Any Welsh US-Based Pilots out there??
 

I'm a Welsh instructor based in St Louis in the Midwest area trying to find out if I'm the only Taff pilot out here. If you live near St louis or just want to chat about beer and Rugby give us a shout!!!

We could start a Welsh Flying Instructor society if you like. pjdj777 would join giving us at least 3 members.

Gotta be a fairly exclusive club I reckon.

What would be the motto?

WWW

A Welsh Flight Instructor Society would be great, who needs loads of members anyhow, as you said us Taffs are exclusive and unique anyhow!!! Where are you from in Wales by the way? I'm a Pembroke Boy.

Where is pjdj777 based?

Well it's good to know we have one of our own running things on Pprune. Motto's for the Society?? No idea "Wales forever" (In Welsh of course),Taffs Inc., Cymru CFI, hopefully you've got some better ones!!

A welsh instructors society, eh? Not a bad idea. I don't qualify, though I do instruct in Wales, but I'm sure there would be plenty of willing compatriots out there for you. Doesn't look like they visit the Instructor Forum, though.

In any case FlyTaff, it struck me about your original post that you're living in the wrong country to talk about beer, and come from the wrong country to talk about rugby!

I'm sorry, I couldn't resist it. Only a joke, I assure you!

Good luck

Ivan.

Ivan you are so right the Beer is like water and the Rugby sucks!!! As for American sports what a load of crud!!!

I have found a good Irish pub here in St Louis though and the Guiness and Murphys ate half bad and I also get Fox World sports and BBC America on cable which keeps me up to date with the UK news and the Rugby!!!

Where do you instruct in Wales by the way?? There's not to many places, Cardiff, Swansea, Haverfordwest and maybe Welshpool? How do you like the flying in the UK??? I know the Haverfordwest aerodrome pretty well as I'm from Pembroke and I know the training school in Cardiff abit too.

The flying here is really good and with little restrictions, you'll have to try it one day.

Well I think we could have a grade of membership for non-Welsh FI's whom work in Wales.

pjdj777 is a bit of a Valley boy last seen near Gloucester...

I am from Welshpool and worked there during 1999.

I think the motto should include something about us flying for the love of sheepskin seats... ;)

WWW

Yeah it would be nice if we could include Non-Welsh FI's as Honorary Members as long as they work in Wales. I would love to be back in Wales working as a pilot but money was a factor in my descision to train in the US.

"Flying for the love of sheepskin seats"- I like it!!

So pjdj777 is a valley boy, good stuff, from the Rhonda/Cynon most likely and your from Welshpool well it's good to meet you guys see yer later,
Flytaff

My parents were Welsh,i live in WALES,im on my instructors course now,do i fit the bill to become a honary member.
ps.I was born in L,POOL,so i had better head for the bunker.

I live in Wales and I once worked at Cardiff. I've even got a pair of velcro flying gloves!

Do I count for honorary membership?

JWF :) :) :)

To Robione and JWF,
of course you Boyo's would be welcome to join the Welsh Instructors Society!!! Either of you have lived in Wales, trained in Wales or parents are from Wales, so I really can't see a problem!!!!
As you probably already know I instruct in Saint Louis, USA but I would love to come back and fly a airplane in Pembrokeshire where I'm originally from. Maybe I can meet up with you guys for a few beers in June when i'm home, who knows?? Anyway lets hope that WWW can set up a Forum for us Taffs as he's already got a great motto.

Flytaff

PS Robione- You have'nt got the accent have you?? Your parents should of rushed you over the River Dee!!!

JWF- The velcro gloves automatically qualify you!!!!!!!!!!

I live in Wales and wanna be a heli instructor, does that count? Can I join?

In competitions in the National Eisteddfod you have to either have been born in Wales, live there, or speak Welsh - if that's good enough for them....

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Whirly

To fly is human, to hover, divine.

Where you from Whirlybird, your not from up North where the Taffs burn English houses!! Just kidding I'm from West Wales and I'm sure you'd be welcome to join our society. We're slowly building a bit of a following here and we have WWW as a leader so that ate half bad!!!

Yes Flytaff, I live in North Wales, but I tell everyone I'm adopted Welsh, and since I can tell them in fluent Welsh that usually leaves them gobsmacked - so I don't think anyone will burn my house down; they're too busy trying to remember the Welsh word for "adopted" :) :) :)

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Whirly

To fly is human, to hover, divine.

We need a badge/crest plus we need to firm up the motto and a list of club rules.

WWW

I wondered how Pavrotti got to sing at the National Eisteddfod, and now I know! Actually my maternal grandmother left Anglesey about 1900, which makes me one sixteenth Welsh. Any chance?

Hey I'm sure being one-Sixteeth Welsh qualifys you Yogi!!.Sorry It's been a while Guys but my server has been down at work!Anyhow as WWW stated we need to start thinking about a Badge or Crest, Club rules and any adds to the motto so get your thinking caps on!!! Maybe the badge can be a Dragon flying a C152 or something???

Good to know you can speak fluent Welsh WB, my attempts at basic Welsh suck but I am from South Pembrokeshire after all!!!!

Flytaff

I don't instruct, but I have been known to fly out of Caernarfon more than once! Not done so recently, cos the folks there seem to have gone all unfriendly. Pity, cos it's a lovely spot.

I have a little home up in the mountains of the Tre'r Ceiri, where they burn English homes unless you buy a round in the local pub once in a while.

Iechyd da!

Keef

And there was me thinking this thread would just bring a deafening silence.

Perhaps we can extend the concept. A Welsh Chapter of BALPA... A Taff Division of the IPA... Co-Pilot Cymru edition... Transair catalogues featuring velcro fronted flying suits... ;)

WWW

count me in as another one for the club.

live in cardiff , fly out of cardiff.

100% welsh and proud

i'm with the dragon for the crest.