Dan Posted August 29, 2010 Report Posted August 29, 2010 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 Posted August 29, 2010 Report Posted August 29, 2010 Congratulations Dan! What a great feeling. Have tons of fun.
scottfromiowa Posted August 29, 2010 Report Posted August 29, 2010 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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mooney_Allegro Posted August 29, 2010 Report Posted August 29, 2010 Congratulations!!! Enjoy your certificate!
231Pilot Posted August 29, 2010 Report Posted August 29, 2010 Good job Dan! Keep it going and build some cross country time and start your instrument training soon. You won't regret it.
HopePilot Posted August 29, 2010 Report Posted August 29, 2010 Awesome! Congrats! What did you use? A 172?
skyking Posted August 29, 2010 Report Posted August 29, 2010 Congrats Dan. Many years of safe, happy flying to you.
DaV8or Posted August 30, 2010 Report Posted August 30, 2010 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 Posted August 30, 2010 Author Report Posted August 30, 2010 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 Posted August 30, 2010 Report Posted August 30, 2010 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 Posted September 5, 2010 Report Posted September 5, 2010 Congrats, Now go turn 100LL into some noise
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