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Offline Muckmaw1

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Sunday could be Solo Day
« on: March 04, 2005, 06:35:17 PM »
Cross your fingers for me...

I passed my prog check and was supposed to go last Sunday.

I was mentally prepared, and then my instructor called at 8am saying he was too sick to fly.

He offered to let someone else observe me, but I am not comfortable with any other instuctor.

Anyway, I'm scheduled to fly Cherokee 1499H from FRG at 3:30 this sunday.

If anyone wants to listen in to the flight....

http://audio.liveatc.net:8012/kfrg.m3u

I'll be the one screaming like a girl.
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Offline SOB

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« Reply #1 on: March 04, 2005, 07:09:54 PM »
Good luck man, though I'm sure you've probably prepared yourself enough that you won't need to worry about luck.  At least, I hope you have. ;)
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Offline Holden McGroin

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Re: Sunday could be Solo Day
« Reply #2 on: March 04, 2005, 07:49:31 PM »
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... then my instructor called at 8am saying he was too sick to fly..


Your instructor gets land sick?
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Offline Russian

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« Reply #3 on: March 04, 2005, 08:31:31 PM »
Remember to set transponder to 7700. Its for good luck. :aok
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Offline LePaul

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« Reply #4 on: March 04, 2005, 09:23:48 PM »
LOL!
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Offline Gunslinger

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« Reply #5 on: March 04, 2005, 09:24:53 PM »
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Remember to set transponder to 7700. Its for good luck. :aok


Is that Hijacking or Com failure....cant remember?
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Offline talliven

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« Reply #6 on: March 05, 2005, 08:35:07 AM »
neither, 7700 is emergency code
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Offline Heiliger

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« Reply #7 on: March 05, 2005, 09:19:36 AM »
Thanks for the warning Muckmaw1, I'll be watching out for you.  
:p


Congrats and I hope all goes well.  :aok
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Offline Gunslinger

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« Reply #8 on: March 05, 2005, 11:14:39 AM »
Ahhh thats right it's 7500 for hijacking.
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Offline Sandman

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« Reply #9 on: March 05, 2005, 08:41:29 PM »
...and 7600 is for comm.

Best of luck, Muckmaw.
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Offline Chairboy

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« Reply #10 on: March 05, 2005, 09:00:19 PM »
3:30....   time zone?
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Offline Muckmaw1

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« Reply #11 on: March 05, 2005, 09:12:32 PM »
EST.

Thanks for all the Well Wishes.

So Far the weather looks good, and no calls from my instructor.

17 hours to go.
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Offline XNachoX

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« Reply #12 on: March 05, 2005, 11:33:16 PM »
Nevermind, if you click it, it doesn't work.  Just copy/paste.
« Last Edit: March 06, 2005, 12:10:20 AM by XNachoX »
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Offline Chairboy

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« Reply #13 on: March 05, 2005, 11:55:03 PM »
You're gonna do great!  Remember three:
1. The cockpit is gonna be quiet without someone to talk to as you taxi.  Use this time to talk aloud or scream yourself hoarse, the engine will mask the noise from any external observers.

2. The plane will practically jump off the ground because of the 150lbs of instructor you don't have.

3. Because of #2, make your flare gentle.  I actually went up a couple feet on flare because I was used to compensating for the extra weight of a passenger.

Oh, and don't wear your best silk shirt like a friend of mine did.  

Just in case.

Of interest: http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20020917X01699&key=1

My N8258S trainer had a similar mishap.  Runway sign.
« Last Edit: March 05, 2005, 11:57:29 PM by Chairboy »
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Offline XNachoX

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« Reply #14 on: March 06, 2005, 12:04:47 AM »
Oh, by the way, you'll do fine.  I had my solo last July and it was pretty mundane :).  Same stuff I had been doing for eons.  You'll notice the plane has a tendancy to float longer, don't overcompensate on the flare like Chairboy said.

Otherwise you'll do fine.  The tower knows what's going on and will keep it pretty simple.  Again, goodluck and I will be listening.   and it's good to have another pilot onboard.

-XNachoX and proud pilot of Arrow N43966 out of Dekalb-Peachtree Airport (KPDK)

N43966 Photo 1...That's me.  My brother's below the dashboard on other side
N43966 Photo 2
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