love planes, always have. One point in my life I was considering trying to become an Airline pilot but I really can't see myself flying one of those bloody huge jets. :rotfl:

Those bloody huge jets are easier to fly than the cessna. But when the s!^t hits the fan.........you better be able to fly the airplane.

GoldenRivet · 08-27-09, 06:41 PM

Well the oral exam was "perfect", the flight went fine except he badly bounced his "short field" landing... in getting it back on the ground he had passed the point where he was supposed to have the airplane stopped

and the examiner pulled the plug.

he has to go back monday and repeat the maneuver.

08-27-09, 06:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GoldenRivet

Well the oral exam was "perfect", the flight went fine except he badly bounced his "short field" landing... in getting it back on the ground he had passed the point where he was supposed to have the airplane stopped

and the examiner pulled the plug.

he has to go back monday and repeat the maneuver.

Sounds like a future member of the lolwaffles! :rotfl:

SteamWake · 08-27-09, 07:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GoldenRivet

Well the oral exam was "perfect", the flight went fine except he badly bounced his "short field" landing... in getting it back on the ground he had passed the point where he was supposed to have the airplane stopped

and the examiner pulled the plug.

he has to go back monday and repeat the maneuver.

Yea thats a tough one for a noob. But they did walk away so it was a good landing

Hey does he have to take the oral over again?

GoldenRivet · 08-27-09, 08:03 PM

to be honest... the short field landing is one if his BEST maneuvers. we have had numerous competitions with one another on short field landings and he beats me about 50% of the time. (unless we fly the Cessna 150... i can VTOL that damned thing

)

it was the last thing we expected him to dork up today.

the thing is... you have to do a "firm" and "flat" landing to make the short field landing work... however his landing was not flat enough and it was too firm.

this resulted in a minor bounce of about 6 to 8 feet.

of course during the course of the bounce you have NO braking friction with the ground (as you are not in contact with it)

so he floated about 200 - 300 feet past the point on the runway he was supposed to be stopped by.

not the first time... wont be the last. he knew what he did wrong, and explained in detail how he should have fixed it.

better luck Monday. the guy is sharp... i would trust him to carry ANY member of my family as a passenger.

08-27-09, 11:08 AM	#1
GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	Wish him luck! Sending another student up for his private pilot check ride today! it is 11:00am in Texas right now, the event is scheduled for 1:30pm if all goes according to plan, he will have an oral exam until about 3:30 and his flight will depart around 4:00pm and return just after 5:00pm he has worked hard, he is well prepared and deserves the license. Best of luck Jack!! __________________

08-27-09, 12:02 PM	#3
GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	been actively instructing for about 7 years. own and operate my own flight school www.h22aviation.com __________________

08-27-09, 02:12 PM	#5
SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Wish him and you best of luck and clear skys ! Just dont get lost and wander into class B like that guy did the other day __________________ Follow the progress of Mr. Mulligan : http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=147648

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Schroeder Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Banana Republic of Germany Posts: 6,170 Downloads: 62 Uploads: 0	I don't wish him luck. I wish him the SKILL to get his licence. __________________ Putting Germ back into Germany.

08-27-09, 06:41 PM	#12
GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	Well the oral exam was "perfect", the flight went fine except he badly bounced his "short field" landing... in getting it back on the ground he had passed the point where he was supposed to have the airplane stopped and the examiner pulled the plug. he has to go back monday and repeat the maneuver. __________________

08-27-09, 11:11 AM	#2
CastleBravo Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Good luck bud. I hope you get your ticket. PS You instructing now GoldenRivet? I can't tell you how many hours I have in the pattern.

08-27-09, 12:26 PM	#4
CastleBravo Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Instument students are a pleasure to instruct.

08-27-09, 03:53 PM	#10
Rilder Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Can't wait for the day I go for my Private Pilots license, will definitely going for it once I get my life sorted and stabilized. Love planes, always have. One point in my life I was considering trying to become an Airline pilot but I really can't see myself flying one of those bloody huge jets. :rotfl:

08-27-09, 08:03 PM	#15
GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	to be honest... the short field landing is one if his BEST maneuvers. we have had numerous competitions with one another on short field landings and he beats me about 50% of the time. (unless we fly the Cessna 150... i can VTOL that damned thing ) it was the last thing we expected him to dork up today. the thing is... you have to do a "firm" and "flat" landing to make the short field landing work... however his landing was not flat enough and it was too firm. this resulted in a minor bounce of about 6 to 8 feet. of course during the course of the bounce you have NO braking friction with the ground (as you are not in contact with it) so he floated about 200 - 300 feet past the point on the runway he was supposed to be stopped by. not the first time... wont be the last. he knew what he did wrong, and explained in detail how he should have fixed it. better luck Monday. the guy is sharp... i would trust him to carry ANY member of my family as a passenger. __________________