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| Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Sammamish, WA
Posts: 1,411
| Ah CFI! Finally done! ![]()
__________________ Chris, CFI, CFII Now I could let these dream killers kill my self-esteem or use it as the steam to power my dreams That's how you treat things, stay hungry. |
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| Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2007
Posts: 266
| Congrats, that is great, good luck to you. |
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| Old Skool Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: People's Republic of Boulder
Posts: 2,146
| Congrats! Now - do three things. 1) Celebrate! 2) Party so hard you...ummm...'get sick' in a urinal at the end of the night - rally - keep drinking. 3) Celebrate more! Of course, my CFI passage went nothing like this ![]()
__________________ "A man is not considered wise because he talks a lot" - The Dhammapada |
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| Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Sammamish, WA
Posts: 1,411
| Thanks all! Without out getting too much into my history before flying this is a big Ha, Ha in the face of my high school counselors that told me I could never fly an airplane let alone teach people how to fly one! Guess they couldn't crush my dreams! Oh, I am craving some fun and to sleep in! Too bad I have to wash the airplanes at 10 in the morning!
__________________ Chris, CFI, CFII Now I could let these dream killers kill my self-esteem or use it as the steam to power my dreams That's how you treat things, stay hungry. |
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| Senior Member | Quote:
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__________________ "Hey, at least I'm housebroken!" | |
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| Old Skool Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Spokane, WA
Posts: 6,481
| "this is a big Ha, Ha in the face of my high school counselors that told me I could never fly an airplane" Why would they say that?
__________________ Click here to see how I became a UPS pilot http://www.jetcareers.com/content/view/65/132/ |
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| Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Sammamish, WA
Posts: 1,411
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How would you feel triumphing over your largest critics when you were growing up as a kid? This was always a huge burden on me that had me second guessing myself all the time. You can't believe some of the things they said to kids here at this school. My counselor even told me to not waste my time applying for colleges because none would accept me based on my academic history. I had a 3.2 and a 1110 on SAT (pre-2005 scoring change). I am not too proud of those grades but I wouldn't say that someone had no chance at a college based off of those grades.
__________________ Chris, CFI, CFII Now I could let these dream killers kill my self-esteem or use it as the steam to power my dreams That's how you treat things, stay hungry. | |
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| Old Skool Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: USA
Posts: 1,711
| Great to hear! Which examiner did you end up using? |
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| | #10 |
| Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Sammamish, WA
Posts: 1,411
| Rickey Harber. He was a great guy and very fair. I'll do a small write up here in a little bit about the experience in the checkride section
__________________ Chris, CFI, CFII Now I could let these dream killers kill my self-esteem or use it as the steam to power my dreams That's how you treat things, stay hungry. |
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| Agent Smith | Congrats, bro! No worries, I had plenty of teachers tell me to choose something "realistically attainable"! ![]()
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| Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2007
Posts: 40
| Good job, man ! Now all you have to do is teach kids that were told that they wouldn't make it. And pray for that you, as a professionnal, wil never have to tell someone to give up because it's the hardest thing to do, take away a man's (or woman's) dream. I have, and trust me, it's hard and sad. Enjoy !
__________________ Chuck Norris is right behind you ! |
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| Old Skool Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: USA
Posts: 1,711
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| Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Sammamish, WA
Posts: 1,411
| I already have a job! ![]() The colleges chief instructor hired me today part time so I can go to school also!
__________________ Chris, CFI, CFII Now I could let these dream killers kill my self-esteem or use it as the steam to power my dreams That's how you treat things, stay hungry. |
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