Roost Air Lounge => Current Strip => Topic started by: fireflyr on May 11, 2006, 06:47:06 PM
Title: 5/12---PRICELESS!!!
Post by: fireflyr on May 11, 2006, 06:47:06 PM
ATTAWAY GUYS! Like the "PRICELESS" series! And 2 in one week, you're gathering steam. :D
Title: Re: 5/12---PRICELESS!!!
Post by: Sleek-Jet on May 11, 2006, 07:50:34 PM
Way to go Charles... :D
I remember I couldn't go flying one time as a student after some neanderthal put the oil cap on so tight I couldn't get it off... >:(
If I would have known at the time, I would have asked... "Chuck, was that you???" |:)\ ;D
Title: Re: 5/12---PRICELESS!!!
Post by: madpilot44 on May 11, 2006, 09:58:45 PM
Great one!!! reminds me of last year, at my birthday (when I sure wanted to fly) I came to the airport and found out the plane I flew (a C-172) had been flown by some guy who came in nose first into the runway rather hard, resulting in bent prop, busted engine, firewall, and a few other things... :(
anyway, great strip!!!
Title: Re: 5/12---PRICELESS!!!
Post by: Plthijnx on May 12, 2006, 01:41:11 AM
yeah, i've seen that scenario more than once unfortunately. i had to reschedule my multi-commercial twice because of that!
Title: Re: 5/12---PRICELESS!!!
Post by: Mike on May 12, 2006, 03:42:10 AM
Like I said in my blog . . . not invented!
I once gave a student tools to take with him on a checkride. The Schweizer he was supposed to be flying had problems with oil-fouling the plugs everytime it sat for more than 3hrs and he was from Switzerland and had no time to re-schedule his checkride since he was going back home the next day. He was an A&P in Europe anyways but not here in the states.
If I had a nickel for everytime a student had his plane down at the time of the checkride. . . . V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V . . . I'd have 5 nickels ! ! ! ! HA HA ! ! ! :D ;D
Title: Re: 5/12---PRICELESS!!!
Post by: wbarnhill on May 12, 2006, 04:57:44 AM
49 hours for 9K? WHEW!
An average of 183$ per flight hour? For fixed wing?? *faints*
I guess I was lucky to get the 152 for 65/hr wet, instructor for 30/hr. :)
(The 9K is what I'm expecting to pay for my instrument. *cringe*)
Title: Re: 5/12---PRICELESS!!!
Post by: Roland on May 12, 2006, 05:57:00 AM
He, how come the student looks like me as I was younger than today?
Title: Re: 5/12---PRICELESS!!!
Post by: Mike on May 12, 2006, 05:41:35 PM
He, how come the student looks like me as I was younger than today?
HA HA!
I never thought about it but you're right.... with the glasses and all... ;) That's funny!
Title: Re: 5/12---PRICELESS!!!
Post by: chuckar101 on May 13, 2006, 03:29:21 AM
Great strip. No checkride for me, but I did try to go fly one day and some idiot had taxied down the vehicle access roads insttead of the taxiway and put a fence into the right wing.
Title: Re: 5/12---PRICELESS!!!
Post by: wbarnhill on May 13, 2006, 08:17:42 AM
Great strip. No checkride for me, but I did try to go fly one day and some idiot had taxied down the vehicle access roads insttead of the taxiway and put a fence into the right wing.
Didn't have that happen, but had an idiot who decided that he would drive right in front of me (via the little access gate) while I was taxiing on my second solo. I'm thankful the strut kept the prop from hitting the ground cause I put the brakes on hard. Didn't see him after I got up in the pattern, so no clue what his mission was.
Title: Re: 5/12---PRICELESS!!!
Post by: Plthijnx on May 13, 2006, 03:38:52 PM
i guess that'll wake you up, eh wbarn!
Title: Re: 5/12---PRICELESS!!!
