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August 27th, 2007, 13:19
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| Old Skool  Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: who haa
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 |  The love is gone We sold the Apache last week. We're now without an aircraft so all my flying will be at work. Kind of an odd feeling as I've pretty much had access to a personal aircraft from just after my private certificate, or almost six years. In a couple years (after a house, etc.) I'll talk my brother/friend(s) into partnering on an a 182 or some single engine, straight leg aircraft. Having a personal aircraft is, yes, expensive but so very, very handy. Anyway just kind of sad to see the end of an 'era' so to speak. But, it has served it's purpose and of the biggest mistakes anyone can make is getting too attached to an aircraft. If anyone is conisdering buying an aircraft to obtain ratings/hours I completely endorse the idea. However, DO YOUR HOMEWORK. Buy what you can afford, maintain it well and then after you're through with it, sell it. And, that, is pretty much the key when buying a personal aircraft: buy it with a single purpose in mind. Use the aircraft towards that purpose. If the purpose/mission changes, sell the aircraft and buy a different aircraft that is suitable for the new purpose.
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August 27th, 2007, 13:22
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| Agent Smith  | Re: The love is gone Maybe all the JC PHX posse can get together and buy something, eh?  Pimp it out with a JC logo, online scheduling, do a little flight instructiooo...Whoah. Wait a sec...
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August 27th, 2007, 13:27
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| Old Skool Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: who haa
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| Re: The love is gone Well my CFI is still current ... err wait well at least that's what I heard from the last Check Airman I flew with ...
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August 27th, 2007, 13:31
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| Agent Smith | Re: The love is gone DA-42 ya think? 1/10th shares, form a S-Corp, yadda yadda yadda?
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August 27th, 2007, 13:35
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| Old Skool  Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Georgia
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| Re: The love is gone Quote:
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August 27th, 2007, 13:35
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| Old Skool Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: who haa
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| Re: The love is gone A Twin Star could be a good hook ... but ya know a nice 172 with a basic sixpack and a tricked out moving map GPS setup would be a good start too. Glass is great but I still believe in learning the basics and teaching people to be adaptable. In other words, learn to fly the aircraft you're actually flying then learn to fly the next one when you get to it. Old fashioned? Maybe. But it seems to work. Hell, it works(ed) for me.
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August 27th, 2007, 13:38
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| Re: The love is gone Quote:
Ours was/is such a nice bird too. It only had 2600TT on it when we bought it. They only built something like 40 more after ours. It was a "Super Custom" so it had the third window, fifth seat, dual generators, dual vac pumps, etc. I got my multi rating (at 42 hours TT) in it, did my initial Instrument Rating in it, my initial Commercial Rating and initial CFI in it. I put just over 500 hours on it flying it all over the state and literally across the country as did several 2,600 mile round-trip flights in it. I truly learned to fly in that airplane. It was a GREAT airplane and I will truly miss it. But that being said, for the type of pleasure flying we (my father, brother and I) will/would do now, it's just too much aircraft. Hence it's now no longer ours.  I think I put a total of 16 hours on it over the last two years ... that's just murder on an aircraft.
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August 27th, 2007, 14:33
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| Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: In the sticks
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| Re: The love is gone I love my Apache. 58 model, stock,except for a dorsal fin. Full IFR with Approach certified GPS, with a Argus moving map. Hey 602,where did your plane go? FLY SAFE T.C. |
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August 27th, 2007, 16:10
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| Old Skool  Join Date: May 2005 Location: DFW
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| Re: The love is gone Quote:
Do I see a JC flying club in the works? | |
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August 27th, 2007, 22:10
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| Old Skool  Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: OH or is it MX??
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| Re: The love is gone How about an SR20 for initial instruction??? Its ALL GLASS, why learn the old skool way, when glass is the future!  I know one that could be made available 
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August 27th, 2007, 23:05
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August 27th, 2007, 23:13
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 Hmm, I'm thinking Cirrus G3, Columbia 400, or Mooney Acclaim. All faster, better range, and less maintenance than most light twins. Better yet, J-3 baby!! 
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August 28th, 2007, 00:18
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| Old Skool  Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Spokane, WA
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| Re: The love is gone I'm hoping to set up a timebuilding program with my PA23. We'll see how it goes. It's undergoing an annual and they have found "a few things". Even if it's a 5K annual, though, I could easily make that up by flying with guys looking for multi time. Long live the flying Potato....
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August 28th, 2007, 01:26
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| Old Skool  Join Date: May 2007 Location: Mesa Oeste
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 A friend of mine works for US and I guess a few of the pilots there started a flying club. He is wrapping up his PPL with one of the airbus captains. http://www.flyingclub.org/ I think when I get done with my ratings and I am back to work I may look into picking up a basic 172 and using it do some freelance instruction.
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August 28th, 2007, 03:03
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Los Angeles, California
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 | Re: The love is gone I always thought Doug should open a JC flight school. If he had the capital to start a school like ATP was before they turned into pan-am I think the other schools would just close up shop.
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August 28th, 2007, 09:10
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That'd be sweet!! | |
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August 28th, 2007, 09:18
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August 28th, 2007, 11:30
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August 28th, 2007, 12:04
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| Old Skool  Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: U77
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Diamond Aircraft built with pride in Canada by these guys: 
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August 28th, 2007, 12:07
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| Agent Smith | Re: The love is gone Hmm, interesting! One of the delivery pilots seems to speak highly of it!
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August 28th, 2007, 12:09
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| Old Skool Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: U77
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| Re: The love is gone Quote:
We operate a fleet of Diamonds; note that I am not instructing right now like my schedule says I should be.
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August 28th, 2007, 14:10
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| Junior Member  Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Pdx
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| Re: The love is gone Hmm a flying club. Sounds good to me |
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August 28th, 2007, 14:19
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| Agent Smith | Re: The love is gone What we ought to do is form an exploratory committee for those that are interested that live in the PRC/PHX/TUS area that would benefit from the idea. Perhaps debate aircraft types, base location, whether we're going to use it for time building, instruction or just leisure rental, etc.
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August 28th, 2007, 14:45
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Sammamish, WA
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