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A few days ago....

Discussion in 'General Topics' started by TallFlyer, Feb 18, 2012.

  1. TallFlyer Well-Known Member

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    I finally passed 100 multi which means that according to some anonymous actuary at some insurance company I'm now smart enough to be a regional pilot.

    Amazingly enough I've managed not to kill myself freight dawgin' in a Navajo these last 70 hours or so.

    Ok, I'm done. Carry on......
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  2. Crockrocket94 Oh boy! Can I play too?

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    I dont think I could fly a piston twin anymore...
  3. ProudPilot Aeronautics Geek

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    I stay away from flight sim now... is scary.
  4. TwoTwoLeft o- - - - - - -l

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    Yes, but has the Navajo tried to kill YOU..... :p
  5. Inverted25 Well-Known Member

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    Where you fly at tallflyer
  6. TallFlyer Well-Known Member

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    not yet, although today I did let both outboards run dry just to see what would happen. Scary stuff.
  7. moxiepilot Well-Known Member

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    If you don't scare yourself every now and then, what fun is flying?
  8. ZapBrannigan Old School

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    Your first thousand hours in any aircraft is higher risk. Takes about that long to learn 99% of the intricacies and bad habits an airplane possesses.
  9. TallFlyer Well-Known Member

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    Probably depends on the complexity of the aircraft. I'd wager I had most of the negative quirks of the PA32 ( don't forget to switch tanks when pax are onboard) in far less than 1,000 hours. The Lear is probably different.

    The nice thing about single pilot freight is you can make all the mistakes you want without the benefit of an audience to make you feel like a dumbass.
  10. ppragman Slow Plane, Fast Plane

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    I'd be inclined to agree with Zap on that one, I was learning weird thing about the Cherokee 6 all the way up until I left, and I've got a little north of 1200hrs in type.
  11. Roger Roger Dangerous

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    Didn't help that your 6s were like snowflakes and most of them had been wrecked at some point.
  12. trafficinsight Well-Known Member

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    Although, avoiding that feeling is a pretty good motivator ;)
  13. TallFlyer Well-Known Member

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    um, I'm pretty sure at the moment they're all yours. ;)
  14. TallFlyer Well-Known Member

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    lol, true.

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