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Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
8th Feb 2005, 05:12
Replies: 4
Views: 992
Posted By Thief13x

Aeronautics Degrees (USA)

Hi, I'm 18 years old and am going to be heading to school in seven months for what will hopefully lead to a career as an airline or corporate pilot. Right now, I am considering three different...
Forum: Private Flying
30th Sep 2004, 12:24
Replies: 6
Views: 1,000
Posted By Thief13x

Talking I Passed My Checkride!!!

Yup! Yesterday i passed my Private Pilot Checkride at age 17 with 61.5 hours;) . I'll give you the basic rundown...

If you have yet to take your checkride, you might want to read this, it...
Forum: Private Flying
19th Sep 2004, 14:57
Replies: 45
Views: 5,252
Posted By Thief13x

I run Microsoft Flight Simulator 2002 and it...

I run Microsoft Flight Simulator 2002 and it rocks! I have a microsoft force feedback joystick to go along with it, nothing fancy. In real life i fly a Pa-28-180, and unfortunatly the sim only came...
Forum: Private Flying
19th Sep 2004, 14:44
Replies: 16
Views: 1,332
Posted By Thief13x

Wow, talking to a real examiner here. Thanks for...

Wow, talking to a real examiner here. Thanks for the tips everyone, 1 question though beagle. One thing that concerns me more than the flying portion is the oral portion. What are some things the...
Forum: Private Flying
17th Sep 2004, 18:47
Replies: 1,935
Views: 306,839
Posted By Thief13x

thats normal. My first solo was a week before i...

thats normal. My first solo was a week before i got my drivers license:\ so i had never even driven a car by myself!:uhoh: . Ah the first solo! so memorable:ok: . You'll have fun trust me, with...
Forum: Private Flying
17th Sep 2004, 14:31
Replies: 16
Views: 1,332
Posted By Thief13x

Unhappy The good ole 'Practical' checkride (SHARE EXPERIENCE)

Well, its official, i'm going to be taking the practical test for my pirvate pilot's license sometime this month. :uhoh: I'm really really really really nervous! and while i know i'm pretty well...
Forum: Private Flying
1st Aug 2004, 14:34
Replies: 11
Views: 1,039
Posted By Thief13x

Hmm, thanks guys. Are updates relativly cheap?

Hmm, thanks guys. Are updates relativly cheap?
Forum: Private Flying
30th Jul 2004, 19:29
Replies: 11
Views: 1,039
Posted By Thief13x

A GPS Question

Hi, i'm almost ready to take my practical test, and i'm planning on buying myself a present afterwards...a GPS:D

I was pricing them, and obviously they're all pretty expensive, which doesn't...
Forum: Private Flying
23rd May 2004, 18:49
Replies: 32
Views: 3,484
Posted By Thief13x

I first flew in a plane when i was ten days...

I first flew in a plane when i was ten days old!:cool: my parents were in the process of moving from Detroit Michigan to Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, and i got shipped via a 747:) Didn't fly again till i...
Forum: Private Flying
14th May 2004, 18:14
Replies: 137
Views: 20,928
Posted By Thief13x

they made it sticky....for a while:(

they made it sticky....for a while:(
Forum: Private Flying
10th May 2004, 21:13
Replies: 57
Views: 6,864
Posted By Thief13x

yes, i have to say that when i posted my...

yes, i have to say that when i posted my statistics post, i was going into a bad case of flying depression. The folks here really helped me out of it by simply being honest. thanks guys you're all...
Forum: Private Flying
10th May 2004, 18:04
Replies: 137
Views: 20,928
Posted By Thief13x

:mad: i didn't think people survived forced...

:mad: i didn't think people survived forced landings like that! especially when contact is made with trees!:ok: good for you man

The other day i took a risk and got away with it. It was my first...
Forum: Private Flying
9th Apr 2004, 02:13
Replies: 137
Views: 20,928
Posted By Thief13x

Wow, good one steve!:ok: Yesterday I met a...

Wow, good one steve!:ok:

Yesterday I met a tough reality. Went flying with my instructor for the first time since christmas (bad weather sucks + engine overhaul) and everything was going fine. ...
Forum: Private Flying
23rd Mar 2004, 19:16
Replies: 43
Views: 6,481
Posted By Thief13x

Yes Genghis, that is the proceedure i read. ...

Yes Genghis, that is the proceedure i read. Although, the magazine also said that many time, you just hold a continuous bank angle throughout the manuever untill you're lined up with the runway. ...
Forum: Private Flying
23rd Mar 2004, 19:05
Replies: 65
Views: 16,796
Posted By Thief13x

I fly a warrior, and usually cut the power when i...

