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Apr 15^th, 2005 at 2:20pm

Boss_BlueAngels Offline
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There are a surprising number of pilots in this forum, and was just curious, what's everyones experience? What have you flown, how many hours, and how long have you been flying?

I started flying at 13 (almost 9 years ago) and got my license in 2002, am working on my instrument rating (again) and have 160 hours. I've flown a Piper Cub, Cessna Caravan, Schweizer 300 helicopter, Warriors, and Cessna 150/152/172.

So, lets hear it from everyone else!

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Reply #1 - Apr 15^th, 2005 at 2:36pm

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Cessna 172 for about 10-15 minutes when I was 10 or 11 years old. It was part of the young eagles program. Very soon I will start taking flying lessons in a 172. Im waiting untill the spring time windy-ness dies down before I start.

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Reply #2 - Apr 15^th, 2005 at 2:43pm

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Had my first flight when I was 16 with my aerospace class. I started taking lessons the next April (2003) when I was 17 and got my license in November of 2003. Total time is ~~70-80~~ 66.5 hours in a C172. I also had around an hour in a Piper Archer for the aerospace class and I got to ride in a C172RG on a ferry flight from Chicago to Madison.

EDIT: Oops, miscalculated, just checked my log book and I'm at 66.5 hours. Thought it was more. Roll Eyes

« Last Edit: Apr 17^th, 2005 at 12:06pm by Mobius »

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Reply #3 - Apr 15^th, 2005 at 2:44pm

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Somewhere in the region of 115 loggable hours since I started in 1999, in the C152, Grob 115e, Shorts Tucano and Harvard. Should add another 100-120 by then end of March 2006. Add all my other "non loggable" stick time whilst officially a pax, and that probably adds another 15hrs or so, including a fair bit of instrument time.

[edit: and still don't have license, and probably still won't this time next year, although if I find the time I may try to finish the PPL on a Cub during my summer leave...]

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Reply #4 - Apr 15^th, 2005 at 3:44pm

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Posted these stats awhile ago, but what the hell- it represents quite an achievement for me, so I'm happy to repeat it.
PPSEL non-instrument (inactive last few years but vowing to get back up this summer and start on IFR training); trained at TEB and N07, passed my checkride at TEB. Here's the breakdown:
172.1 hrs total; about half dual and half PIC/solo.
65 hrs x-country,
3 hrs. simulated IFR,
3.4 hrs. night.
Mostly C172s and 150/152s, but memorable exceptions include: first demo flight, in a Tomahawk (not in my logbook for some reason...), about 5 minutes' worth of stick time in a J3 on a sightseeing flight, and an unforgettable 1-hr aerobatic lesson in a Zlin 242.

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Reply #5 - Apr 15^th, 2005 at 5:09pm

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10 minutes in a Vans RV-6A for the Young Eagles thing. Fun stuff... Grin

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Reply #6 - Apr 15^th, 2005 at 5:30pm

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http://www.simviation.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=genav;action=display;num=1...

.....so I loaded up the plane and moved to Middle-EEEE..........OIL..that is......

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Reply #7 - Apr 15^th, 2005 at 5:34pm

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As my sig says, 19.9 hours in a 172. Getting ready to solo right now.

The spring time windyness? You should try the winter time windyness. The X-country I flew w/moderate turbulence and wind shears at 4,500 ft, and then a 25 knot direct crosswind on landing at the other airport was a fairly memorable one (we flew SIDEWAYS in the pattern)

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Reply #8 - Apr 15^th, 2005 at 8:04pm

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~70 hours with my PPL flying Warrior III's. I have unlogged time in 172's and a Rutan Long-Eze (similar to the vari-eze)

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