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Private pilot license?

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SKETCHY_D
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so ive been doin lessons to get my private pilot license and am wondering if any other ns'ers are too, i want to kno wut the test is like and wha
t age u got urs at, im 17 and hopefully getting it this summer
Jun 19 2009 2:07AM
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Arabian.
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Okay, so, when I got mine it was one of the hardest things I'd ever done up til that point.

You have to flap really hard just to make it off the ground.

Jun 19 2009 2:09AM
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WhiteBurd
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2 of my friends have theirs they were both 17 when they got theirs but thats all know. one of them is a commercial flight instructor
Jun 19 2009 2:13AM
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brickerenator
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I have 10 hours, 3 solos. and passed the FAA test


back in 06 lol
i was 17
Jun 19 2009 8:26AM
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Hack.The.Pow.
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hahahahahahaha i hope im not the only one who got that.

and I've always wanted to do that. Only problem is that it is so hard to keep your license with the amount of flying you have to do that it almost wouldn't be worth all the money
Jul 28 2009 11:46PM
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Tasche
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I was the same way. I just started mine recently.

I have about 6 hours and it has been awesome. Landed the diamond and cessna a couple of times so far and learning slow flight and some other stuff.

Where I got it is 100-140 an hour for the plane and 40 per hour for instructor. All together it is going to cost around 5 grand. I have it budgeted at 500 a month so hopefully I will have it within a year.

Good luck on getting yours but it is expensive and you need a good flow of money to do it.
Oct 19 2009 1:23PM
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prontocuts.com
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my dads holds all ratings, including instructor rating... so hopefully soon we can buy a cheap c150 and get my license fo freeeeeeeee
Oct 19 2009 1:32PM
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STREETS
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There is a pilot cult but its dead. There is a couple other ones on here Chug being the most known lol. Im working on the commercial right now.
Oct 19 2009 1:51PM
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prontocuts.com
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how do you feel about the gov't wanting 1200 hours for commuter airlines, bulllllllsheeeeeeet
Oct 19 2009 2:03PM
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Tasche
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so basically every pilot would have to be ex military? I don't know how else you could get that many hours unless you flew a charter plane.
Oct 19 2009 2:06PM
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johanblaze
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A lot of people become instructors so they can log up hours flying with someone, while that someone else pays for the plane during that time. Or you can just be rich and have your own plane. Ex-military is definitely the best way to go about it.
Oct 19 2009 2:17PM
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switchieski
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almost started to do my second class, but my rents cut my funding
Oct 19 2009 3:00PM
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skiminnesota
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this is what i wanted to have happen for me.

alas, my dad maintains that an airplane will be to expensive to maintain (i understand this) insure, hanger, etc.

not to mention i hope to move out relatively soon. so it really does not make all that much sense for him to pour a truck load of money into something just to have me move out and not be able to fly.

some day though, i do plan to have a private pilots license. flying fascinates me in a way few things in life do.


Oct 19 2009 3:11PM
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STREETS
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LMAO seriously? Thats not nearly enough hours. Up here in Canada anything below 1500 they won't even look at you and thats for a small B1900 or king air. I dont really like the whole delta connection accademy thing that they have in the states because as a pilot you don't gain any real experiance.  (See the Buffalo crash) I like the way it is set up here in that once you get your licence you need to take smaller steps until you reach the big stuff. Most of the fun you will have is in the smaller more hands on and diffucult flying anyways. Once you reach the stage of airline stuff you become more of a system manager but you need all of the knowledge that you picked up when you flew the smaller stuff. Anyways thats my quick take on it, there is a lot of stuff thats fucked up in this industry but its worth it best office view in the world.
Oct 19 2009 5:50PM
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Tasche
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what about an astronaut? I guess that isnt really in the world so touche.
Oct 19 2009 5:56PM
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yellav
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i want to do this
Oct 19 2009 6:21PM
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STREETS
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Wow I wrote "stuff" waaaay to many times. Shoulda read that before posting.
Oct 19 2009 7:51PM
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prontocuts.com
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luckily for us It wouldnt be too expensive for us. My dad is an AMP and has 21 years of maintenance experience, he can fix any plane.

a decent c150 is bout 13gs, cheaper then renting for sure
Oct 19 2009 7:57PM
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skiminnesota
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my dad does not change the oil on his truck. let alone try and fix an airplane. lol

he is a push button operator and typist as he says. or he goes and plays his multi million dollar video game. hahaha

if he ever gets more serious about flying as a hobby (after retirement probably) i think he would join some flying club. (we seem to have alot in the twin cities)
Oct 19 2009 8:17PM
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Ben.
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who does your dad fly for again? delta?
Oct 19 2009 8:57PM
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Che~
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talk to Chug
Oct 19 2009 9:34PM
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