How often do you fly?
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How often do you fly?
Guys and Girls!
I was wondering if you could tell me roughly how often you get to fly? Perhaps try and think how many hours you have done in the past 12 months?
I would be interested to know/work out what a rough average is .. happy to also hear from instructors etc, i.e people who nearly fly on a daily basis.
Cheers
Stefan
I was wondering if you could tell me roughly how often you get to fly? Perhaps try and think how many hours you have done in the past 12 months?
I would be interested to know/work out what a rough average is .. happy to also hear from instructors etc, i.e people who nearly fly on a daily basis.
Cheers
Stefan
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Personally I have done 130 in the last twelve months . Some of that included an IMC and night rating . This was all part of build up to my sabbatical to the world of ATPL's . It helps considerably getting into a group whether it be equity/no-equity . I went from 120 per hour in a beaten to death terrahawk to 65 ph in a brand spanking new 172 . If I hadnt done that I wud have a third of the hours flown this year than I have.
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Professionally I fly probably 3 days a week on average - 600 hrs/year (Airlines), other days for work are standby/positioning/days off down route/sim/classroom. On top of this I average about one day/ fortnight instructing (50-60 hrs pa) and another 20 or so hours pa just flying light aircraft.
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FullyFlapped .. because I think it makes an interesting discussion. Keen to hear how often people get to fly and why/why not.
Also plan to do my ppl in July ... + read nearly all the posts on pprune so thought I'd start another on a subject I've been wondering about.
Cheers.
Also plan to do my ppl in July ... + read nearly all the posts on pprune so thought I'd start another on a subject I've been wondering about.
Cheers.
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Never enough !
2006 about 90 hours
2007 only 45 hours largely due to weather
2008 so far I've managed 3, again partly because of poor weather but mostly because of a medical problem that stopped me flying from 8 Nov to 11 March. Fortunately now fully fit again.
All logged in my PA28-235
Here's hoping for a good summer !
Cheers
Lysander
2006 about 90 hours
2007 only 45 hours largely due to weather
2008 so far I've managed 3, again partly because of poor weather but mostly because of a medical problem that stopped me flying from 8 Nov to 11 March. Fortunately now fully fit again.
All logged in my PA28-235
Here's hoping for a good summer !
Cheers
Lysander
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Nice one Good to hear that your health is better LysanderV8!
Great stuff foxmoth! Didn't think that people flying professionally had much time/will to do lots of private flying .. guess it's totally different!
Thx for all the posts so far!
S
Great stuff foxmoth! Didn't think that people flying professionally had much time/will to do lots of private flying .. guess it's totally different!
Thx for all the posts so far!
S
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From: I sell sea shells by the sea shore
Another poster above, whom I have the Highest Respect for and whom I learned a lot from (attitude to flying as well as ability) told me once
So, with that in mind
120 hours last year, including time on a Chipmunk, Harvard, Jodel, Aeronca Champ and Chief, lots of time on two different (old) Cessna 150s.
Weather permitting, hope to do more this year.
(thanks Ian, I wonder how many others you've inspired?)
BEX
Real pilots fly anything they can get their hands on
120 hours last year, including time on a Chipmunk, Harvard, Jodel, Aeronca Champ and Chief, lots of time on two different (old) Cessna 150s.
Weather permitting, hope to do more this year.
(thanks Ian, I wonder how many others you've inspired?)
BEX
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Last year I had a banner year, 85 hours. Before family I used to fly >100 hours per year, for a while it was down less than 20. Last year about 30 hours soaring, 10 hours boring around in the C140, a couple hours in the 300CBi, and most of the rest of the time towing. I also started working on the instrument rating late last year, I have been doing about 4 hours/month on the average. Almost all of my instrument training is after dark, after the wife & kids are asleep. Hard to fit everything in.
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Cheers for all the posts so far!
I really enjoy reading these. I would love to one day fly as much as some of you but I would also have to be realistic about the fact that I work 5 - 6 days a week in an office job ... still I would hope to do many more hours than the minimum required to keep my (future) license current.
flybymike: you are right it sometimes seem as if most people on this forum are loaded. Truth is there probably are a fair few wealthy peeps, and then others who are so passionate about flying that they spent a good portion of their earnings/savings on flying. I certainly don't fall in the first category but still hope to do plenty of flying ... only live ones I say!
I really enjoy reading these. I would love to one day fly as much as some of you but I would also have to be realistic about the fact that I work 5 - 6 days a week in an office job ... still I would hope to do many more hours than the minimum required to keep my (future) license current.
flybymike: you are right it sometimes seem as if most people on this forum are loaded. Truth is there probably are a fair few wealthy peeps, and then others who are so passionate about flying that they spent a good portion of their earnings/savings on flying. I certainly don't fall in the first category but still hope to do plenty of flying ... only live ones I say!
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Sometimes I think that this perennial question brings out the best in pilots' tendency to exaggerate. If not, all I can say is you guys must all be bliddy loaded....