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For the last couple of weeks I’ve been able to fly 4 each week and my schedule seems to support that moving forward. 

airplane

glider

helicopter 

powered parachute

anyone else have a lot of flying not limited to airplanes?

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2 hours ago, midlifeflyer said:

Airplane is been enough for me, although glider is intriguing.

They are all amazing. Nothing comes closer to the feeling of a bird than the parachute. 25mph at 25 feet the world is amazing. 
But coming in now over thr airport and slipping in sideways to the pad in a helo is pretty amazing too.  

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18 minutes ago, philip_g said:

I'd like to get a rotorcraft add on but I'm too fat for the r22 and the R44 is quite a bit more expensive

Yea the cost difference is certainly worth skipping the cheese burger. The school 44 flys a lot and I can’t imagine how students support that. 

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50 minutes ago, RobertGary1 said:

Yea the cost difference is certainly worth skipping the cheese burger. The school 44 flys a lot and I can’t imagine how students support that. 

Often we see evidence of people’s dedication to this flying habit… sometimes extreme dedication. :)

How much money does one have to earn to fly the R44 instead?

  • Extra over-time…
  • Side job…
  • New job…
  • two jobs…
  • Delaying retirement….

 

I’m pretty good with sticking to one type for flying…

Best regards,

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58 minutes ago, RobertGary1 said:

Yea the cost difference is certainly worth skipping the cheese burger. The school 44 flys a lot and I can’t imagine how students support that. 

My co owner owns a 44 but isn't insured to train, I think.

I think a 44 goes around $450 here 

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Gents…

pics?

:)
 

And… comments on how you transition your brain from one machine to the next…. Falcon to cub… rotary wing to airplane…corvette to Tahoe…

Anything to get ready before flying?

Best regards,

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12 hours ago, RobertGary1 said:

They are all amazing. Nothing comes closer to the feeling of a bird than the parachute. 25mph at 25 feet the world is amazing. 
But coming in now over thr airport and slipping in sideways to the pad in a helo is pretty amazing too.  

How could I forget?  I took a lesson in a weight shift trike twice while on vacation 

 

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4 hours ago, midlifeflyer said:

How could I forget?  I took a lesson in a weight shift trike twice while on vacation 

Weight shift is on my bucket list. I hear they are far less wind constrained than PPCs. But oddly they are less common than PPCs for some reason.

-Robert

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On 10/21/2021 at 9:53 AM, A64Pilot said:

To fly is fun

To hover is divine :)

 

Its also amazingly disliked by the machine. Most machines naturally want to do what they are designed to do but a helicopter wants to do anything but hover at a fixed point.

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23 hours ago, thinwing said:

to answer question Ive flown 6 out of 7 and would have to join the pilot program for the marine corps for #7

Yea no civilian power lift options. 

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On 10/22/2021 at 1:48 PM, thinwing said:

my balloon hovers very well

That sounds like fun too. I’m told the ppc field I’m wait listed on has a balloon guy. 

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