Where did you learn to fly

[Shadrach]

KMCX just outside Lafayette IN.

[carl]

kfxe fort lauderdale executive . a real nice place . busy at times but friendly .

[fantom]

TEB for several flights, back when it was possible from there, then Williams AFB in Mesa, AZ complements of USA taxpayers.   

 

Learning to fly is, however, a lifetime endeavor!

[Parker_Woodruff]

ADS - Addison, TX just north of Dallas

It's a shame there's no longer much in the way of FBO competition there. And the city is a nightmare to deal with from a business perspective.

[Hector]

KTMB in Miami FL.

[Bravoman]

KVDF. Known in the day as Vandenberg. It was a real GA gem back in the 80s when I was there

[LANCECASPER]

KGFK - Grand Forks, ND. Constant wind to practice crosswind landings

[N201MKTurbo]

I learned at the late great Glendale Municipal P37.

This airport was 2300 feet long with busy roads at each end. You could actually turn left off of Grand Ave on to the runway and drive down it to Peoria and turn off. There wasn't even a curb. I remember a plane that hit a cement truck and another that hit a semi trailer. They laied a phone pole down at the end of 17, not sure why, maybe to keep the cars off the runway. A Piper landed long and sheared the landing gear off on the phone pole. I loved that airport.

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[Bob - S50]

KBFI (Boeing Field, Seattle) courtesy of the United States Air Force Flight Instruction Program.

[Ron McBride]

Orange County Airport, now know as KSNA   John Wayne.   1972    17 years old.   $10.00 an hour wet for a new 150 Aerobat.   Of course I made a $1.60 at McDonalds.

 

Ron

[lahso]

KAPA. I'm glad I had the learning experience at a busy towered airport.

[OBX-Pilot]

Ft Wolters, TX. When I went to Ft Rucker to become a UH-1 IP my stick buddy soloed me in a C150 at EDN. 

[peevee]

KGFK - Grand Forks, ND. Constant wind to practice crosswind landings

Und?

[DrBill]

N45  Kobelt Airport, Walkill NY  1970.  Worked there nights and weekends as a lineboy.  Loved it. No airspace class then.. Just the NY TCA.

Instructor was Ed St Pierre (now disceased).

 

You guys from PRINCETON  .. did you know of Ed there ?   He lived nearby and taught there too.. Took me home several times for an overnight lesson.

 

BILL

[flyboy0681]

I learned to fly at Caldwell, NJ, KCDW. Fun stuff all the ATC.

 

Same here, in 1981. Transitioning through and listening to Teterboro rapidfire was always a challenge. And when things got boring we tuned the ADF to 77 - WABC.

[Marauder]

N45 Kobelt Airport, Walkill NY 1970. Worked there nights and weekends as a lineboy. Loved it. No airspace class then.. Just the NY TCA.

Instructor was Ed St Pierre (now disceased).

You guys from PRINCETON .. did you know of Ed there ? He lived nearby and taught there too.. Took me home several times for an overnight lesson.

BILL

Bill -- do you know Ed's last name? Princeton was a 141 school and a pilot mill for the charters and entry airline positions. My logbooks have names who have come and gone.

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[carusoam]

I was there mid 90s...

CFIs were talking about efficiency. How to get the first 1,500 PIC hours or so in the fewest days. Then, it got cut down to 1,000 hours...?

Expensive cost of living, low pay, extremely low time-off, some whacky customers. A small hint to what the competition for pilot slots was going to be. That was just the beginning...

Best regards,

-a-

[neilpilot]

KIAG (Niagara Falls) - towered, with National Guard F-101 Voodoos and Hueys practicing in the mix.  Guard would be talking to the tower UHF, so you only heard one side of the traffic.  Sometimes unnerving when a Voodoo would suddenly appear off your side on a low high-speed pass, or a Huey would auto-rotate alongside the active while you landed.  10L/28R is only 9829'x150', but I somehow managed to stop that C150 anyway.  Just watch for the arresting cable that could be raised on the approach of 28L.

[animalmover]

M91 Springfield, TN. Now as KASL

[DrBill]

Bill -- do you know Ed's last name? Princeton was a 141 school and a pilot mill for the charters and entry airline positions. My logbooks have names who have come and gone.

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St Pierre... was his last name..  He worked primarily for IBM as a contractor. Thats how he came to NY.  He flew B17's in WW2.

Bill

[donkaye]

San Jose International at a time then the Cessna 150 was going for $8/hr. wet and the flight instructor was $10/hr.

[Bob_Belville]

San Jose International at a time then the Cessna 150 was going for $8/hr. wet and the flight instructor was $10/hr.

I don't remember the 150 or CFI costs @ KBNA in '68-69 but when I joined Nashville Flying Club after getting my PPL I remember club members paid $8 wet for a Cherokee 140 and $10 wet for a nearly new M20E. We also paid a flat amount/month to cover fixed costs (I think it was about $24) -- insurance, 100hr/annuals, maintenance. 2 planes, 20 members. Only 4 or 5 members ever flew the Mooney. 

[Robert C.]

SEL: KSGU St George, UT. Train there and you'll never fear cross-winds (but you will learn to always respect them )

 

Gliders: Castricum, Netherlands: Train there and you'll never fear spins and slips (part of the standard curriculum) and if you show an interest you'll get basic aerobatics as well (loops, immelmann turns, etc).

 

Robert

[TWinter]

1986 at KSFM (Sanford, Maine)...flew one year after getting PPL. Couldn't afford the hobby on a cops salary back then.

 

2012 at KDYR (Dyersburg, TN)...back in the saddle and love every minute of it

[LANCECASPER]

Und?

I took ground school & lessons at the FBO at GFK, but my instructor was a UND aviation CFI. In Feb of '86 I took my checkride over at UND with Don Dubuque. I think he's their director now.