Passed my checkride..

[Dan]

Weather was great for a checkride yesterday.  All went well and I flew home no longer a student pilot. What a great feeling.  Taking my wife up next weekend. Cant wait!!!

Dan

[MooneyMitch]

Congratulations Dan!  What a great feeling.  Have tons of fun.

[scottfromiowa]

Well done!  Congrats!  I took kids up in the Cessna 152 the day after.  Last time I flew a 152 as I knew my wife would never go up again after rubbing elbows and shoulders  HAVE FUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[jax88]

Nice job.

[Mooney_Allegro]

Congratulations!!! Enjoy your certificate!

[231Pilot]

Good job Dan!  Keep it going and build some cross country time and start your instrument training soon.  You won't regret it.

[HopePilot]

Awesome!  Congrats!  What did you use?  A 172?

[skyking]

Congrats Dan. Many years of safe, happy flying to you.

[flhelo]

Good job Dan!!

[DaV8or]

Way to go Dan!! Where did you do your training?  I agree that getting your instrument ticket should be on your radar now. I see you're in Alameda, so you know that we have this annoying marine layer every morning and every evening. It really tends to disrupt your flying. I know because I have my instrument rating, but I'm not current, so I've been doing a fair amount of scud running Alaska style lately and I really don't like it. I intend to get an IPC very soon and get back into cloud busting.

[Dan]

Thanks everyone.  I have been flying in a 1975 C150. Nice little airplane for buzzing around and learning.  I do have my eyes set on a Mooney, much to the chagrin of my CFII (who owns a V tail Bonanza..) He was not so happy first time I showed up with my bright red Mooney shirt from Top Gun. Oh well. I have been training in a little country grass strip in upstate NY.  (Last week I was landing and had the wheels down. I looked down the runway and 4 deer were laying down on the runway. Power up pitch up and clean up... around I went)  Its about time to head back to Alameda and do some flying there. I did fly some hours out of OAK though so have some reasonable tower experience. Time to get more. I need to build some x-country time and get serious about a Mooney. (Posting in another section about buying.)

DaV8or - Would love to see your F when I return to the Bay if you have interest in showing it off. Should be back in 2-3 weeks.

Dan

[DaV8or]

Quote: Dan

DaV8or

 - Would love to see your F when I return to the Bay if you have interest in showing it off. Should be back in 2-3 weeks.

[flhelo]

Congrats, Now go turn 100LL into some noise