Author Topic: I have done it! (Read 698 times)

Golfer · « **on:** March 11, 2005, 09:58:38 AM »

I'm working on getting everything that happened down on paper and posted somewhere. There will be a full recap of the ATP CFI Program as well some observations that are either strong or weak points of the program as well as what you get when you get out of the CFI as well as their career pilot program.

But...I signed my first logbook the other day for about an hour of pattern work and have already two instrument students, 4 multi (3 private add-ons and one MEI) students and my father as a private applicant. Things are looking up and I'm going to have a ball

Rolex · « **Reply #1 on:** March 11, 2005, 10:23:18 AM »

WTG Golfer

Halo · « **Reply #2 on:** March 11, 2005, 10:24:24 AM »

Congrats!

Dune · « **Reply #3 on:** March 11, 2005, 10:55:26 AM »

Chairboy · « **Reply #4 on:** March 11, 2005, 11:12:47 AM »

Congratulations! I hope to someday hold the same certificate, except hopefully mine will have MY name on it.

Bodhi · « **Reply #5 on:** March 11, 2005, 11:27:05 AM »

congrats, hope you use more sense instructing than when you supported that liar straiga.

Golfer · « **Reply #6 on:** March 11, 2005, 11:34:52 AM »

I saw his certificate. That's all I needed to see.

Chairboy · « **Reply #7 on:** March 11, 2005, 11:35:04 AM »

Question: Will your instruction technique focus on teaching your flying students the 'boom & zoom' or 'turn & burn' method?

Golfer · « **Reply #8 on:** March 11, 2005, 11:38:37 AM »

Thanks everyone else...

Here are some photos that I've got around to shrinking. Some are grainy because I overzoomed my relatively new digital camera and didn't know they'd come out that poorly.

My initial CFI checkride airplane:

Scenic Airlines Twin Otter taking off in the morning.

Scenic Airlines Otter landing.

Mt. Charleston west of North Las Vegas airport.

Waffle · « **Reply #9 on:** March 11, 2005, 11:40:51 AM »

hehe - he had his "sex" blacked out too....

never met a pilot chick named George...

WTG

SOB · « **Reply #10 on:** March 11, 2005, 11:43:13 AM »

Nice work, hope you enjoy it! Decent pics, but yeah, Digital Zoom = Poop.

rpm · « **Reply #11 on:** March 11, 2005, 11:45:22 AM »

WTG Golfer!

Golfer · « **Reply #12 on:** March 11, 2005, 11:51:30 AM »

Some more photos...

ATP Seminole on departure

172 on approach

Cash for the examiner...I need to be an examiner.

I found that if I just go to 3x zoom on my digital camera...I can just enlarge the clearer photo in even the most basic photo editing software. No more grainy images for me

I was sad when I saw the quality (or lack of) in the overzoomed ones. Live 'n learn.

Bodhi · « **Reply #13 on:** March 11, 2005, 11:56:47 AM »

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Originally posted by Golfer
I saw his certificate. That's all I needed to see.

I spoke with Zip Upham the other day on the phone from NAS Fallon. It seems that straiga was not a top gun instructor according to CMDR Tom Downing callsign "Trim" and current CO of "Top Gun". They also provided some extremely valuable information to finalise my search as to whether he was a naval aviator.

But, you go on defending your boy...

once naive, twice is stupid.

SOB · « **Reply #14 on:** March 11, 2005, 12:00:31 PM »

Bodhi, what was the point of even bringing that watermelon up in this thread? Quit being an ass.