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Pilots_Rule 17th Nov 2016 17:47

How long have you been flying?
 
It's been 4 years for me. How about you??

Sorry, new to the forum. Just trying to get a feel. :)

John Eacott 17th Nov 2016 19:11

51 years last September. :ok:

Devil 49 17th Nov 2016 19:30

48 years, but I retired August 1.

Helinaut 17th Nov 2016 19:42

36 years and still going :E

paco 17th Nov 2016 19:55

40 years and counting....

phil

ShyTorque 17th Nov 2016 20:09

As a mere stripling of a lad, it's only 44 years for me.

HLCPTR 17th Nov 2016 20:10

50 years as of last month. Semi-retired.

Ascend Charlie 17th Nov 2016 20:11

How long have I been flying? Jeez, what time is it now?

heli1 17th Nov 2016 20:15

54 years and counting....( My Brantly appears to have died first !).

oleary 17th Nov 2016 20:26

50 years, ....

Phoinix 17th Nov 2016 20:28

12 years,...

TipCap 17th Nov 2016 20:38

44 years but have been retired for 7 years now....

Delta Torque 17th Nov 2016 21:18

I'm just a learner. 35 years.

maeroda 17th Nov 2016 21:20

20 years and counting...

LRP 17th Nov 2016 22:05

48 years come Jan.

fijdor 17th Nov 2016 22:14

39 this year in May and semi retired, working May to Oct or so.

JD

outofwhack 17th Nov 2016 22:56

34 years and for as long as I live (but I'm slowing coming back to gliding - the purest form of flight)

Vertical Freedom 18th Nov 2016 00:32

Just a wee Puppy at 28years on training wheels & still ticking along ;)

heli kiwi 18th Nov 2016 03:11

28 years. First 10 on planks.

rotorfossil 18th Nov 2016 05:24

58 years fixed an rotary.

Arm out the window 18th Nov 2016 05:32

33 years for me, a reasonable bit of plank wing time but the majority rotary.

skidsoff 18th Nov 2016 06:11

50 years and still going.

spencer17 18th Nov 2016 06:14

44 and to young to retire :E

Hughes500 18th Nov 2016 06:17

Compared to everyone else a mere 27 years and going grey plus 30lbs heavier which is more worrying

FlimsyFan 18th Nov 2016 07:35

Newbie
 
16 months. 99.8hrs P1. Playing catchup

SASless 18th Nov 2016 13:21

First hands on was a Bensen Gyrocopter on the back of a Pick Up Truck in 1963.

Gave it up for Lent a few Years back....lost the Medical.

[email protected] 18th Nov 2016 13:36

34 years so far - hopefully with a good few more left in me yet:)

Dreviator 18th Nov 2016 13:38

14 years......a mere fledgling.

Jettiejock 18th Nov 2016 14:14

A mere toddler at 32 years of fixed and rotary.

Troglodita 18th Nov 2016 17:39

Time flies when you are having fun!
 
Decided flying beat the **** out of being a ICI chemist (schools career advisors suggestion?) in the middle of a loop in a DH Chipmunk over RAF Kinloss in 1964 but only been paid for doing it since 1970 - bugger - that is still 46 years!

Trog

Fareastdriver 18th Nov 2016 18:28

Packed it in eight years ago still with a Class One medical after 48 years in 25 countries.

vaibronco 18th Nov 2016 20:16

12 years (7 "seriously")

idle stop 18th Nov 2016 20:19

Start my 48th year on 6th January 2017.

Dropthegear 18th Nov 2016 20:20

32 years, but seems like yesterday.

DC

Edit: sorry, didn't realize this was the rotorheads forum. I'm airline.
I do have about a dozen hours dual in a B-206 Jet Ranger, gained about 15 minutes at a time from a friend who owned a 1 helicopter operation.

cosmiccomet 18th Nov 2016 21:30

22 years and counting!!!

Dragoon52 19th Nov 2016 14:38

44years. 8 months to retire.

belly tank 19th Nov 2016 22:02

22 years...and yes its gone fast!....Some plank wing but majority Rotary :) Still remember learning on a 22 with no governor back then :O

OLD_Astar 19th Nov 2016 22:44

37 years and keep counting.

albatross 20th Nov 2016 14:03

44 years...It's been fun.

heli kiwi 20th Nov 2016 17:28


Originally Posted by heli kiwi (Post 9582117)
28 years. First 10 on planks.

Forgot to add. When I did my conversion to rotary. They didn't tell me I had to add in a divorce. 😊
But I've had lots of girlfriends since. Some not mine.
Wouldn't change a second of it.


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