Woohoo! My first flying lesson - Page 2

Safe-Keeper · 03-21-10, 01:13 PM

Want to take flying lessons myself some day

. Lucky you.

Hans Schultz · 03-21-10, 01:28 PM

learning how to fly was the most amazing thing I've ever done. Its always awesome to see people doing things they have dreamed of!

Oberon · 03-21-10, 02:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SteamWake

Surley you jest...

Ok, I'll bite.

"...and don't call me Shirley!"

Konovalov · 03-21-10, 04:38 PM

Congratulations Bill. Subguru has taken to the sky.

Onkel Neal · 03-21-10, 11:46 PM

Bill does all the cool stuff ....

Skybird · 03-22-10, 04:34 AM

Schroeder · 03-22-10, 05:07 AM

@Bubblehead Nuke
I was more thinking about the costs.
Over here at my club you have to pay 60-135€ (81-182$) for motor planes per hour (depending on the kind of plane).

A glider will cost you 3.50€ (4.70$) for the winch start and then between 3,50 - 5 € (4.70 - 6.75$) per hour.

03-22-10, 09:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Schroeder

@Bubblehead Nuke
I was more thinking about the costs.
Over here at my club you have to pay 60-135€ (81-182$) for motor planes per hour (depending on the kind of plane).

A glider will cost you 3.50€ (4.70$) for the winch start and then between 3,50 - 5 € (4.70 - 6.75$) per hour.

What kind of course do you have to pass in order to qualify as a glider pilot? Is there some kind of licence you need?

AVGWarhawk · 03-22-10, 09:14 AM

Bill, I thought your EVO could fly

Have fun flying...always cool to fulfill one of your goals in life.

Schroeder · 03-22-10, 04:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OneToughHerring

What kind of course do you have to pass in order to qualify as a glider pilot? Is there some kind of licence you need?

Yep, PPL C (private pilot licence - class c) it is for gliders and you'll need a medical clearance as well (and a rough background check at least over here...).

03-21-10, 01:13 PM	#16
Safe-Keeper Ocean Warrior Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Norway Posts: 3,234 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	Want to take flying lessons myself some day. Lucky you. __________________ First Strike Mod tester. Hardcore sub skipper.

03-21-10, 04:38 PM	#19
Konovalov Ocean Warrior Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: High Wycombe, Bucks, UK Posts: 2,811 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	Congratulations Bill. Subguru has taken to the sky. __________________ "In a Christian context, sexuality is traditionally seen as a consequence of the Fall, but for Muslims, it is an anticipation of paradise. So I can say, I think, that I was validly converted to Islam by a teenage French Jewish nudist." Sheikh Abdul-Hakim Murad (Timothy Winter)

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03-22-10, 04:34 AM	#21
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,714 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	__________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

03-22-10, 05:07 AM	#22
Schroeder Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Banana Republic of Germany Posts: 6,170 Downloads: 62 Uploads: 0	@Bubblehead Nuke I was more thinking about the costs. Over here at my club you have to pay 60-135€ (81-182$) for motor planes per hour (depending on the kind of plane). A glider will cost you 3.50€ (4.70$) for the winch start and then between 3,50 - 5 € (4.70 - 6.75$) per hour. __________________ Putting Germ back into Germany.

03-21-10, 01:28 PM	#17
Hans Schultz Sparky Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 150 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	learning how to fly was the most amazing thing I've ever done. Its always awesome to see people doing things they have dreamed of!

03-22-10, 09:14 AM	#24
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,291 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Bill, I thought your EVO could fly Have fun flying...always cool to fulfill one of your goals in life. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road