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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: Airscrew on September 16, 2003, 08:04:19 PM
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For the last two and half years my wife has moderately tolerated my addiction to this game and has had to put up with my outbursts at the computer and listen to me yell "check six" and "watch that spit" and "get this La7 off my arse".
Well today is my birthday and yesterday my wife gave me my birthday present. OF course I had to guess first, so she gives me some clues
1. You have to call and get an appointment
2. I'm going to like it but she's probably not going to like it
3. Its something you've always wanted to do
4. You pay by the hour.
I'm thinking wow she got me a hooker for my birthday??
Nope....
An Introductory Flight Lesson at the flight School in San Marcos.
I'm still grinning from ear to ear, even after I went to website I and I found out they use a Cessna 152 for the training flight
( I had visions of a T-6 Texan actually)
Now I just need to pick a weekend for my flight (I wonder what the weather will be like this weekend)
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You Sir, have one hell of a wife!
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hmmm, she hasn't taken any new life insurance policies on ya lately has she? ;)
Happy birthday, you'll have a blast.
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Allways said if I hit the lottery its gonna be flight lessons.Hope shes your new "Lolly pop".:lol
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Wave at me when you fly over, and be sure that you return the favor to your most excellent mate.
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The seating in a C152 is like the alliance between Tony Blair and George Bush - shoulder to shoulder. ;)
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If I'm not mistaken, the first lesson is ground school.
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I think she wants you to get some fresh air ;)
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Does she know what she's done?!??!?!?!?!
set you on a path that will STEAL thousands of dollars and HOURS of time, both of which could be spent on/with her!!!!
she'll be cussing herself out soon.
Congrats man, Happy Birthday, have fun with a likely new addiction :D
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Originally posted by gofaster
If I'm not mistaken, the first lesson is ground school.
no, the first lesson, or intro flight, is a lot of fun, you get to do most of the flying without the instructor yelling at ya' :)
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she's just playin the odds - she tripled ur life insurance :)
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Ah the 152...that's a pretty cozy bird. Did 5 or 6 hours in that, 172 for the rest. I have some Piper Tomahawk time as well...fun plane.
Enjoy the first flight. Its not a cheap hobby...but its a lot of fun! I've had my PPL since 1992 and its the best thing I ever did :)
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Thanks guys,
Wave at me when you fly over, and be sure that you return the favor to your most excellent mate
Lizard, I plan to return the favor, just not sure how to top it, maybe a trip to the massage clinic like they have at Barton Creek Mall.
Does she know what she's done?!??!?!?!?!
Scarey thought Udet, but I think she does, I found the website for the flight school at San Marcos and started reading all the requirments and classes and the number of hours I need, and the costs. She sat right there with me telling me to sign up, do a little bit at a time and in a couple of years I'd have my PPL. This particular school charges $40 an hour for flight instruction and I think $35 an hour for ground school.
I've wanted to be a pilot since I was 12, but there was always an excuse, not enough time, busy with tech school, kids (= no money), no airports nearby. Now 31 years later I just might do it.
Just got to get past this fear of flying problem :eek:
Ah the 152...that's a pretty cozy bird. Did 5 or 6 hours in that, 172 for the rest
I'm kinda over the disappointment of the 152, a planes a plane when the ride is free and you get to fly it. so not complaining about that anymore, still a T-6 would have been nice:D
And yes I have one hell of a wife and I plan to keep her for awhile longer:D
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I like the 152. I guess cause I've done most of my flying in it. I got to fly a 172SP for my first dual cross country and I didn't like it: too much power:p
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I did my first hour in 1997 and never went back. At $120 an hour (Back then) who could afford it. Wife, Morgage, kids...no time, no money now, but I plan to go back.
Question:
For those with their PPLs...what do you do with it? I mean do you travel in a private plane or just go sightseeing?
Do you fly to places you can't get to with a commerical jet? Do you rent a plane by the day? Any fear about taking loved ones up with you?
All questions I need to answer for myself before I continue my education.
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Mine got me the T-6 1/2hour/video for the bday...
I wouldn't trade her for anything...
But if my only choice was cessna I would have loved every minute of it..
T0J0
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Ask the Pilot in comand to do some spins youll love them. 152s do them pretty good from what Ive heard. Im doing my training in warriors and I cant get them to spin. Ive tried everthing but it just drops the wing then unstalls :confused: Youll love it though, My intro flight they let me land,,,well kindof of, he ran the throttle so he controled my desent I just had to line it up and pitch for my 65 knots. He helped me with the flare too. Nice seeing the ground at 2000ft instead of 31,000 in a big jet. Good luck and if you and your wife ever break up give her my number:D
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Originally posted by muckmaw
Question:
For those with their PPLs...what do you do with it? I mean do you travel in a private plane or just go sightseeing?
Do you fly to places you can't get to with a commerical jet? Do you rent a plane by the day? Any fear about taking loved ones up with you?
All questions I need to answer for myself before I continue my education.
Got mine at 19.
$100 hamburger, day trips to places you'd need to spend a weekend, sightseeing, dates (makes a good one actually, Columbus, OH looks very nice at night). I wanted to fly to Meigs, but never got to. Farthest i've flown so far in a single is to myrtle beach in a Mooney M20J 201. There and back to pick up a new 172R my flight school bought. Just do it. costs are high compared to...checkers. Plan to spend $5000-$7000 over the period of 6months to a year. I got away with spending a hair more than $3k for the whole shebang (flight kit, headsets, checkride, written test ect ect) as a bottom line. Worked at the flight school and bummed flight time wherever i could get it. Now i've got nearly an instrument rating, working on commercial and CFI and am a year away from bachelors in Aviation Science, and some Aeronautical Engineering classes out of the way too...I've designed my own landing gear for an airplane i'm building.
Not bad for a 20 year old...is it :)
Now in my logbook (endorsed and all when required) is .5 in a Citation 500 and a ride Falcon 20 (courtesy of Joe Boxer's crew), SIAI Marchetti SF-260 (Air Combat USA dueling a squadmate), Extra 200, Pitts S2C, Taylorcraft, Luscombe 8A, Aeronca Chief, 150, 152, 172, 182, 210, King Air C90 and Navajo Chieften. Most of the time in a 172 however. And I just ordered the first bit of kit for a 3/4 scale P-51 Mustang. Life's good so far...gotta stay busy :)
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Citation 500, Falcon(just a ride, no dual given), Pitts, Extra, Taylorcraft, Luscombe, Chief, 182, 210, Navajo, and King-Air (both owned by charter outfit that owns the FBO, both flown part-91) time have all been begged! Its amazing what you can get when you just ask :)