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!

SUBMAN1 · 06-25-08, 10:55 PM

I started in on that a long time ago. Finished ground school, etc. Would like to finish the licence however.

-S

mcf1 · 06-26-08, 01:03 AM

My congrats

good luck with it

rifleman13 · 06-26-08, 02:11 AM

Good luck up there!

Just remember that push means down and pull means up!:rotfl::rotfl:

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

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

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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: 19,360 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.

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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

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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! __________________

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SUBMAN1 Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 11,866 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I started in on that a long time ago. Finished ground school, etc. Would like to finish the licence however. -S __________________

06-26-08, 01:03 AM	#10
mcf1 Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Greece, Volos Posts: 710 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	My congrats good luck with it

06-26-08, 02:11 AM	#11
rifleman13 Grey Wolf Join Date: May 2008 Location: Depth-charged to Kingdom Come Posts: 927 Downloads: 28 Uploads: 0	Good luck up there! Just remember that push means down and pull means up!:rotfl::rotfl:

06-26-08, 11:16 AM	#13
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	#14
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.*