Just Passed my PPL

[tiggermoth]

I passed!

I'm over the moon, I did my skill test this morning, and passed! I'm delighted :) :)
Whoohoo.

I can't wait to go flying now and get better with flying skills and sample the delights of ATC, and navigating through the small VFR corridor between Manchester and Liverpool. The sky's the limit (within VMC conditions of course).

Tiggermoth

PS
I've trained on a Piper PA28 Warrior, so I'll be looking for a share in a Warrior at Barton (whether I'm let loose in a group share after passing I don't know).

PPS I've written a 'flyerlog' blog of my training experience, but I'm not allowed to publish it on here, but if you'd like to read it, then just drop me a message.

[kevmusic]

Congrats tm!!!!!! :):):):ok::ok:

[BRL]

Great news mate, Congratulations! :)

[east_sider]

Congrats mate :D:D:D it would be nice to be in Florida right now, its Friday night in London and its p!ssing it down!!! Hoping to get my first circuits lesson done tomorrow :eek:

[acuba 290]

congrats! Поздравляю! :ok:

[tiggermoth]

congrats! Поздравляю! :ok:

Thanks ! Is that you Alex?

[1d2d3d4d]

Congratulations Tiggermoth.

Happy landings.

Chris

[HR200]

Well done pal, passed mine last week at LBA. Shame about the licence issue fee though of £159 for the PPL(a).

Good Luck with all your future flying and have many fun hours of adventures.

[XL319]

£159?? Just wait til you do your ratings etc £75 ratings and i think!! it's £209 for CPL issue. Quite steep i think for licences. But they have the monoploy on the whole thing so they can charge what they like.

[foxmoth]

Congratulations - and with your user name - this next?

http://www.pprune.org/forums/showthread.php?t=252105
:ok: :E

[msm]

Congrats!!!!! Happy flying:ok:

[Rod1]

Well done

Rod1

[MyData]

Congrats tiggermoth and HR200 - welcome to the club!

[wombat13]

Tigger, get up there and FLY.

Congratulations!

The Wombat

[acuba 290]

Thanks ! Is that you Alex?

it's Dmitri;) Who is Alex?:)

[oscarmike]

Congratulations Tiggermoth - welcome to the empty wallet club! :} :ok: :ok:

[SD.]

Congrats mate from Cali :ok:


PS I hope your curries have toned down a bit :D

[Jools508]

Congratulations Tigermoth!

Jools

[Oxeagle]

A well deserved congratulations to you Tigermoth, and to you as well HR200! :ok:

[tiggermoth]

Thanks for all your good wishes!

I'm looking forward to learning, for a start, how to land on grass. Should be fun. I'm going to tootle down to Barton today and see if I can go up with somebody.

[modelman]

It's a shame you did not have the opportunity to use a grass strip as part of your training-I was really surprised how bumpy they are after glass smooth hard runways I had being using until then.
All the best for the future
MM

[sparks-flying]

Hi Tiggermoth

Well done!!

I may be able to fly on Saturday morning at Barton if you fancy an hour or so costsharing!!

[Cason]

Awesome job there mate! I remember when my brother passed, he got his shirt tail snipped and signed, and its hangin on the FBO wall now! Hes now gotten his comemrcial pilots license, and almost ready for a job. How far are you planning to get rated?

[tiggermoth]

Hi Tiggermoth

Well done!!

I may be able to fly on Saturday morning at Barton if you fancy an hour or so costsharing!!

Hey Sparks - yes that would be ideal - I'll drop you a message and (weather permitting) it should be a good laugh - thank you.

Cason - at the moment I'm not sure how much further to go with this. At least an IFR rating would be useful (here's me looking out of the window). At the moment I can't see that the effort, personal sacrifice and money worth it to become an airline pilot - but I suppose if it's one's dream then it is, and I have every admiration for those who become one.

I went to Barton (Manchester) on Monday and had a 40 minute lesson to learn how to land on grass... (the lesson was short because the light was going down)... oh boy, taxying was more like rally driving, and the perspective of runway length was more like "what perspective" - it was like landing in a big field ("which bit is the runway?" "Oh, one of the muddy bits with numbers at the beginning"). I'm sure these instructors have reinforced underpants - it was only on my fifth landing that it wasn't a complete mess, and even then I skidded on braking.... It really is a "licence to learn" isn't it?!

T.

[peugeotboi]

Well done mate

congrats

[sollas]

Congrats :D. Now, go have fun!

[RMarvin86]

..peugeotboi.. solas...

Yes congrats even if we are 2 years late !! :p