Anyone else a pilot?

[cornemuse]

I have a glider ticket, tho I have not flown in near 30 years, every so often, I think about starting up again. Flew mostly at Elsinore & Torry Pines in CA. To get aero tows at Torry, we would winch launch, then land on the beach for our aero tow! Flying the cliffs there after storms was awesome!!

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[mslibertarian]

A pic of me getting ready for my first flight in the Thrush earlier this year. I've done about 100 hours in it so far.

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[NJ John]

Is there any info out yet about the plane crash in Oregon? The one that just appeared to fall out of the sky and hit a house. All 3 on board seemed so young.
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[Mal evolent]

lapsed PPSEL - Private Pilot Single Engine Land VFR. never renewed my medical. had a heart attack, which cancels your medical. never had a BFR.

I tried every conceivable way to justify buying a plane, and always ended up deciding the only sensible thing to do is rent.

looked into VW powered planes. bottom line: maybe, if you weigh less than 185 and live near sea level, and you just want to putt around the pea patch. no way if you live at 4600 feet elevation, weigh rather more than 185 and the next airport is 200 miles away
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73 Beetle Baja, Ghia front brakes, Type 3 rear brakes, 2220 ( 94 X 80 ), Weber Progressive, Bosch SVDA, '97 Mustang seats

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[KingAir42]

Charter/corporate pilot on a citation 1 and 3.
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[markendee]

Built my plane in my workshop in 2007, learned to fly, and built a hangar on my mate's farm.

Flew it all over Australia, flew 1000 hours and sold it three years ago when I found I was not using it enough.

Loved it and had a ball but was time to move on.

In my workshop.

(I have the sunnies on my head, my flying instructor is on the left in red t shirt)

Could land anywhere (almost)

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[kingkarmann]

I've always been an aviation enthusiast, always wanting to take up flying but the dream never materialized.

I'm well into my 60's and finally have the means to pursue the dream but I'm quite sure I would not pass the flight physical.

Though I'm not going to be able to the real thing I received a gift of simulator time for my birthday.
Looking forward to it

https://takeflightohio.com/

[Abscate]

I fly with a friend who is licensed and enjoy taking thecontrols. Dad was RAF in WWII so I feel the connection. He soloed in a Tiger Moth, by dH, was in aviation his whole life his work went to the Moon

That Air Force crash into the Iowa corn field was a tragedy last week, though.
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[baldessariclan]

I’ve worked at Cessna for many years, and like a lot of the employees there am a small plane pilot as well. They have an excellent flying club and training programs, for new pilots all the way up to CFI’s (& beyond). A couple of my good friends started out there w/ zero flight experience years ago, and now fly jets for the company - not a such bad deal...
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