How Young Were You ?
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I hate to turn this thing on its head a bit, but it seems that nearly everyone starts getting interested at about 5 and takes it from there. I can honestly say that I had absolutely no interest in aircraft or flying at all until I was 36, and then started hanging around with a few people with a heavily developed interest. The brainwashing obviously worked, leaving me now 37, with a brand new turd brown PPL (delivered this morning). From no interest to qualified in 18 months is a very steep curve....... and I'm loving every minute of it!!
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Mmmmm......... I always suspected that there was something "not quite right" about the colour of those PPLs
I was dragged around airshows by my Grandfather. I remember Hendon, because they had the wreckage of a burned out airframe pinned to a wall. That haunted my sleep for nights to come!
When I was 14 I came across an article in one of my Mother's "Country Living" magazines that was centered on the guys that promoted the Denny Kitfox in this country. This was about 1994. I was very much into making Keilcraft balsa models that always ended up as crappy affairs that got eaten by the dog, so I wrote to the folks in the said article for advice on designing my own aircraft (I think it was a chap named white, but I can't remember) . I even submitted my idea of what should be their next design. It was called the Kitten! . They sent back a wealth of information on PFA aircraft and who my local PFA Strut was. They even sent a couple of issue of Popular Flying. One of the articles detailed the costs of a PPL (It reckoned on 5K). I forgot about this for a year or two whilst I built and crashed more balsa wood, until our family moved virtually a couple of miles from where this local strut was. This story is waffling now, so I'll cut it short. I ended up dropping out of college to work at a factory and then the local flying school to pay for my PPL. Once I had the "Pay a hundred quid for a cup of coffee a hour a way" ticket I realised that I was broke. I joined a group who flew a Luton Minor. Best flying I had for 3 years. I discovered farm strip flying. This was the singular thing that made me realise that I wanted to make a career out of bush type flying. I have managed to do other things such as towing gliders for a year in a pawnee but 5 years on I am still working to get some form of CPL, and 5 years on I dare say that I shall still be doing the same thing!
Bill
I was dragged around airshows by my Grandfather. I remember Hendon, because they had the wreckage of a burned out airframe pinned to a wall. That haunted my sleep for nights to come!
When I was 14 I came across an article in one of my Mother's "Country Living" magazines that was centered on the guys that promoted the Denny Kitfox in this country. This was about 1994. I was very much into making Keilcraft balsa models that always ended up as crappy affairs that got eaten by the dog, so I wrote to the folks in the said article for advice on designing my own aircraft (I think it was a chap named white, but I can't remember) . I even submitted my idea of what should be their next design. It was called the Kitten!
. They sent back a wealth of information on PFA aircraft and who my local PFA Strut was. They even sent a couple of issue of Popular Flying. One of the articles detailed the costs of a PPL (It reckoned on 5K). I forgot about this for a year or two whilst I built and crashed more balsa wood, until our family moved virtually a couple of miles from where this local strut was. This story is waffling now, so I'll cut it short. I ended up dropping out of college to work at a factory and then the local flying school to pay for my PPL. Once I had the "Pay a hundred quid for a cup of coffee a hour a way" ticket I realised that I was broke. I joined a group who flew a Luton Minor. Best flying I had for 3 years. I discovered farm strip flying. This was the singular thing that made me realise that I wanted to make a career out of bush type flying. I have managed to do other things such as towing gliders for a year in a pawnee but 5 years on I am still working to get some form of CPL, and 5 years on I dare say that I shall still be doing the same thing!Bill
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1 month DC-3 (as pax)
10 Cherokee 28 (as pax)
11 Cherokee 32 (held controls)
15 to 17 stowaway on all aeroclub flights
18 solo and PPL
..... and then lots of Cessna 152, 172, Katana & PA-18.
Ciao
10 Cherokee 28 (as pax)
11 Cherokee 32 (held controls)
15 to 17 stowaway on all aeroclub flights
18 solo and PPL
..... and then lots of Cessna 152, 172, Katana & PA-18.
Ciao
