Any Pilots On Here??

[Old Red]

Been a while since I started this thread. I am at 48 hours now. About to start my check ride prep, and bought a plane last night. Learning to fly has been fun, but it has had a share of frustrations as well. I'm looking forward to continuing to learn and become a proficient pilot. I will start on my IFR training after I get a little more time under my belt.

I have flown into Nashville (with my CFI) and to be honest, I didn't really have to make many decisions. The provided the vectors and I followed them. Anyway.... overall it has been great learning a new skill.

 

[houstonscott]

Been a while since I started this thread. I am at 48 hours now. About to start my check ride prep, and bought a plane last night. Learning to fly has been fun, but it has had a share of frustrations as well. I'm looking forward to continuing to learn and become a proficient pilot. I will start on my IFR training after I get a little more time under my belt.

I have flown into Nashville (with my CFI) and to be honest, I didn't really have to make many decisions. The provided the vectors and I followed them. Anyway.... overall it has been great learning a new skill.

What did you buy?

 

[Old Red]

Cessna 182.

 

[MossRoad]

Nice! Good plane with a long track record.

 

[mark02tj]

Congrats, OldRed!!

Post a couple of pics of the 182! That's a nice plane - could load carrying capability and good speed. You should get a lot of use out of it.

 

[BoFuller]

Drool.

 

[cqaigy2]

Congrats!

 

[HillStreet]

Nice, 182 is a great airplane. I have a Skyhawk and fly all over the place with it. I’m retired now so I will fly to the Midwest, stay a day or two, then fly back to Maine. Even wrote a children’s book about the adventures called “The Magic of Flying With Grandpa” available on Amazon. Cute story. It almost seems like a lot of kids just don’t like aviation like they did years ago.

 

[PILOON]

Former C182 here also. Nice bird, got mine in an even trade for my C170B as the B had factory float kit.
Mine was a former military liaison bird and therefor 24 volts and possibly the only one of that vintage. An F model and had long range tanks, flap gap kit and fowler leading edge.
Was the first model with rear windows , '55 I seem to recall.
We flew it all over Canada and the US racking up piles of hours.
It, (not I) was full IFR (all King) and had signal axis AP.
But back then I was a multi brand avionics shop and was well into custom mods for clients.

Using a voltage converter I managed to adapt a single axis AP to help me handle the bird.
Every mod was fully approved as that was my shop specialty back then.

You make me drool talking of aviating as it was in my blood and there still is that itch that gets real bad every spring.*
But things sure have changed. It used to be that any nice day there would be as many as 50 planes fly overheat here at my home north of Montreal but nowadays I hear maybe one a week, but I still can identify the models by the engine sound.

Happy aviating, it sure is a very rewarding and enjoyable hobby.

*Wife said pilots were like dogs as they always got horny come spring, LOL. (we are in snow belt country)

 

[Old Red]

Here she is.....

 

[mark02tj]

Beautiful!! Congrats!!

 

[Inspector507]

Here she is....

Nice looking bird. Congrats

 

[ray66v]

A 182, is impossible to beat as a great overall plane.

I would definitely own one, as well as a helicopter. (If I was single).

Unfortunately, my wife doesn't think we need either of them.

 

[Tdog]

Back in the dark ages I held a pilot's license. I was a member of a flying club that owned 3 planes, a 150 acrobat, a 172, and an 182. I really enjoyed my time in the air. However, as kids came along & they wanted to ride [horses], in no time at all we owned 3 hay burners. Unfortunately, my income was finite & could not keep up, so I gradually stopped flying. And, that's the worst thing in the world if you want to stay proficient. My wife & I made one real trip - - I had a meeting in El Paso & once I got the go ahead from SWMBO set out to reserve the 182. It was already taken. How 'bout the 172 - - no go. So finally, we set out in the acrobat from Lakefront Airport, New Orleans to the far side of Texas. As I landed for gas various places the FBO would look at me & just shake his head. One of them gave my wife a set of ear plugs. I guess it was pretty loud in the cabin.
I thoroughly enjoyed it, but all that is behind me now.

However, could one of you current pilots explain how you navigate now that GPS is on the scene? It must be a world simpler than in my time.

Jack

 

[raptorterry]

"SWMBO" ?

 

[HillStreet]

Back in the dark ages I held a pilot's license. I was a member of a flying club that owned 3 planes, a 150 acrobat, a 172, and an 182. I really enjoyed my time in the air. However, as kids came along & they wanted to ride [horses], in no time at all we owned 3 hay burners. Unfortunately, my income was finite & could not keep up, so I gradually stopped flying. And, that's the worst thing in the world if you want to stay proficient. My wife & I made one real trip - - I had a meeting in El Paso & once I got the go ahead from SWMBO set out to reserve the 182. It was already taken. How 'bout the 172 - - no go. So finally, we set out in the acrobat from Lakefront Airport, New Orleans to the far side of Texas. As I landed for gas various places the FBO would look at me & just shake his head. One of them gave my wife a set of ear plugs. I guess it was pretty loud in the cabin.
I thoroughly enjoyed it, but all that is behind me now.

However, could one of you current pilots explain how you navigate now that GPS is on the scene? It must be a world simpler than in my time.

Jack

It is pretty simple once you learn to program your route, or just go direct. Follow the magenta line and you’re there.

 

[coldsteelva]

"SWMBO" ?

She Who Must Be Obeyed - wife and chief financial officer usually

 

[Old Red]

Good morning fellow pilots.....ad me to the list of Private Pilot now. Got my ticket October 4th! It is as great as you said it would be!

 

[MossRoad]

Woo hoo!!! Congratulations! :thumbsup:

 

[raptorterry]

Awesome possum!
Congratulations!