2020 Aviation Goals

[Seth]

Seeing clearly in 2020 (it's cheesy and get used to it as "Seeing Clearly" will be overused in 2020):

What are your aviation goals for 2020?

What did you accomplish in 2019?

 

2019:

-Earned Multi Commercial License (multi and multi commercial at the same time)

-Attained over 1500 hours (closing in on 1800)

 

2020:

-Get my Mooney back up in the air and report on 4 blade MT Prop

-Assist in holding largest Mooney Summit ever at new location in Tampa

-Earn a new rating, maybe two (ATP, Tail-wheel, maybe ground instruction, maybe written)

-Depending on timing, maybe bring my daughter to Oshkosh for a day or two (she'll be 5)

-One more (will update/edit soon)

 

-Seth

[gsengle]

E170/190 Type Rating... the next step in second career...

 

 

 

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[Nick Pilotte]

I’ll add my goals as a(n) older fledgling pilot.  
 

Take two local VFR trips with my wife and kids (both under 100 miles for a start) to get them comfortable with private air travel, maybe to visit family for a day trip and perhaps a weekend trip to a local resort that has a paved strip in Lake Geneva

Begin my instrument training

Obtain additional endorsements: tail wheel, HP, and complex

Attend Mooney Summit 2020

Have fun with my new ratings and continue learning the whole time. 

[Jerry 5TJ]

CFI & CFI-I 

[N201MKTurbo]

I'm too old to become an airline pilot, even though I'm fully qualified to do it now.

My goal for 2020 is to get my IA so I can do annuals for fellow Mooney owners (and a few Pipers). 

My retirement plan is to do annuals, ferry some planes and such. I may start getting my CFIs. Not having your CFI is really limiting when it comes to getting random flying jobs.

[tmo]

2020 - FAA IR.

2019 - bought a plane, lost excuses to not fly.

[skydvrboy]

This is a great thread and prompted me to actually write down my goals last year.  Here's the goals for 2020.

• Fly another 100 hrs.
• Obtain instrument rating
• Family vacation to visit family in California (set new distance record)
• Formation Wing Card
• Install engine monitor
• Take picture of Junkman by St. Loius Arch

2019 Accomplishments

• Flew 100 hrs (currently at 98.3, but the year's not over!)
• Obtained mountain flying training
• Attended Mooney Summit (new distance record)
• Lead formation flight into Class C airport
• Installed ADSB
• Installed shoulder harnesses

[Seth]

17 minutes ago, tmo said:

2020 - FAA IR.

2019 - bought a plane, lost excuses to not fly.

The instrument rating truly transforms you into a better pilot and opens up the travel possibilities for your Mooney.  Cloud layer?  No problem.  Bad weather, alter your time of departure.  

[EricJ]

2018 - Instrument rating completed.

2019 - Airframe maintenance certificate completed.

2020 - Powerplant certificate, assuming thing go as planned.   Might also get a multi-engine rating as a continuing strategy to avoid having to do a BFR. 

2021 - Wealth and splendor.

[J0nathan225]

Obtain:

CMEL add on

ATP

CRJ TYPE rating

Switch from Army pilot to Skywest pilot.

Lots of goals and moves in 2020! 

Oh and fly my E to the Keys, Bahamas, and hopefully OSHKOSH. 

 

[Jim Peace]

2020: Find out who that blonde is in that picture above and go out on a date......I bet she cant resist a 55 year old Mooney

[steingar]

IFR baby, if I'm not financially ruined before.

[eman1200]

commercial.  maybe.

[AH-1 Cobra Pilot]

2019 - CFI

2020 - CFI-I

and beyond - MEI, SEL ATP, Helo CFI & CFI-I, Helo ATP, SES ATP, MES ATP, Glider...

I thank you all for my GI Bill!

[Ricky_231]

Actual goal for 2020: CPL

If goal met, then CFI - it all depends on when I manage to finish CPL

Other aspirations (not necessarily for 2020):

• Multi/Commercial multi
• Seaplane add-on
• Wanted to try out aerobatics - just to be able to tell people I was inverted. On purpose. :-)

[MooneyMitch]

52 minutes ago, Ah-1 Cobra Pilot said:

2019 - CFI

2020 - CFI-I

and beyond - MEI, SEL ATP, Helo CFI & CFI-I, Helo ATP, SES ATP, MES ATP, Glider...

I thank you all for my GI Bill!

Thank you for your service to the United States Of America!!

[David Lloyd]

Learn how to use a fancy, new GPS navigator.

Keep an old airplane running.

Not bend metal.

 

[Rick Junkin]

From last year's thread on the same topic:

Plans for 2019:

Visit my Dad in Tennessee and my son in Virginia (moved from Chicago) as often as possible - CHECK
Get that awesome arch picture with @skydvrboy - not so much
CFI/II accelerated program scheduled for June - CHECK
Instruct the three students that are standing in line waiting for me to complete the CFI/II certification - 2 for 3, not so bad
Trying for 2nd Caravan but work commitments are dictating otherwise - NOPE
2nd Summit hard scheduled - CHECK
Make some more great friends! - CHECK

Plans for 2020:

Fly. Everywhere.
Visit my Dad in Tennessee as often as possible
Visit my son in San Diego (man that kid moves a lot...)
Continue planning for relocation to Sevierville TN. Flying there in March. And August. And October.
Get N1088F Weep-no-Mored in August.
Mooney Summit in October
N1088F annual at AGL and visit with Bob & Nancy Belville @Bob_Belville after the Summit
Continue instructing/flight reviewing in my "spare time"
Get that awesome arch picture with @skydvrboy - this is the year Patches!
Make some more great friends!
Push "forever panel" upgrade out  o n e  m o r e  y e a r...
And most importantly - maintaining work/life balance for more time with my awesome wife.

Going for 100% this year!

Cheers,
Rick

[Oldguy]

• Finish interior (this really has to come first).
• Aspen MAX installation.
• Increase expertise on new avionics.
• Sun-n-Fun.
• Mooney Summit.
• Three trips to the Florida house not including SNF.
• Fly more.

[Ricky_231]

2 hours ago, Ricky_231 said:

Actual goal for 2020: CPL

If goal met, then CFI - it all depends on when I manage to finish CPL

Other aspirations (not necessarily for 2020):

• Multi/Commercial multi
• Seaplane add-on
• Wanted to try out aerobatics - just to be able to tell people I was inverted. On purpose. :-)

Inspired by recent answers to the post, I'd like to amend my 2020 goals to include:

• Sun N Fun
• OshKosh
• Knock out at least 1, hopefully 2 trips on my wife's "places-I-want-to-go-in-the-mooney" list (maybe Utah + Nevada or Mount Rushmore, and Key West)

[MooneyMitch]

Nothing fancy or spectacular here for my 2020 flying goals.......continue to maintain, fly and enjoy each special moment with my little Mini-Mooney! 

Happy, healthy, prosperous and safe Mooney flying to you all in the coming New Year !!

[spistora]

2019: Bought my first airplane/Mooney

2020: Get instrument rating and fly a lot more

[Rumblestrip]

2020 goals, finish my Private and start my Instrument.

[Parker_Woodruff]

23 hours ago, Seth said:

 

-Earn a new rating, maybe two (ATP, Tail-wheel, maybe ground instruction, maybe written)

 

Go get your SES at Ryan Seaplanes in Flagler, FL while you're down for Mooney Summit.

http://www.ryanseaplanes.com

[Gagarin]

Finish my decaying field propellantless propulsion device prototype.