« previous next »
Pages: 1 [2]   Go Down

Author Topic: flying lessons  (Read 734 times)

Offline Denholm

  • Plutonium Member
  • *******
  • Posts: 9667
      • No. 603 Squadron
Re: flying lessons
« Reply #15 on: December 30, 2009, 05:09:30 PM »
Start reading the Oral exam guide, now....
Logged
Get your Daily Dose of Flame!
FlameThink.com
No. 603 Squadron... Visit us on the web, if you dare.

Drug addicts are always disappointed after eating Pot Pies.

Offline DREDger

  • Persona Non Grata
  • Nickel Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 766
Re: flying lessons
« Reply #16 on: December 30, 2009, 06:17:32 PM »
I remember my first flight lessons at 15, my instructor scared me to death, but got me solo'd after 8 hours.

My advice:

RIGHT RUDDER ON TAKEOFF!!!!!!

FULL POWER WHEN YOU CLIMB!!!!!!!! FULL POWER WHEN YOU CLIMB!!!!!!!!

YOUR AWEFULLY HIGH ON THIS APPROACH YOUNG MAN!!!!!!!!!
Logged

Offline 68Wooley

  • Silver Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 931
Re: flying lessons
« Reply #17 on: December 30, 2009, 06:42:37 PM »
For pete's sake don't let your wife see the credit card statement or find the receipts.  :D

Also - eagl was right about trying to fly as often as possible. I'm trying to fly once a week right now  - its all my other commitments really allow. However, you get a run of bad luck - weather, aircraft being grounded for maintenance etc and all of a sudden you haven't flown for a month and that sucks.
Logged

Offline Jayhawk

  • Gold Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 3909
Re: flying lessons
« Reply #18 on: December 30, 2009, 06:45:04 PM »
Other planes won't be marked with text, keep your eyes open!  :P
Logged
LOOK EVERYBODY!  I GOT MY NAME IN LIGHTS!

Quote from: Skuzzy on October 25, 2010, 12:28:52 PM
Folks, play nice.

Offline Sol75

  • Nickel Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 773
Re: flying lessons
« Reply #19 on: December 30, 2009, 09:08:09 PM »
I sometimes forget people dont think of this but yea, fly as often as you possibly can.  2x per week is in my opinion a minimum during training.  I did 4x a week for each of my tickets....
Logged
80th FS "Headhunters"

S.A.P.P Secret Association of P-38 Pile-its
In-Game as Castiel
Recently Touched By The Noodle! ALL HAIL THE FLYING SPAGHETTI MONSTER!
Pastafarian for life

Offline Dago

  • Parolee
  • Platinum Member
  • ******
  • Posts: 5324
Re: flying lessons
« Reply #20 on: December 30, 2009, 09:28:59 PM »
If your instructor says "Hold my beer and watch this", get a different instructor.
Logged
"Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, martini in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming "WOO HOO what a ride!"

Offline v1st

  • Copper Member
  • **
  • Posts: 144
Re: flying lessons
« Reply #21 on: December 31, 2009, 04:51:58 AM »
Wolfala I will try to give you a call today.  Depending on what is going on at work.  If you hear a New York accent you know it is me  lol.
v1st
Victor
Logged

Offline Wolfala

  • Platinum Member
  • ******
  • Posts: 4875
Re: flying lessons
« Reply #22 on: December 31, 2009, 06:11:48 AM »
Quote from: v1st on December 31, 2009, 04:51:58 AM
Wolfala I will try to give you a call today.  Depending on what is going on at work.  If you hear a New York accent you know it is me  lol.
v1st
Victor

I run construction in the city - diddly isn't a word for me but a comma.
Logged


the best cure for "wife ack" is to deploy chaff:    $...$$....$....$$$.....$ .....$$$.....$ ....$$

Offline Simba

  • Persona Non Grata
  • Nickel Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 725
Re: flying lessons
« Reply #23 on: December 31, 2009, 11:09:43 AM »
My RAF instructor told me 'flying is simple, it's just knowing which way up you are and where you are'. Oh, and when the shuddering starts as the airspeed indicator unwinds to a low reading and your instructor says 'it's too quiet in here', push the stick forward; stall avoided.

Enjoy your lessons, you'll never forget them - cheers!

 :cool:




Logged
Simba
No.6 Squadron vRFC/RAF

Offline crazyivan

  • Gold Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 3920
Re: flying lessons
« Reply #24 on: December 31, 2009, 07:05:15 PM »
Avoid the buffer zone around DC. Check 6, F-16. :uhoh  :airplane: :bolt:
Logged
POTW
"Atleast I have chicken!"- Leroy Jenkins

Offline Wolfala

  • Platinum Member
  • ******
  • Posts: 4875
Re: flying lessons
« Reply #25 on: January 01, 2010, 12:19:31 AM »
If anyone wants, this is a Free Safety issue from COPA. Has some things worth reading through. Has a lesson on recognizing detonation and preignition if you are equipped with the proper instrumentation - among other things.

http://www.cirruspilots.org/content/FreeSafetyIssue.aspx
« Last Edit: January 01, 2010, 02:09:41 AM by Wolfala »
Logged


the best cure for "wife ack" is to deploy chaff:    $...$$....$....$$$.....$ .....$$$.....$ ....$$

Offline v1st

  • Copper Member
  • **
  • Posts: 144
Re: flying lessons
« Reply #26 on: January 03, 2010, 07:40:28 AM »
If the weather permits hopeing to go up with wolf today .  wish me luck  lol.
v1st
Logged
Pages: 1 [2]   Go Up
« previous next »