Woohoo!

Steel_Tomb · 06-25-08, 04:38 PM

Hey guys, after paying off the loan for my bike I can finally start my PPL training (private pilots license). I can't wait! Been waiting years and doing an hour or two here and there but now I'm going for the full monty

. I'll be adding stuff like instrument rating on there too which will be handy for if/when I decide to try for a job in one of the smaller local airline companies

. Wish me luck!

Raptor1 · 06-25-08, 04:42 PM

Vell, good luck (I said good luck, that means I get 95% off on all flights, right?)

Schroeder · 06-25-08, 04:55 PM

Enjoy your training and have a good time in the air.

I wish I had the money/time for this. Maybe I'll learn how to fly glider someday (that's cheaper and not so noisy

).

PeriscopeDepth · 06-25-08, 04:59 PM

Good luck! I have been saving up for my PPL, as well. I used to want to pursue it as a career, but not sure anymore. The industry has taken a nose dive with no end in sight.

PD

Platapus · 06-25-08, 05:08 PM

Good luck with this. It is great that you are able to realize one of your dreams.

I got my license in 1985 and had a ball with it.

Unfortunately I am living in a very high traffic area where private flying aint too much fun

so I have not flown in a while

I hope you live in an area where you can have fun with this.

Just remember, any landing that does not involve foaming the airframe is a great landing

FIREWALL · 06-25-08, 05:13 PM

Go for it Steel Tomb

Make us proud

I know you'll do good.

Important Tip: Don't pick an instructor who always wears a parachute. :p :rotfl:

Good Luck Buddy

MothBalls · 06-25-08, 06:29 PM

Make sure on the day you go on your first solo you wear your best shirt for the pictures.

geetrue · 06-25-08, 10:36 PM

Let us know how it turns out Steel Tomb ...

Can I have your user name if we don't hear from you again?

Just kidding ...

Good luck!

McBeck · 06-26-08, 02:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Steel_Tomb

Hey guys, after paying off the loan for my bike I can finally start my PPL training (private pilots license). I can't wait! Been waiting years and doing an hour or two here and there but now I'm going for the full monty

. I'll be adding stuff like instrument rating on there too which will be handy for if/when I decide to try for a job in one of the smaller local airline companies

. Wish me luck!

Good luck!

I envy you soo much!!!

SUBMAN1 · 06-26-08, 11:16 AM

How much is 100 LL running you these days? I'd be curious to know before I pick that up again.

-S

Steel_Tomb · 06-26-08, 01:01 PM

I think it depends where you go but I think the average is about £1.45 a litre. Expensive, but its still bloody good fun

.

PeriscopeDepth · 06-26-08, 01:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SUBMAN1

How much is 100 LL running you these days? I'd be curious to know before I pick that up again.

-S

Use airnav.com and it'll tell you prices at your local airport, providing its not some small dirt runway.

PD

Platapus · 06-26-08, 01:47 PM

Just remember that gravity is a cruel mistress.....and she always has the last word

06-26-08, 02:37 PM

Nice to hear that Steel Tomb. I know of some people who have gone through pilot training. Some have done it specifically to become commercial pilots which, as I've heard, pays quite well.

Periscope Depth,

are you sure about that, although I've heard that too. Not to discourage anyone who is becoming a pilot.

SUBMAN1 · 06-26-08, 05:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PeriscopeDepth

Quote:

Originally Posted by SUBMAN1

How much is 100 LL running you these days? I'd be curious to know before I pick that up again.

-S

Use airnav.com and it'll tell you prices at your local airport, providing its not some small dirt runway.

PD

Thanks for the link. I'm going to bookmark that one!

-S

06-25-08, 04:38 PM	#1
Steel_Tomb Ace of the Deep Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Cambridgeshire - UK Posts: 1,128 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Woohoo! Hey guys, after paying off the loan for my bike I can finally start my PPL training (private pilots license). I can't wait! Been waiting years and doing an hour or two here and there but now I'm going for the full monty . I'll be adding stuff like instrument rating on there too which will be handy for if/when I decide to try for a job in one of the smaller local airline companies . Wish me luck! __________________ _______________________________________________ System Spec: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4Ghz \| 4Gb Corsair XMS2 Dominator DDR2 PC-2 6400 RAM \| XFX GeForce 8800GTS 640mb PCI-E \| Creative X-fi sound card \| 250Gb HDD \| *Rest In Peace Dave, you will be missed.*

06-25-08, 04:42 PM	#2
Raptor1 Navy Seal Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Stavka Posts: 8,211 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	Vell, good luck (I said good luck, that means I get 95% off on all flights, right?) __________________ Current Eastern Front status: Probable Victory

06-25-08, 04:55 PM	#3
Schroeder Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Banana Republic of Germany Posts: 6,170 Downloads: 62 Uploads: 0	Enjoy your training and have a good time in the air. I wish I had the money/time for this. Maybe I'll learn how to fly glider someday (that's cheaper and not so noisy).

06-25-08, 05:08 PM	#5
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,369 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Good luck with this. It is great that you are able to realize one of your dreams. I got my license in 1985 and had a ball with it. Unfortunately I am living in a very high traffic area where private flying aint too much fun so I have not flown in a while I hope you live in an area where you can have fun with this. Just remember, any landing that does not involve foaming the airframe is a great landing __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

06-25-08, 05:13 PM	#6
FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	Go for it Steel Tomb Make us proud I know you'll do good. Important Tip: Don't pick an instructor who always wears a parachute. :p :rotfl: Good Luck Buddy __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

06-25-08, 04:59 PM	#4
PeriscopeDepth Sea Lord Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Pacific NW Posts: 1,894 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	Good luck! I have been saving up for my PPL, as well. I used to want to pursue it as a career, but not sure anymore. The industry has taken a nose dive with no end in sight. PD

06-25-08, 06:29 PM	#7
MothBalls Ace of the Deep Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,012 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 0	Make sure on the day you go on your first solo you wear your best shirt for the pictures.

06-25-08, 10:36 PM	#8
geetrue Cold War Boomer Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Walla Walla Posts: 2,837 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Let us know how it turns out Steel Tomb ... Can I have your user name if we don't hear from you again? Just kidding ... Good luck! __________________

06-26-08, 11:16 AM	#10
SUBMAN1 Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 11,866 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	How much is 100 LL running you these days? I'd be curious to know before I pick that up again. -S __________________

06-26-08, 01:01 PM	#11
Steel_Tomb Ace of the Deep Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Cambridgeshire - UK Posts: 1,128 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I think it depends where you go but I think the average is about £1.45 a litre. Expensive, but its still bloody good fun . __________________ _______________________________________________ System Spec: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4Ghz \| 4Gb Corsair XMS2 Dominator DDR2 PC-2 6400 RAM \| XFX GeForce 8800GTS 640mb PCI-E \| Creative X-fi sound card \| 250Gb HDD \| *Rest In Peace Dave, you will be missed.*

06-26-08, 01:47 PM	#13
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,369 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Just remember that gravity is a cruel mistress.....and she always has the last word __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

06-26-08, 02:37 PM	#14
OneToughHerring Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Nice to hear that Steel Tomb. I know of some people who have gone through pilot training. Some have done it specifically to become commercial pilots which, as I've heard, pays quite well. Periscope Depth, are you sure about that, although I've heard that too. Not to discourage anyone who is becoming a pilot.

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