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re: OT Pilots
Posted on 12/27/18 at 12:59 pm to slacker130
Posted on 12/27/18 at 12:59 pm to slacker130
Maxwell?
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Posted on 12/27/18 at 1:03 pm to RedFoxx
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DO NOT buy a V-tailed Bonanza.
Family friend has one. Former military pilot, extremely competent. I'm riding with him one time, sitting in the copilot seat. I look over at him and he's slumped over the controls.
It turned out he was looking at a chart spread at his feet but it was a moment of sheer unadulterated terror.
Posted on 12/27/18 at 1:06 pm to LintLicker
Real pilots drive river boats
Posted on 12/27/18 at 1:06 pm to HerkFlyer
Nice. I love those planes, and was in a USN squadron (maintenance department) for nine years (C-130T).
Posted on 12/27/18 at 1:12 pm to el Gaucho
Pilot is the verb you’re looking for baw.
Posted on 12/27/18 at 1:18 pm to HerkFlyer
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Reserves/ART... about to apply to the airlines.
Typical ART, fricking off on the internet all day
Posted on 12/27/18 at 1:23 pm to hottub
Hey frick you I’m taking vacation, but even when I’m at work I don’t frick around on TD the whole day. Sometimes I fly airplanes and sometimes I eat jalapeño popcorn and stand around and bullshite. Now I’m logging an hour of credit for talking about all this work.
This post was edited on 12/27/18 at 1:30 pm
Posted on 12/27/18 at 1:33 pm to HerkFlyer
You should log a double and comp time.
Posted on 12/27/18 at 1:34 pm to hottub
Out of TPs til Jan 1 
Posted on 12/27/18 at 1:39 pm to HerkFlyer
I was at BIX. I know a few from MXF though.
Posted on 12/27/18 at 1:43 pm to slacker130
Cool, I know a few people at Keesler too.
Posted on 12/27/18 at 2:12 pm to tigernnola
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tigernnola
The weird thing is that I'm not afraid of the heights or the flying it's just the thoughts of leaving behind a family if something were to ever happen. My baby boy is the best and he needs a daddy.
Is that normal or my judgment kicking in? Not sure if other pilots experience those same emotions.
Posted on 12/27/18 at 2:32 pm to LintLicker
How much does it cost to get into flying fixed-wing aircraft? I wanted to go to school to fly helicopters and it was like $200k.
This post was edited on 12/27/18 at 2:33 pm
Posted on 12/27/18 at 2:34 pm to LintLicker
Family certainly changes your perspective. I work in aviation, and personally feel it’s extremely safe IF you know your limitations and the limitations of your equipment. I’d say learn what your comfort level is with things like weather, cross wind landings, fuel planning etc, then raise your personal minimums even higher, especially as your just starting out.
Do good preflights, don’t take short cuts on simple things like checklists even if you’ve done them 100 times, and always practice for the unexpected. During VFR flying, my instructor taught me to always be thinking about what I’d do in case of an emergency like an engine failure, and we’d practice by pointing out roads or fields that we’d aim for. Every now and then, he’d reach over at random times and pull the throttle to idle, and I’d have to set up for an off-airport landing somewhere.
You can’t eliminate risk, but you can mitigate it. For example, maybe don’t fly at night over mountains in a single piston (unless you have confidence in the equipment) Train and prepare well, and don’t get complacent. And get connected with the pilot community around you - you’ll find that most are more than happy to pass along the wisdom they’ve accumulated
Do good preflights, don’t take short cuts on simple things like checklists even if you’ve done them 100 times, and always practice for the unexpected. During VFR flying, my instructor taught me to always be thinking about what I’d do in case of an emergency like an engine failure, and we’d practice by pointing out roads or fields that we’d aim for. Every now and then, he’d reach over at random times and pull the throttle to idle, and I’d have to set up for an off-airport landing somewhere.
You can’t eliminate risk, but you can mitigate it. For example, maybe don’t fly at night over mountains in a single piston (unless you have confidence in the equipment) Train and prepare well, and don’t get complacent. And get connected with the pilot community around you - you’ll find that most are more than happy to pass along the wisdom they’ve accumulated
Posted on 12/27/18 at 2:39 pm to Dandaman
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don't take unnecessary risks
Posted on 12/27/18 at 2:41 pm to LintLicker
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My baby boy is the best and he needs a daddy.
I might be up for the task.
I'm gonna need pics of his mom.
Posted on 12/27/18 at 2:41 pm to Corkfather
You can get a fixed wing license for much cheaper than those helicopter schools (most of which went out of business) AOPA has a lot of great resources and explains the different type of licenses and typical costs.
AOPA - Learn to Fly
AOPA - Learn to Fly
Posted on 12/27/18 at 2:42 pm to NfamousPanda
While not a pilot myself (on my bucket list), my grandfather was for the majority of his life. He flew crop dusters into his 60s, and continued flying recreationally until he passed away in his 80s. As long as you dont take unnecessary risks, all signs point to you being just fine
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