Anyone with a Pilots license?

Cavalier · Nov 1, 2009

I am thinking about starting to fly for fun and hobby. Any thing to know before I get started?

I found someone who will tell me what I need to learn, reinforce book material, and who has a plane for me to fly for an incredibly fair rate...

hopkins_student · Nov 1, 2009

Get an instrument rating. A Private Pilot certificate is essentially useless without it.

robin · Nov 1, 2009

Originally Posted by Cavalier

Any thing to know before I get started?
Have fun, don't crash, don't go up with retired fighter pilots on your first flights, and do not fall for the prop wash joke.

hopkins_student · Nov 1, 2009

Also, if you don't have the time and resources to maintain currency by at least ten times the requirements, stay away from airplanes. You will be a hazard to yourself and others.

kwilkinson · Nov 2, 2009

PM Jetblast. Not only is he the resident airplaneophile, but I think he also flies.

GQgeek · Nov 2, 2009

My art teacher in high school was building a wooden biplane in his classroom. It was figgin awesome. I felt really bad for him when he died of a heart attack before finishing it. He was so close.

Rambo · Nov 2, 2009

Originally Posted by hopkins_student

Also, if you don't have the time and resources to maintain currency by at least ten times the requirements, stay away from airplanes. You will be a hazard to yourself and others.
Can someone translate this into non-pilot speak please?

pabloj · Nov 2, 2009

Originally Posted by Rambo

Can someone translate this into non-pilot speak please?
You need to fly X hours to keep your licence, but to fly safe you need to fly way much more.

Rambo · Nov 2, 2009

Originally Posted by pabloj

You need to fly X hours to keep your licence, but to fly safe you need to fly way much more.
Ah, thank you. So Hopkins is saying that if the minimum is 100 hours then you should have 1000 hours? Just out of curiosity, how much does it cost to get a pilot's license? Including training, flying hours, tests, etc..

Roy · Nov 2, 2009

Originally Posted by Rambo

Ah, thank you. So Hopkins is saying that if the minimum is 100 hours then you should have 1000 hours?

Just out of curiosity, how much does it cost to get a pilot's license? Including training, flying hours, tests, etc..

I was just thinking of opening this topic! I recently started with lessons, i have about 7 hours logged. The minimum of hours you need overhere is 45 hours for your private pilote license. But most people only apply after 60 hours or so. Total cost is roughly 12 to 14 hours.

Cavalier · Nov 2, 2009

Roy, you said the total cost was 12-14 hours? Do you mean 12-14 thousand bucks?

I am going for my first flight Thursday morning

Dburr · Nov 2, 2009

Originally Posted by hopkins_student

Get an instrument rating. A Private Pilot certificate is essentially useless without it.
Not so - I have over 3000 hours. Never had a need for anything other than single engine land rating. I fly and have owned antiques and classics for recreation in vfr conditions only and have been doing so for almost 50 years.

audiophilia · Nov 2, 2009

Money pit. But amazing.

As was said. To maintain proficiency, you'll need to fly a lot$$$$.

Roy · Nov 2, 2009

Originally Posted by Cavalier

Roy, you said the total cost was 12-14 hours? Do you mean 12-14 thousand bucks?

I am going for my first flight Thursday morning

Oops. Yeah meant 12 to 14.000 euros.

Rambo · Nov 2, 2009

Originally Posted by audiophilia

Money pit. But amazing. As was said. To maintain proficiency, you'll need to fly a lot$$$$.

Originally Posted by Roy

Oops. Yeah meant 12 to 14.000 euros.
Holy ****.

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