I fly a warrior, and usually cut the power when i cross the threashold. Of course, i alter this as neccessary to compensate for a shotty pattern:) but usually this just works fine for me. Then...
Forum: Private Flying
23rd Mar 2004, 19:01
Replies: 137
Views: 20,928
Posted By Thief13x

Well, I solo'ed in an airplane before i solo'ed...

Well, I solo'ed in an airplane before i solo'ed in a car so ive always been worried about the handbrake/flaps mixup (as i fly a cherokee too), but never have actually had a confrontation on either...
Forum: Private Flying
23rd Mar 2004, 18:21
Replies: 43
Views: 6,481
Posted By Thief13x

Does anyone ever use "The Overhead Approach"?

I belive thats what its called. I was reading an artical in Aviation Safety Magazine that was stressing the importance of practicing the overhead approach regularly. They said it would help keep...
Forum: Private Flying
12th Mar 2004, 09:57
Replies: 49
Views: 5,772
Posted By Thief13x

wow, gives me the chills. How can a pilot ever...

wow, gives me the chills. How can a pilot ever get that lost? Hope its never me

Intresting story:ok:

Maybe i will try monitering 121.5 some time:E :ok:
Forum: Private Flying
12th Mar 2004, 05:17
Replies: 137
Views: 20,928
Posted By Thief13x

Hmm, looks like a pretty cool site, i'll have to...

Hmm, looks like a pretty cool site, i'll have to check it out, i just bookmarked it.

@ lownslow - Thats a very intresting end of story, defenatly not the one i was expecting to read. I could have...
Forum: Private Flying
11th Mar 2004, 09:31
Replies: 137
Views: 20,928
Posted By Thief13x

Wow, intresting stories so far, lets hear...

Wow, intresting stories so far, lets hear more!:ok:

I think i'm starting to notice a trend here, one so obvious that I might reconsider my first few post PPL flights. I'm not trying to point the...
Forum: Private Flying
9th Mar 2004, 09:12
Replies: 137
Views: 20,928
Posted By Thief13x

@ Flyingforfun Thats a very good question...

@ Flyingforfun

Thats a very good question (why didn't i report these two incidents to my flight instructor) and i'm not sure i have a straight foward anwser to that. I guess its probably a...
Forum: Private Flying
7th Mar 2004, 11:41
Replies: 137
Views: 20,928
Posted By Thief13x

Thanks for the support people, i honestly thought...

Thanks for the support people, i honestly thought i was the only one.

I also would be grateful if the moderators would turn this into a sticky thread, as i will defenatly be checking back for...
Forum: Private Flying
6th Mar 2004, 11:00
Replies: 137
Views: 20,928
Posted By Thief13x

Exclamation When you almost became... "Another Statistic"

I thought i would share with everyone the times when i had a close call, I also invite anyone else who has a story to pipe up.:ok:

It was last August (2003), the second time i had ever solo'd...
Forum: Private Flying
27th Feb 2004, 21:23
Replies: 6
Views: 847
Posted By Thief13x

I would recommend doing a google search for a...

I would recommend doing a google search for a place to rent from in floridia, i know just about every major airport up north here rents out basic four seater training aircraft. You might however,...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
27th Feb 2004, 21:12
Replies: 6
Views: 468
Posted By Thief13x

Thanks for the replies guys;) I just sent out...

Thanks for the replies guys;) I just sent out for an information pack from Embry Riddle, so hopefully they will have some suggestions, as i put in that i'm still in high school. One question...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
26th Feb 2004, 22:03
Replies: 3
Views: 543
Posted By Thief13x

Ah, thanks for the tip, i will move my last post....

Ah, thanks for the tip, i will move my last post.

Happy flying

Dave
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
26th Feb 2004, 22:00
Replies: 6
Views: 468
Posted By Thief13x

Courses to take during my senoir year of high school...

Yes, i will be entering my senoir year of high school in late 2004, and i was just wondering what courses might be good to take, or more specifically, what would look appealing to a flight school...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
26th Feb 2004, 04:28
Replies: 213
Views: 64,166
Posted By Thief13x

wow Ya know, ive been considering going into...

wow

Ya know, ive been considering going into the airline industry for a few years now, i even started taking flight lessons before Sep 11th. I always wondered what the inside scoop was on the...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
26th Feb 2004, 03:59
Replies: 3
Views: 543
Posted By Thief13x

Talking Student Pilot, and new to these forums

I just registered on these forums a few minutes ago, and i just thought i would peek in an say hi. Here's some info about me if anyone's intrested...

My name's Dave and I'm 17 years old from...
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