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Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
21st Jun 2022, 23:29
Replies: 33
Views: 11,218
Posted By George Semel

Well, most of the shooting here in the State has...

Well, most of the shooting here in the State has to do with one gang shooting another over the usual drug trade. It gets all lumped together for political reasons. Nothing new read about the roaring...
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Jun 2022, 22:49
Replies: 245
Views: 174,740
Posted By George Semel

I am surprised this thread is still somewhat...

I am surprised this thread is still somewhat alive. I made a comment back in 2006, Gee that's over 16 years ago.
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
29th Jun 2016, 00:22
Replies: 13
Views: 13,671
Posted By George Semel

I'm 5'6" tall, and I never had a problem fly the...

I'm 5'6" tall, and I never had a problem fly the 172 or the like, I got several thousands of hours in those! Now a Cherokee Six, I sit on a boat cushion!
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
22nd Aug 2015, 20:24
Replies: 7
Views: 1,248
Posted By George Semel

Well, the written is fairly simple and straight...

Well, the written is fairly simple and straight forward, the hard part of an FAA written test is reading and understanding what the FAA is asking more than anything else! They word the questions in...
Forum: North America
31st Mar 2015, 23:19
Replies: 18
Views: 9,822
Posted By George Semel

9/11 more than enough reason buckwheat! I would...

9/11 more than enough reason buckwheat! I would have had the FAA revoke ever Certificate issued to those that come from that region of the world, and deport all from that region from the US, I had...
Forum: North America
22nd Nov 2014, 20:02
Replies: 6
Views: 5,080
Posted By George Semel

In freezing rain or drizzle its best to be...

In freezing rain or drizzle its best to be someplace else or better yet on the ground! This all comes down to those two brain dead pilots of Colgan Air Flight 3407!
Forum: North America
11th Apr 2013, 03:09
Replies: 11
Views: 2,706
Posted By George Semel

My home airport is on the list for closing, and...

My home airport is on the list for closing, and to be frank the Airport is dam near a ghost town most of the time, the last numbers they have is 38,000 movements for the year. The last airline to...
Forum: North America
11th Dec 2012, 04:29
Replies: 15
Views: 7,136
Posted By George Semel

I been hearing about the Great Pilot Shortage...

I been hearing about the Great Pilot Shortage ever since I took my first flying lesson in 1974. I had a lot more flight time than 1500 hours before a Commuter would even answered my resume, telling...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
4th Sep 2012, 00:17
Replies: 11
Views: 2,797
Posted By George Semel

God don't even consider going to Embry Riddle...

God don't even consider going to Embry Riddle UND or any of the other pseudo flying colleges we have here, the degrees are not worth the paper they are printed on and you will end up with a...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
3rd Sep 2012, 23:44
Replies: 16
Views: 7,602
Posted By George Semel

I can see if all you ever flown was glass like...

I can see if all you ever flown was glass like the G-1000 you would have problems with vacuum gages. I take it that you are a young pilot. Low time no doubt. Most airplanes that you might get a job...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
3rd Sep 2012, 23:30
Replies: 19
Views: 2,759
Posted By George Semel

Don't feel to bad, most of our kids do not even...

Don't feel to bad, most of our kids do not even know that on Sept 2, 1945 in Tokyo Harbor aboard the USS Missouri, Representatives of the Empire of Japan signed the articles of surrender under the...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
30th Mar 2012, 23:53
Replies: 39
Views: 22,138
Posted By George Semel

Good lord, you in debt for 175K? I don't know...

Good lord, you in debt for 175K? I don't know what I could tell you. Right now its as bad a pilot job market as I have ever seen and I been around since the mid 1970's, Wiggins Airways is looking for...
Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
28th Mar 2011, 23:29
Replies: 19
Views: 3,697
Posted By George Semel

Well its the Flight Instructors "John Hancock" on...

Well its the Flight Instructors "John Hancock" on your Student Pilots Certificate and in your logbook. I solo students when they are ready and not once second before. Its a free country or was and...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
27th Mar 2011, 00:07
Replies: 14
Views: 3,115
Posted By George Semel

Yep and you would still need to have either Air...

Yep and you would still need to have either Air Force Silver Wings or Navy Gold Wings. SW is a great place to be if you can get in that is for sure.
Forum: North America
8th Oct 2010, 23:45
Replies: 9
Views: 2,452
Posted By George Semel

Wiggins, has Beech 99's and Cessna 208's, they...

Wiggins, has Beech 99's and Cessna 208's, they have openings from time to time. Then there is The Cape, pretty much 402's Cape Air, Nantucket Airways. You would need a work permit, but if you are...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
4th Apr 2010, 21:12
Replies: 97
Views: 21,935
Posted By George Semel

I been following Kash360 for a while now. I don't...

I been following Kash360 for a while now. I don't know what to say. All I can say that its the toughest job market I have ever seen for pilots here in the States, and we have a little more aviation...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
25th Jan 2010, 16:56
Replies: 215
Views: 77,057
Posted By George Semel

Gee's Ant's what else? On one hand reading all of...

Gee's Ant's what else? On one hand reading all of this has been a bit of a hoot. On the other, something is going on, they are having you do stuff for them. Are they asking any one else ? I don't...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
10th Jan 2010, 19:52
Replies: 215
Views: 77,057
Posted By George Semel

Gee's this was an interesting read to say the...

