dlnoss Posted February 18, 2005 Report Posted February 18, 2005 Are there any other pilots on BHQ? What do you fly? Owner/Renter? Hours? I've been a pilot since 1989 but have flown just enough to stay current in the past 4 or 5 years. I've been having some extensive (expensive) work done on my plane, a Cessna 182, and it should finally be flying again in a couple of weeks. I was just curious if there were any other people flying except on their Banshees. Quote
ScrewMachine Posted February 18, 2005 Report Posted February 18, 2005 Yeah, been working on my private pilots license. Gotta Maule M-7 we tool around in, lots a fun. This was supposed to be my new hobby, 'till I got bit by the shee bug again for the third time. Can't decide what to do with my life. Quote
stu Posted February 18, 2005 Report Posted February 18, 2005 my bro just got a job as a comercial pilot for British Airways, he started off gliding then got a scholorship for his ppl and again for his comercial licemce and type rating. i just got to wait 9 more months then i get 80% discount on all BA flights:) cant complain at that!! stu Quote
dlnoss Posted February 18, 2005 Author Report Posted February 18, 2005 Gotta Maule M-7 we tool around in Maule has some cool short field planes. I'd take one... Quote
nosbanshee4u Posted February 18, 2005 Report Posted February 18, 2005 I am in school right now at the University of North Dakota and am getting a 4yr commercial license. I love it, so if anyone needs a corprate pilot then give me a hoot, haha. I might go down the business end of it though, such as Airplane insurance agent or Airport Operations Manager. Quote
watkins Posted February 18, 2005 Report Posted February 18, 2005 Been pilot for about 2 years now, got my instrument about a year ago. 623 hours. I rent, mostly fly a Mooney that I like, but then mostly Cessna's 172, 152 and other misc planes. Quote
Proquad101 Posted February 19, 2005 Report Posted February 19, 2005 Dave I was out by your house last week in Life Flight doing some maint. test flights. I've got your house marked on my gps ,the next time I'm out that way I will give you high speed fly-by Quote
mcaf29 Posted February 19, 2005 Report Posted February 19, 2005 Wouldn't call myself a "pilot" just yet. I have 25 hours in a 172 w/ a cross country solo in there. I've got backseat time in a T-34C (hurrivac for Ivan), S-3 viking and F-14 Tomcat, which means absolutely nothing but it was fun. I'm currently a student naval aviator here in wonderful Pensacola, hence my T-34 avatar. Quote
Banshee 79 Posted March 2, 2005 Report Posted March 2, 2005 Im A A&P Mechanic. Good To See Some Aviation Guys On Here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote
ledofthezep Posted March 2, 2005 Report Posted March 2, 2005 Always wanted to fly, never could afford it & my eyesite isn't good enough for aviation in the military. I grew up saying that someday I'd be an F15 pilot, just didn't quite work out that way. Someday if I'm ever able, I'd still like to obtain my private liscence just for shits. Quote
BenBB Posted March 2, 2005 Report Posted March 2, 2005 Same here led, always wanted to be an Eagle driver or an Apache pilot, got an appointment to West Point but they said I couldn't fly rotary wings with corrected vision...bastards. Oh well. My grandfather (USAF Colonel Retired, Fedex pilot retired) has a homebuilt Glasair that is a blast to fly tho, one of these days I'll get a private pilot's license myself. It's cake once she's in the air but takeoffs and landings are...an experience heh Quote
Proquad101 Posted March 2, 2005 Report Posted March 2, 2005 Im A A&P Mechanic. Good To See Some Aviation Guys On Here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 332149[/snapback] Are you working anywhere as a mechanic? Quote
MudSlinger09 Posted March 2, 2005 Report Posted March 2, 2005 i was in civil air patrol , was gonna get my solo done , heck i even had hook ups to a congressman max sandlin to get me entered into the usaf academy , but my interest kinda changed for the worse , since i wear contacts i also hear that u cant fly fighter jets in the air force , so i guess that counts me out . i guess im just gonna be a mining engineer or somthing . but i still know how to fly , i could do it on my own , i even learned to fly a helicopter . Quote
ledofthezep Posted March 2, 2005 Report Posted March 2, 2005 since i wear contacts i also hear that u cant fly fighter jets in the air force , so i guess that counts me out . You're not the only one. I'm not required to wear contacts, but I don't have good enough vision. Same here...if I can't fly, count me out. Quote
Proquad101 Posted March 2, 2005 Report Posted March 2, 2005 The eye site thing sucks, they are now letting guys get corrective surgery. When I first got into the military (1992) you couldn't go to flight school unless you had 20/20 eye site, but the crazy thing is you can wear glasses after you have gone through flight school. I dont have to wear glasses yet (I'm 31 years old) but I'm sure I will one of these days, my last flight physical I could still read the 20/15 line so I should be good for a few more years. Right now they hurting for pilots in the army and they can give you a waiver for eyes if they are not to bad, and you cant be older than 27. Dont give up if that is what you really want. Quote
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