Got my PPL at last! - Page 2

Jimbuna · 10-23-11, 01:37 PM

Tora! Tora! Tora!

TarJak · 10-23-11, 01:44 PM

Tally Ho Bill! Congratulations.

Onkel Neal · 10-23-11, 04:34 PM

Dang, Bill, you continue to amaze.

ajrimmer42 · 10-23-11, 05:45 PM

Congrats mate!

No mean feat, I know a few guys who are working towards theirs atm.

Tchocky · 10-24-11, 06:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Bill Nichols

Yippee!!! Look out, fellow aviators!

Traffic in sight, maintaining visual separation.

Congrats

CaptainHaplo · 10-24-11, 09:52 AM

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

August · 10-24-11, 11:22 AM

Good job Bill! Congratulations!

joea · 10-24-11, 01:01 PM

Well done Bill! From beneath the waves to the skies!

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.

GoldenRivet · 10-24-11, 07:02 PM

Congrats Sir!

your hard work and effort has paid off.

Alex · 10-25-11, 07:58 AM

@ Bill & Platapus : thanks for letting me know.

@ Bill : training manoeuvres being very simple ones (to experienced pilots I mean) I'm sure, and thereby considered as safe ones, may I ask you what would happen if you ever practice them in one of your so-called restricted areas, concretely ?

Just out of curiosity, once again.

Take note, Achmed.

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ajrimmer42 Royal Kinotropist Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Sheffield, UK Posts: 987 Downloads: 18 Uploads: 0	Congrats mate! No mean feat, I know a few guys who are working towards theirs atm. __________________ Alex Don't judge a ship by the number of it's guns, but by the skill of it's crew.

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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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TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	Tally Ho Bill! Congratulations.

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August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 23,201 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Good job Bill! Congratulations! __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.

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joea Silent Hunter Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: At periscope depth in Lake Geneva Posts: 3,512 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	Well done Bill! From beneath the waves to the skies!

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10-25-11, 07:58 AM	#30
Alex Dominant Wolf Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 2,143 Downloads: 30 Uploads: 0	@ Bill & Platapus : thanks for letting me know. @ Bill : training manoeuvres being very simple ones (to experienced pilots I mean) I'm sure, and thereby considered as safe ones, may I ask you what would happen if you ever practice them in one of your so-called restricted areas, concretely ? Just out of curiosity, once again. Take note, Achmed. __________________