Post by: Ted_Stryker on May 15, 2006, 09:34:16 PM
An average of 183$ per flight hour? For fixed wing?? *faints*
I guess I was lucky to get the 152 for 65/hr wet, instructor for 30/hr. :)
(The 9K is what I'm expecting to pay for my instrument. *cringe*)
Back when I got my license (in 1985), A C-152 II was going for $28/hour wet, and instructor time was $12.00/hour. It cost me around $3K to get my PPL ticket.... and that was through Parks Air College.
Oh... and if you wanted to get fancy, and have a C-152 II IFR equipped (meaning TWO radios one of which had a GS), it went for $32.00/hour wet.
Ah, those were the days!
Title: Re: 5/12---PRICELESS!!!
Post by: Mike on May 15, 2006, 09:57:34 PM
I am always amazed about how you guys catch even the slightest mistake! ;) Talk about hard-core fans... ;D
I must have had a helicopter number in my head when I drew it.... It costs about 9k to 10k to get one of them. And actually, in our book Jason is learning how to fly helicopters. So there is a little mix-up. Our website-strips are usually made up on the spot a day or so before Tuesday...
I used to get an R22 for $110 and hour and I think it was $95 or so block rate when I first started. Those days have long passed as well unfortunately.
Title: Re: 5/12---PRICELESS!!!
Post by: leiafee on May 16, 2006, 06:21:54 PM
Back when I got my license (in 1985), A C-152 II was going for $28/hour wet, and instructor time was $12.00/hour. It cost me around $3K to get my PPL ticket.... and that was through Parks Air College.
Oh... and if you wanted to get fancy, and have a C-152 II IFR equipped (meaning TWO radios one of which had a GS), it went for $32.00/hour wet.
Ah, those were the days!
Lucky you! down here, the C-152 is $90, plus $30 instructor (although most people charge like $40 or $50). a C-172 will drain about $110, and the pirces are going up 'cause the fuel is getting more expensive these days...
Title: Re: 5/12---PRICELESS!!!
Post by: Ted_Stryker on May 16, 2006, 08:59:13 PM
An average of 183$ per flight hour? For fixed wing?? *faints*
By my figuring (well my online currency converters) that's £98ish. A good ten quid cheaper than what I'm paying for lessons these days.
You Cross Pond people don't know you're born! ;) :'( :P
Wow... I knew it was pricey across the pond... but that's high indeed!!
If I fly a new, C-172 SP with G-1000 cockpit, I get it for $145/hour wet in U.S. dollars. Instructors run right around $33.00 USD per hour for a CFI doing initial PPL. And around $36.00 USD per hour for a CFII MEI working on Instrument or higher ratings.
As you said... we don't realize sometimes just how good we have it ;D
Title: Re: 5/12---PRICELESS!!!
Post by: leiafee on May 17, 2006, 07:38:19 PM
By my figuring (well my online currency converters) that's £98ish. A good ten quid cheaper than what I'm paying for lessons these days.
You Cross Pond people don't know you're born! ;) :'( :P
Wow... I knew it was pricey across the pond... but that's high indeed!!
Mmm, and I'm in the depths of darkest Wales. The richer parts of the county are even priceier.
There appearing to be a thriving trade in UKside students going over the Pond to do their training there.
Even with airfare, accomodation, and the extra hours spent getting re-familiarised with UK weather and r/t when you get back it can work out a cheaper route to the license.
Too depressing to think too long on.
Back to staring at the wet British springtime weather and counting the pennies ;)
Title: Re: 5/12---PRICELESS!!!
Post by: Frank N. O. on May 17, 2006, 07:47:59 PM
Leiafee I think I understand what you wanted to say but what you wrote is slightly funny, but then again, I've done similar things tons of times but yes, the north-americans really are lucky to be born there for several things, especially regarding motorized vehicles wether they have wings or not. Of course they have to pay for their own medical insurance and education for their children (at least here we get both of that over taxes) but not all people need all that's paid for over taxes and while there is always pros and cons then it's never the same for all people so some cons might not be a big problem.
