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Title: Today is National Aviation Day in the U.S.
Post by: vonKrimm on August 19, 2009, 09:21:32 AM: Now get out there and fly something!
Title: Re: Today is National Aviation Day in the U.S.
Post by: Strip on August 19, 2009, 09:30:38 AM: Do paper airplanes count?

About all I can afford.....
Title: Re: Today is National Aviation Day in the U.S.
Post by: oakranger on August 19, 2009, 01:21:50 PM: The only thing that i can do is go in the back yard and run around making airplane nose.
Title: Re: Today is National Aviation Day in the U.S.
Post by: vonKrimm on August 19, 2009, 02:33:49 PM: Quote from: Strip on August 19, 2009, 09:30:38 AM
Do paper airplanes count?

About all I can afford.....

best part is that they cost nothing to fix too!

Quote from: oakranger on August 19, 2009, 01:21:50 PM
The only thing that i can do is go in the back yard and run around making airplane nose.

you are just weird. :P
Title: Re: Today is National Aviation Day in the U.S.
Post by: Clone155 on August 19, 2009, 08:39:35 PM: Quote from: oakranger on August 19, 2009, 01:21:50 PM
The only thing that i can do is go in the back yard and run around making airplane nose.
I needed that smile :lol
Title: Re: Today is National Aviation Day in the U.S.
Post by: eagl on August 19, 2009, 08:45:02 PM: I got my flight today... it was short (.4 hrs) but it was a checkride and the student appreciated the brevity.
Title: Re: Today is National Aviation Day in the U.S.
Post by: 1Duke1 on August 20, 2009, 12:29:08 AM: Quote from: eagl on August 19, 2009, 08:45:02 PM
I got my flight today... it was short (.4 hrs) but it was a checkride and the student appreciated the brevity.

.4??? Launch right into the pattern??

Hell, in the Tomcat, it took .4 just to finish all the troubleshooting to get out of the line :aok
Title: Re: Today is National Aviation Day in the U.S.
Post by: CAP1 on August 20, 2009, 07:59:11 AM: Quote from: eagl on August 19, 2009, 08:45:02 PM
I got my flight today... it was short (.4 hrs) but it was a checkride and the student appreciated the brevity.

my checkride took .5........and this was with an examiner that is/was notorious for taking minimum of 1.5 on his checkrides. :D
Title: Re: Today is National Aviation Day in the U.S.
Post by: eagl on August 20, 2009, 08:08:51 AM: Quote from: 1Duke1 on August 20, 2009, 12:29:08 AM
.4??? Launch right into the pattern??

Hell, in the Tomcat, it took .4 just to finish all the troubleshooting to get out of the line :aok

Yea, the guy only needed pattern work for this checkride so we went up, flew a couple of patterns, and landed.
Title: Re: Today is National Aviation Day in the U.S.
Post by: eagl on August 20, 2009, 08:09:37 AM: Quote from: CAP1 on August 20, 2009, 07:59:11 AM
my checkride took .5........and this was with an examiner that is/was notorious for taking minimum of 1.5 on his checkrides. :D

Don't get a big head about it... The examiner probably had to poop.
Title: Re: Today is National Aviation Day in the U.S.
Post by: CAP1 on August 20, 2009, 08:31:29 AM: Quote from: eagl on August 20, 2009, 08:09:37 AM
Don't get a big head about it... The examiner probably had to poop.

:rofl :rofl :rofl

i'm not. he ran me through a couple quick things......the weather sucked, the ceilings were low....i think he just wanted his fee personally.

it's ok though......because regardless of my currency, i fly with a cfi every 6 or 7 months anyway.
Title: Re: Today is National Aviation Day in the U.S.
Post by: BlueJ1 on August 20, 2009, 10:22:31 AM: I dont wana go flying today. Means more dumb arse pilots right out of Annapolis creating more maintenance for me.
Title: Re: Today is National Aviation Day in the U.S.
Post by: Unit791 on August 20, 2009, 03:35:49 PM: Quote from: oakranger on August 19, 2009, 01:21:50 PM
The only thing that i can do is go in the back yard and run around making airplane nose.

Lol