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OT Are there any pilots here?

EGGjlmh
EGGjlmh Posts: 823
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Just wondering if there are any pilots here?  Either just general aviation or commercial. I succesfully passed my checkride yesterday for private pilot. 

1MBGE 2006, 1LBGE 2010, 1 Mini Max, Fathers Day 2015

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  • Botch
    Botch Posts: 17,397
    Congrats!  

    "Dumplings are just noodles that have already eaten"   - Jon Kung

    Ogden, UT, USA


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  • ColbyLang
    ColbyLang Posts: 4,420
    EGGjlmh said:
    Just wondering if there are any pilots here?  Either just general aviation or commercial. I succesfully passed my checkride yesterday for private pilot. 
    Nice! BIL is a CFI, we lost our free trainer when I had 31 hours behind the yoke. 
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  • Ozzie_Isaac
    Ozzie_Isaac Posts: 21,745
    Congrats!  I have a few hours in a Cessna and a Glider and thousands s of hours on RC planes 😆  Lots of fun.

    I would rather light a candle than curse your darkness.

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  • alaskanassasin
    alaskanassasin Posts: 8,965
    Ozzie_Isaac said:
    Congrats!  I have a few hours in a Cessna and a Glider and thousands s of hours on RC planes 😆  Lots of fun.
    You sell your RC planes? I still have mine figuring I might get back into it some day
    South of Columbus, Ohio.


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  • alaskanassasin
    alaskanassasin Posts: 8,965
    Been thinking about selling though. Good market for them right now
    South of Columbus, Ohio.


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  • Ozzie_Isaac
    Ozzie_Isaac Posts: 21,745
    edited January 2022
    alaskanassasin said:
    Ozzie_Isaac said:
    Congrats!  I have a few hours in a Cessna and a Glider and thousands s of hours on RC planes 😆  Lots of fun.
    You sell your RC planes? I still have mine figuring I might get back into it some day
    I still have my race plane (.40 size T-34 with a worked YS-91 tuned for 85% nitro), and a profile Hots.  Got rid of all my other planes.  My dad just off-loaded his entire collection.  They were worth nothing for many years, but you are correct the market has picked up a bit.

    I would rather light a candle than curse your darkness.

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  • dmchicago
    dmchicago Posts: 4,519
    21. 
    Philly - Kansas City - Houston - Cincinnati - Dallas - Houston - Memphis - Austin - Chicago - Austin

    Large BGE. OONI 16, TOTO Washlet S550e (Now with enhanced Motherly Hugs!)

    "If I wanted my balls washed, I'd go to the golf course!"
    Dennis - Austin,TX
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  • ColbyLang
    ColbyLang Posts: 4,420
    Beautiful cub
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  • EGGjlmh
    EGGjlmh Posts: 823
    cub22908 said:
    Congratulations!  Great accomplishment!  I'm sure there are a number of pilots here that will chime in.

    This is what I fly now:



    This is what I used to fly:  =)

    Thanks!

    Sweet plane!  I will be flying a Cessna 182. I still have to get my high performance endorsement to fly it. 

    1MBGE 2006, 1LBGE 2010, 1 Mini Max, Fathers Day 2015

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  • lousubcap
    lousubcap Posts: 36,894
    EGGjlmh said:
    Just wondering if there are any pilots here?  Either just general aviation or commercial. I succesfully passed my checkride yesterday for private pilot. 
    Great goal and accomplishment right there.  Way to see it across the finish-line!
    Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood.  Life is too short for light/lite beer!  Seems I'm livin in a transitional period. CHEETO (aka Agent Orange) makes Nixon look like a saint.  
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  • GrateEggspectations
    GrateEggspectations Posts: 11,679
    I feel like @lkapigian may not fly, though he has close friends who do. (Please correct me if I am wrong, Larry!)
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  • EGGjlmh
    EGGjlmh Posts: 823
    lousubcap said:
    EGGjlmh said:
    Just wondering if there are any pilots here?  Either just general aviation or commercial. I succesfully passed my checkride yesterday for private pilot. 
    Great goal and accomplishment right there.  Way to see it across the finish-line!
    Thank you!  Lots of time involved and of course $$$

    1MBGE 2006, 1LBGE 2010, 1 Mini Max, Fathers Day 2015

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  • EGGjlmh
    EGGjlmh Posts: 823
    stlcharcoal said:
    Congrats!  You're going to have a blast.

    I've been a pilot for 27+ years, but haven't flown in several years just being too busy and really no access.  It's not a pastime hobby--need to fly often and stay proficient.  I worked for 10+ yrs as a full time EMS, and part time traffic/news & NVG instructor pilot.  Also did 4-5 yrs of tours, instruction, aerial photography/survey, and charter work before that.  Commercial/instrument/CFI/CFII Helicopter, and private in Airplane SEL.....also went to college for my A&P/IA and keep that current.
    Wow, I knew you used to be a med helicopter pilot but I had no idea of everything else. I have found out how frustrating training can be, I don't want to do any more training until I take a break!