Gee's this was an interesting read to say the least. What you guys do to get a job flying a 206! Nothing more that a heavier 172. I take it that you have not done much camping, till now. Well you...
Forum: African Aviation
10th Dec 2008, 15:10
Replies: 6
Views: 1,211
Posted By George Semel

While an AK 47 is an ok firearm, I would much...

While an AK 47 is an ok firearm, I would much rather shoot an M-21. But this has nothing to do with the question. I am looking at flying UH-1's on a 30 and 30. That is a helicopter for those of you...
Forum: African Aviation
10th Dec 2008, 00:03
Replies: 6
Views: 1,211
Posted By George Semel

Sierra Leone

Anybody fly there? I think I will be offered a job flying out of Freetown in the next couple of days. What is the story, or should I look else where?
Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
19th Nov 2008, 17:10
Replies: 71
Views: 12,392
Posted By George Semel

I been flying for a lot of years, almost 34 years...

I been flying for a lot of years, almost 34 years now. And I started out as a flight instructor, and I still teach on my off days. I seen a lot of different students over the years, and I gotten...
Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
19th Nov 2008, 16:45
Replies: 9
Views: 1,428
Posted By George Semel

Well try 1977 to 1985 That was a tough time for...

Well try 1977 to 1985 That was a tough time for new pilots. You didn't get a shot at any kind of twin with less that 2500 hours in the logbook and 500 hours Multi. Its where you look from. Now I know...
Forum: North America
22nd Jun 2008, 21:14
Replies: 3
Views: 1,262
Posted By George Semel

How about keeping the money for a rainy day?...

How about keeping the money for a rainy day? Seems to me that would be the smart thing to do, that is till you actually line up a job, I had a CFII for helicopters since 1982 when I did the add on. I...
Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
9th Apr 2008, 23:50
Replies: 10
Views: 1,682
Posted By George Semel

The Piper Warrior is a good airplane to train in....

The Piper Warrior is a good airplane to train in. I was already a Private Pilot when the school I was going to got one, they proved to be so popular that they bought three more with in the next...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
27th Mar 2008, 08:00
Replies: 11
Views: 728
Posted By George Semel

You are all wrong, you fire all four of them,...

You are all wrong, you fire all four of them, then you turn over the whole mess to Federal Express, they turn around in about 60 min. And they make a lot of money too. Or if its a Union shop you just...
Forum: Medical & Health
27th Mar 2008, 07:51
Replies: 21
Views: 4,605
Posted By George Semel

Three hours for a physical, you got to be...

Three hours for a physical, you got to be kidding. My last one took an hour and only because my Flight Surgeon and I had a nice long chat about things. Good guy dose his exam's in his hanger at the...
Forum: Medical & Health
27th Mar 2008, 07:41
Replies: 20
Views: 4,678
Posted By George Semel

I had a SODA {Statement of Demonstrated Ability}...

I had a SODA {Statement of Demonstrated Ability} I never had to demonstrate anything, other than have my eye surgeon send in some paper work. I had lens implants for both eyes due to catarats. I was...
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Feb 2008, 01:02
Replies: 11
Views: 2,996
Posted By George Semel

52 Pick Up was one of my Favorite Roy Scheider...

52 Pick Up was one of my Favorite Roy Scheider movies. Wrecks or I should say blows up a very nice XKE Jag. Oh well, I will watch blue thunder this weekend.
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
16th Jan 2008, 20:57
Replies: 8
Views: 1,650
Posted By George Semel

Stay far away from Dean International. I when...

Stay far away from Dean International. I when down there to Flight Instruct and well Nobody could answer a simple question of were to go for my check ride that morning or if I was even going to take...
Forum: North America
7th Jun 2007, 00:53
Replies: 183
Views: 47,642
Posted By George Semel

There is no shortage of pilots in the United...

There is no shortage of pilots in the United States, I was told by three different companies today that I was over qualified. One told me that if he hired me, he expected to have to pay me to fly...
Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
24th Feb 2007, 04:31
Replies: 189
Views: 61,165
Posted By George Semel

A long time ago I asked a student if he knew what...

A long time ago I asked a student if he knew what an Unusual Attitude was? He said this " An Unusual Attitude is when you have the hood on and can't find the VOR" That guy never did get a pilot...
Forum: African Aviation
24th Feb 2007, 04:22
Replies: 18
Views: 1,876
Posted By George Semel

I was a Fort Worth Meacham Field back in 1976...

I was a Fort Worth Meacham Field back in 1976 finishing up a Commercial then an Instrument Rating a Multi with Acme School of Aeronautics. Dual instrument instruction in a 172 with an instructor was...
Forum: Rotorheads
15th Dec 2006, 02:19
Replies: 25
Views: 5,447
Posted By George Semel

I was dumb enough to go and read that stuff, good...

I was dumb enough to go and read that stuff, good grief, I would not want to be in any aircraft with them. Biggest mud slingers in general have the same problems if not worst. Nobody is perfect.
Forum: North America
2nd Dec 2006, 00:11
Replies: 24
Views: 3,761
Posted By George Semel

I went to Canada from the US back in 2002 and the...

I went to Canada from the US back in 2002 and the form I filled out for the Canadians asked if I ever be arrested, I checked yep and in the space provided the date charge and disposition. It was a...
Forum: North America
26th Sep 2006, 20:40
Replies: 8
Views: 3,277
Posted By George Semel

Mine is thirty years old. Its still in my wallet...

Mine is thirty years old. Its still in my wallet with my medical and certificate. They did away with the requirement to have one in the States back in the 1980's I guess. Burt you know when the did...
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