Got my PPL at last!

Bill Nichols · 10-23-11, 09:37 AM

After 19 months and over 100-hrs in the air, I passed my Private Pilot's License checkride on my first try yesterday!

Yippee!!! Look out, fellow aviators

kranz · 10-23-11, 09:38 AM

congrats

BossMark · 10-23-11, 09:39 AM

Well done mate

Gerald · 10-23-11, 09:40 AM

Congratulations,

Torplexed · 10-23-11, 09:43 AM

Congrats! Time to sport those aviator glasses.

Oberon · 10-23-11, 09:40 AM

Alright! Well done

Just remember the three most useless things
1) The Altitude above you
2) The Runway behind you
3) A Tenth of a second ago

Alex · 10-23-11, 10:19 AM

Congratulations.

Dowly · 10-23-11, 10:23 AM

Congrats!

Sailor Steve · 10-23-11, 10:55 AM

WOOHOO!

Platapus · 10-23-11, 10:58 AM

Conga rats.

Especially getting it on the first try. Took me two.

I blew the soft field take off.

Just remember that landing is easy. All aircraft are capable of landing themselves.

Alex · 10-24-11, 10:28 AM

@ Bill, Platapus, Highbury & other aviators : By the way, just out of curiosity, what is the average number of lessons/hours of training required before taking the pilot exam ?

AVGWarhawk · 10-24-11, 10:39 AM

Congratulations Bill! If you want to see a F-16 up close and personal find a no fly zone !

Have fun!

Sledgehammer427 · 10-24-11, 10:51 AM

Congrats Bill!

I'm working on getting some schooling for a pilots license too

Bill Nichols · 10-24-11, 06:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alex

@ Bill, Platapus, Highbury & other aviators : By the way, just out of curiosity, what is the average number of lessons/hours of training required before taking the pilot exam ?

U.S. legal minimum is 40 flight hours, but the average is closer to 80. Living in the Washington, DC area is worse because it takes me 20-minutes to get outside the restricted area before I can do any training maneuvers. That means 40 minutes 'wasted' each time I fly.

I had 115 hrs when I took my PPL checkride.

Platapus · 10-24-11, 06:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alex

@ Bill, Platapus, Highbury & other aviators : By the way, just out of curiosity, what is the average number of lessons/hours of training required before taking the pilot exam ?

I am not a good one to ask as it took me a lot longer as I started lessons when I was stationed in Colorado and finished when I was stationed in Nebraska probably a 2-3 year period.

And to be honest, I was not exactly a stellar student pilot. It took me a while to get the hang of it.

10-23-11, 09:37 AM	#1
Bill Nichols Master of Defense Join Date: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,502 Downloads: 125 Uploads: 0	Got my PPL at last! After 19 months and over 100-hrs in the air, I passed my Private Pilot's License checkride on my first try yesterday! Yippee!!! Look out, fellow aviators __________________ My Dangerous Waters website:

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Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	Alright! Well done Just remember the three most useless things 1) The Altitude above you 2) The Runway behind you 3) A Tenth of a second ago

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Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,052 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Congrats!

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Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,361 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Conga rats. Especially getting it on the first try. Took me two. I blew the soft field take off. Just remember that landing is easy. All aircraft are capable of landing themselves. __________________ 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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Alex Dominant Wolf Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 2,143 Downloads: 30 Uploads: 0	@ Bill, Platapus, Highbury & other aviators : By the way, just out of curiosity, what is the average number of lessons/hours of training required before taking the pilot exam ? __________________

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AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,253 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Congratulations Bill! If you want to see a F-16 up close and personal find a no fly zone ! Have fun! __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

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