    1MBGE 2006, 1LBGE 2010, 1 Mini Max, Fathers Day 2015

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  • lentsboy007
    lentsboy007 Posts: 416
    Are you the guy I saw doing barrel rolls over southwest Indiana yesterday ? 

    1 Large Egg, Blackstone griddle

    Belgium...........The Netherlands??

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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 26,465
    Ozzie_Isaac said:
      My dad just off-loaded his entire collection. 
    How about all his kites? Still got them? Jeeps and Jeep accessories too? Eggs?

    Your daddy-o just keeps his interests moving & shaken doesn't he? LOL
    Re-gasketing the USA one yard at a time 
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  • cub22908
    cub22908 Posts: 8
    EGGjlmh said: I don't want to do any more training until I take a break!
    Take a break for sure, you earned it.  But start on that instrument rating ASAP.  Of all the ratings I have done that is the greatest.  If you are going to fly an airplane as nice as a 182, you need an instrument ticket.  Sooner the better!

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  • EGGjlmh
    EGGjlmh Posts: 823
    cub22908 said:
    EGGjlmh said: I don't want to do any more training until I take a break!
    Take a break for sure, you earned it.  But start on that instrument rating ASAP.  Of all the ratings I have done that is the greatest.  If you are going to fly an airplane as nice as a 182, you need an instrument ticket.  Sooner the better!

    Thank you. I'm not sure about the instrument rating yet. The 182 is currently VFR only. However, there is some discussion about making it an IFR plane....have to see what happens

    1MBGE 2006, 1LBGE 2010, 1 Mini Max, Fathers Day 2015

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  • Corv
    Corv Posts: 574
    Congratulations on the PPL!
    The 182 is a very good airplane, any year it was built. It'll carry a lot over a good range. Not the fastest plane in the sky but fast enough to get the job done, and it has better short field performance than most people use.
    I've been flying most of my adult life, but don't own a 182. Flown one, though.
    Somewhere on the Colorado Front Range
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  • stlcharcoal
    stlcharcoal Posts: 4,762
    I used to fly a 182RG, and got my private add on in a 177B.  I had time in Pipers, Mooneys, and Socatas......definitely the easiest the to fly, maintain, etc besides the Diamond Katana.  I've never flown a Cirrus, but hear they are awesome.
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  • lkapigian
    lkapigian Posts: 11,549
    GrateEggspectations said:
    I feel like @lkapigian may not fly, though he has close friends who do. (Please correct me if I am wrong, Larry!)
    LoL , love my buddies king air 350 .. I can joke about it, but he is so overwhelming  gracious 


    Visalia, Ca @lkapigian
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  • Ozzie_Isaac
    Ozzie_Isaac Posts: 21,745
    Saw this in the news today, thought of this thread.  This gentleman was having a really really bad day.

    https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/01/10/plane-hit-by-train-california/9155052002/

    I would rather light a candle than curse your darkness.

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  • WeberWho
    WeberWho Posts: 11,540
    dmchicago said:
    21. 

    "The pig is an amazing animal. You feed a pig an apple and it makes bacon. Let's see Michael Phelps do that" - Jim Gaffigan

    Minnesota
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  • Botch
    Botch Posts: 17,397
    Ozzie_Isaac said:
    Saw this in the news today, thought of this thread.  This gentleman was having a really really bad day.

    https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/01/10/plane-hit-by-train-california/9155052002/
    You could also say he had a really really lucky day; kudos to the police!  

    "Dumplings are just noodles that have already eaten"   - Jon Kung

    Ogden, UT, USA


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  • Ozzie_Isaac
    Ozzie_Isaac Posts: 21,745
    Botch said:
    Ozzie_Isaac said:
    Saw this in the news today, thought of this thread.  This gentleman was having a really really bad day.

    https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/01/10/plane-hit-by-train-california/9155052002/
    You could also say he had a really really lucky day; kudos to the police!  
    That is an excellent point.  Crashing a plane and getting hit by a train.  What a story.

    I would rather light a candle than curse your darkness.

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  • Botch
    Botch Posts: 17,397
    "Trains, Planes and Ambulances".... 

    "Dumplings are just noodles that have already eaten"   - Jon Kung

    Ogden, UT, USA


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  • Ozzie_Isaac
    Ozzie_Isaac Posts: 21,745
    Botch said:
    "Trains, Planes and Ambulances".... 
    I laughed significantly harder than I probably should have.

    I would rather light a candle than curse your darkness.

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