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Papa K

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I am sure the veterans of MS have seen more new guys than they can count.  Add me to the list.

Brief vitals:

Started flying 1987 - US Army, flew Blackhawks, maintence test pilot until 1996.  SEL training in early 90's but never flew alot as military duties were demanding.  Stopped flying in 1996 until 2004 - got current and flew about 30 hours until had an eye issue.

Christmas 2020, announced my intentions to my family, they gave me a Honeywell Alpha & Bravo set plus X-Plane.  I logged 90 hours of training - ok, maybe 5 hours was just goofing around, but I did a lot of IFR enroute practice

2021 - BUSY YEAR:  eye doc said issue resolved, decided to get active again, ME gave me a thumbs up on a 3rd class medical, CFI got me current, FAA said not so fast - 3 months later got a special issuance.

I spent over a year thinking and researching what plane to buy and picked up a M20J yesterday.  My A&P/IA/CFII and I flew 300NM in a C172 for pre-buy and pick up.  I flew the 172 back, my first cross country solo in 17 years and here I am....

glad to be here

let the advice roll in

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RLCarter Grand Master

RLCarter

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Welcome aboard…….. everyone on here was a “New Guy” at some point….. MS is the most active forum I’ve ever been involved with and the most informative……..

I’ll warn you, better post a pix of your bird or we’ll never believe you….lol

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cliffy Grand Master

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AWW HECK   ANOTHER sling wing guy moving in on our territory!     :-) :-) :-)

 

Seriously  Glad to see you back in the saddle again

Get your feet wet slowly and get accustomed to the good looking Mooney you have. 

I realize that there are not enough buttons on the control wheel for you though.

 

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Papa K

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1 hour ago, cliffy said:

AWW HECK   ANOTHER sling wing guy moving in on our territory!     :-) :-) :-)

 

Seriously  Glad to see you back in the saddle again

Get your feet wet slowly and get accustomed to the good looking Mooney you have. 

I realize that there are not enough buttons on the control wheel for you though.

 

Helicopter pilots are afraid of heights, that why we never fly more that 100 feet above the ground

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Papa K Explorer

Papa K

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12 hours ago, Schllc said:

During those years there is a chance I flew in one of your birds.

Where were you stationed?

1986 Flight School - Ft Rucker

1988 - Fort Hood

1991 - Test Pilot Course - Ft Eustis

1992 - Camp Page Korea

1993 - Fort Campbell

1996 - Fort Knox - ETS'ed there

Oscar Avalle Grand Master

Oscar Avalle

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On 1/14/2022 at 5:04 PM, Papa K said:

I am sure the veterans of MS have seen more new guys than they can count.  Add me to the list.

Brief vitals:

Started flying 1987 - US Army, flew Blackhawks, maintence test pilot until 1996.  SEL training in early 90's but never flew alot as military duties were demanding.  Stopped flying in 1996 until 2004 - got current and flew about 30 hours until had an eye issue.

Christmas 2020, announced my intentions to my family, they gave me a Honeywell Alpha & Bravo set plus X-Plane.  I logged 90 hours of training - ok, maybe 5 hours was just goofing around, but I did a lot of IFR enroute practice

2021 - BUSY YEAR:  eye doc said issue resolved, decided to get active again, ME gave me a thumbs up on a 3rd class medical, CFI got me current, FAA said not so fast - 3 months later got a special issuance.

I spent over a year thinking and researching what plane to buy and picked up a M20J yesterday.  My A&P/IA/CFII and I flew 300NM in a C172 for pre-buy and pick up.  I flew the 172 back, my first cross country solo in 17 years and here I am....

glad to be here

let the advice roll in

Welcome on board and your story is really inspiring!!

cliffy Grand Master

cliffy

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1 hour ago, carusoam said:

Some people add the various aircraft they have flown in their avatar section…

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What if there are too many of them :=)

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