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Offline bockko

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« on: September 19, 2003, 09:56:33 PM »
Just curious, I wonder who really has real stick time and what kind. I am a simple 100 hour wonder, stopped flying when I had kids, which was soon after getting private single engine ticket. Plan was to fly carrier planes, ran into the old -1 on the 20/20 chart. I have divined that some of you are quite the sticks with quite the real life [allegedly] time in old ww2 birds.

Offline B17Skull12

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« Reply #1 on: September 19, 2003, 10:48:48 PM »
wrong thing. (being an idiot <skull12:stop being a tard >:D )


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Offline Ozark

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« Reply #2 on: September 19, 2003, 10:53:26 PM »
Pilot for 29.5 years. Started by washing and waxing airplanes for flight time when I was 15 years old. In 1974 a Cessna 150 rented to $13 per hour... instructor was $5 an hour more.

Offline 1Duke1

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« Reply #3 on: September 19, 2003, 11:43:08 PM »
No civilian time yet.  400 military hours in various platforms :)
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Offline Ack-Ack

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« Reply #4 on: September 20, 2003, 12:11:15 AM »
Hopefully Voss will step in and engross us all with stories of his stick time.


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Offline GRUNHERZ

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« Reply #5 on: September 20, 2003, 12:14:38 AM »
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Originally posted by Ack-Ack
Hopefully Voss will step in and engross us all with stories of his stick time.


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Offline brendo

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« Reply #6 on: September 20, 2003, 02:00:51 AM »

Offline Nilsen

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« Reply #7 on: September 20, 2003, 04:17:02 AM »
I have 30 mins sticktime on a Bell412SP :D

Offline Furball

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« Reply #8 on: September 20, 2003, 04:56:42 AM »
i have only had 1 lesson, but a lot of 418 squadron are commercial airline pilots for Air Canada Jazz
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Offline hogenbor

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« Reply #9 on: September 20, 2003, 05:39:15 AM »
The best I can do is an hour in an old (1970's vintage) flight simulator in a musuem :D

Offline acepilot2

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« Reply #10 on: September 20, 2003, 08:42:44 AM »
I am currently taking flying lessons in a piper warrior.

Offline NOD2000

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« Reply #11 on: September 20, 2003, 08:57:40 AM »
i have 30 mins in a t-6 texan.....:D

Offline Bonden

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« Reply #12 on: September 20, 2003, 11:06:35 AM »
Approx 550 TT hours mostly in 1946 Ercoupe 415 C/D. Some (but not much)in Waco Taperwing, UPF7, 450 Stearman, Cherokees, C150s, Shinn, etc. Time I most liked was in Aero Commander Twin.

Don't fly anymore - refuse rides regularly, fraid I might like it too much again and at this time I can't afford it anymore...

Offline bigred

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« Reply #13 on: September 20, 2003, 12:49:51 PM »
Same here as bockko...

About 100 hours.  Got my private then got a house/married...

house/married:1   flying:0....

Besides, its cheaper per hour here ;)

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Offline Lone Wolf

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« Reply #14 on: September 20, 2003, 01:07:17 PM »
200+ hours  (Mostly in 172...some in T-34's, Marchetti, Yak, 1 hour in stearman(first spin))
Private, Instrument, taildragger, complex/high performance.
There are a lot of guys flying with a lot of experinece tho.
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