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Offline BrianGMFS

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Speaking of Baby Steps.....
« on: May 07, 2007, 12:21:47 AM »
As of 5 PM EST today (Sunday May 6, 2007) I now have 1.0 hours in my logbook..... Now all I need is 49 more (give or take)  ::rofl::

One of my fellow Line Rats Chris, (Ahem....Line Service technician) is also a CFI so we finally had a day off together and went up for an hour. My thousands of hours flying my computer paid of a bit in the fact that I already know what was what on an airplane and I could concentrate on the flying. Chris is also an avid flightsimmer  so he was confident in letting me fly about 95% of the flight. All he did was show me one steep turn and flew the last 500 feet of the approach to the landing (10 knot crosswind) but I flew everything else!!! We took off on Runway 1 at Burlington, flew out over Lake Champlain, did a low approach to Platsburgh International (the old Platsburgh AFB) did some steep turns out over the lake (I nailed em') and then flew back to Burlington. What a Blast. Now all I need is some more money ;D

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Offline Frank N. O.

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Re: Speaking of Baby Steps.....
« Reply #1 on: May 07, 2007, 12:23:06 AM »
Congratulations!  8) |:)\ ::wave::

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Re: Speaking of Baby Steps.....
« Reply #2 on: May 07, 2007, 12:53:21 AM »
Wow, Brian!  Way to go, that is GREAT!!  Keep at 'er...  you, too, can be as broke as all your pilot buddies..  HEE HEE!!

Really, though, WAY TO GO.    |:)\

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Re: Speaking of Baby Steps.....
« Reply #3 on: May 07, 2007, 01:08:08 AM »
Welcome to the "I'm broke cause I fly club"  ;D  atta way |:)\
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Re: Speaking of Baby Steps.....
« Reply #4 on: May 07, 2007, 01:11:32 AM »
Congrats Brian!   Of course, now you won't ever want to stop...   :D



P.S.  Does your ramper CFI friend want a job?  ;)
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Re: Speaking of Baby Steps.....
« Reply #5 on: May 07, 2007, 01:21:11 AM »
He HAS a job..  teaching Brian!!!!!!!!!!!!    |:)\          |:)\           |:)\
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Re: Speaking of Baby Steps.....
« Reply #6 on: May 07, 2007, 01:27:40 AM »
Quote from: TheSoccerMom on May 07, 2007, 01:21:11 AM
He HAS a job..  teaching Brian!!!!!!!!!!!!    |:)\          |:)\           |:)\


Brian could follow him.  ;)
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Offline BrianGMFS

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Re: Speaking of Baby Steps.....
« Reply #7 on: May 07, 2007, 02:11:39 AM »
Quote from: TheSoccerMom on May 07, 2007, 01:21:11 AM
He HAS a job..  teaching Brian!!!!!!!!!!!!    |:)\          |:)\           |:)\

Actually, Chris has been hired by my company as a King Air FO. He transfers from Line Service to the flight department at the end of the month. So he now can fly King Air's and teach me to fly at the same time......

His Wife is also a CFI with the same flight school and after hanging out with her while Chris and I were flying, I almost have my girlfriend convinced to at least go up for a ride.

And Don't Tempt me too hard there Baradium.... Actually I think I'd prefer the Anchorage area a little more, Fairbanks is a bit tooo cold for even this Vermonter in the winter. Of course in Anchorage I could hang out with "Safari" Bob (well if I drove up to Palmer anyway)

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Re: Speaking of Baby Steps.....
« Reply #8 on: May 07, 2007, 02:51:29 AM »
Way to go Brian   :)  :)  :)

Of course you have yet to experience helicopters.... Most fun you can have---woh your clothes ON anyway  ;D
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Re: Speaking of Baby Steps.....
« Reply #9 on: May 07, 2007, 03:08:12 AM »
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Re: Speaking of Baby Steps.....
« Reply #10 on: May 07, 2007, 06:21:41 PM »
I am now just waiting for some nice weather winter and some more free schedule for my friend at local flightschool /he is technical director around here/ and I am onto some C172 hour(s) as well.
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Re: Speaking of Baby Steps.....
« Reply #11 on: May 07, 2007, 11:14:01 PM »
Congrats on flying,  I remember my first "get acquainted flight" back home in Washington, took off outta  Auburn Muni and flew up by Rainier, over my house and High School, came back and I did a couple of landings.
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