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Joined the Ranks of the Fortunate Few
Clearly miracles do still happen in this modern age - passed my skills test yesterday and joined the ranks of the fortunate few!
Thanks for all the advice in the run up fellow posters - don't think the stupid questions will now cease!
All I've got to do now is win the lottery, give up the job, move out of London to be near an aerodrome, buy a plane..........sheesh...I better start doing the lottery!
Thanks for all the advice in the run up fellow posters - don't think the stupid questions will now cease!
All I've got to do now is win the lottery, give up the job, move out of London to be near an aerodrome, buy a plane..........sheesh...I better start doing the lottery!
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Well done. Congratulations. 
Hopefully got mine in the next few weeks, weather permitting. You've made me even more nervous now as I was kind of hoping I might not be able to do it until, say, next May
So tell us more about what you had to do etc. Was it easier/harder than you expected - more/less stressful.
Hopefully got mine in the next few weeks, weather permitting. You've made me even more nervous now as I was kind of hoping I might not be able to do it until, say, next May
So tell us more about what you had to do etc. Was it easier/harder than you expected - more/less stressful.
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Congratulations ChiSau - I won't be the first to say it, but you have earned a "license to learn": use it carefully, continue to build your skills, and fill your cup of experience before you empty your cup of luck!
My advice: find a "flying buddy" - a mate at similiar early PPL stage and similar goals - and do some trips together, helping each other learn with safety!
My advice: find a "flying buddy" - a mate at similiar early PPL stage and similar goals - and do some trips together, helping each other learn with safety!
Why do it if it's not fun?
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Congrats, ChiSau!
Keep the questions coming. No such thing as a stupid question. Lots of questions you can find the answer to yourself in 5 minutes, but for those you can't, it's always worth asking. I've often learnt things from questions other people have asked.
Anyway, you've now got the challenge of "real" flying. Especially making weather decisions, at this time of year. Stay cautious over the winter, and have fun!
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Keep the questions coming. No such thing as a stupid question. Lots of questions you can find the answer to yourself in 5 minutes, but for those you can't, it's always worth asking. I've often learnt things from questions other people have asked.
Anyway, you've now got the challenge of "real" flying. Especially making weather decisions, at this time of year. Stay cautious over the winter, and have fun!
FFF
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TWF!!!
May I answer some of your questions for you? I'll provide the answers, I'm sure we all know what the questions are....
- Yes. Always make a copy of your logbook before you send it to anyone;
- About three weeks, although some take longer;
- Turd brown;
- Yes, we're all having trouble with the new system, it's crap;
- Cure? No. Just start drinking again and it'll wear off .
May I answer some of your questions for you? I'll provide the answers, I'm sure we all know what the questions are....
- Yes. Always make a copy of your logbook before you send it to anyone;
- About three weeks, although some take longer;
- Turd brown;
- Yes, we're all having trouble with the new system, it's crap;
- Cure? No. Just start drinking again and it'll wear off
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Why do it if it's not fun?
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All good answers, Grim. Except the last one. I'm confused by that. Can't for the life of me figure out what the question could be.
Now, where did I put my car keys!
FFF
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Now, where did I put my car keys!
FFF
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Thank you for all the congratulations!
I won't bore you all with the details - suffice to say I enjoyed it a lot more than I thought I would, learnt some new stuff as I did it (never flown into the sun before), saw some new places and was absolutely knackered at the end of it!!!!
I won't bore you all with the details - suffice to say I enjoyed it a lot more than I thought I would, learnt some new stuff as I did it (never flown into the sun before), saw some new places and was absolutely knackered at the end of it!!!!
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Well done ChiSau!
Please do bore us with the details – I’ve got mine as soon as we get some decent wx (next summer then
), and I’m after all the advice I can get!
Enjoy that licence.
Please do bore us with the details – I’ve got mine as soon as we get some decent wx (next summer then
), and I’m after all the advice I can get!Enjoy that licence.
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Congratulations!
I'll put my hand up as another almost-pilot who wouldn't mind being bored by the details. All I need is antoher 2 hrs with the instructor and then the test. What chance of getting these two flights in close enough that I won't need another refresher in-between?
Roll on summer.......
I'll put my hand up as another almost-pilot who wouldn't mind being bored by the details. All I need is antoher 2 hrs with the instructor and then the test. What chance of getting these two flights in close enough that I won't need another refresher in-between?
Roll on summer.......
