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Just had first flying lesson
« on: 28 August 2008, 17:16:11 »
Well more of an assessment, it was fapping brill.....

Was up there for an hour and for the most of it had supervised control, it was truly unreal.....

When we got back i just wanted to go again.......

anyone else hold a PPL? What are the exams like?
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« Reply #1 on: 28 August 2008, 17:54:25 »
Have a word with Debs -- she's the one with wings !!

I haven't flown in a light aircraft for decades ---- great up there tho!!!
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Re: Just had first flying lesson
« Reply #2 on: 28 August 2008, 17:58:59 »
I dont have a PPL but took sevral lessons back in the early nineties in a cessna.It was great , I was supervised but did do some of the controls myself.
It cost £80 per hour lesson and I think that I needed 40 hours flying time plus an exam to get PPL.
In the end it was the cost that stopped me........Any spare cash and I would love to give it another go. :y :y
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Re: Just had first flying lesson
« Reply #3 on: 28 August 2008, 18:06:32 »
We flew at about 2000 feet over Birmingham so I had great views.
The cockpit was so cramped that my instructors shoulder was resting against mine.
I remember thinking about that "Some Mothers do Have them" episode where the instructor had a heart attack, and left Frank Spencer to fly the plane himself..............Not a good thought to have. ;D

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Re: Just had first flying lesson
« Reply #4 on: 28 August 2008, 18:09:18 »
Take a couple of weeks hols in florida and cram all the hours in together!
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Re: Just had first flying lesson
« Reply #5 on: 28 August 2008, 18:31:24 »
cost these days is £150 per lesson and i would need a minimum of 42 hours in the air.

Its one of these passions that i have always had, i few months ago i went up in a glider and was allowed to control it for the large portion of the time, totally loved that as well.
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Re: Just had first flying lesson
« Reply #6 on: 28 August 2008, 18:36:43 »
If you can afford to do it then go for it Jay, the exam will be a doddle :y
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Re: Just had first flying lesson
« Reply #7 on: 28 August 2008, 18:41:58 »
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anyone else hold a PPL? What are the exams like?

Not a PPL but I do own 1/3rd of this little beauty...



Beware.. It's addictive. ;)

Kevin
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« Reply #8 on: 28 August 2008, 18:45:46 »
Yes it`s expensve to get a PPL but go for it!  ;)

You`ll never regret it!!!!! :y

Once you`ve got your PPL, you could always build your own `plane; like I did!....not really much cheaper to run, but it can go a lot further/faster! ;)

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Re: Just had first flying lesson
« Reply #9 on: 28 August 2008, 18:59:57 »
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anyone else hold a PPL? What are the exams like?

Not a PPL but I do own 1/3rd of this little beauty...



Beware.. It's addictive. ;)

Kevin

Kevin, do you need a license for a glider......

there is something very calm and relaxing about gliding
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Re: Just had first flying lesson
« Reply #10 on: 28 August 2008, 19:03:08 »
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Yes it`s expensve to get a PPL but go for it!  ;)

You`ll never regret it!!!!! :y

Once you`ve got your PPL, you could always build your own `plane; like I did!....not really much cheaper to run, but it can go a lot further/faster! ;)


Hi Debs

Just looking at your yellow beauty. I take it you have a PPL. How long did it take you to achieve? :)
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Re: Just had first flying lesson
« Reply #11 on: 28 August 2008, 19:40:50 »
Went to malta in may and just had to take a flight in the De-havilland flying boat which goes to the island of gozo. Only a twenty minute flight but it was great, sat in the co-pilots seat, it was fun.

Always wanted to see a Shorts Sunderland, but I don't think there are any of these left flying nowdays!

http://www.harbourairmalta.com/harbourair/home.aspx
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Re: Just had first flying lesson
« Reply #12 on: 28 August 2008, 20:07:08 »
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Kevin, do you need a license for a glider......

there is something very calm and relaxing about gliding

Not currently. There is a "gliding certificate" that is administered by the British Gliding Association but it is on the cards that we will end up being licensed in the next couple of years. Not necessarily a bad thing, as long as the powers that be recognise that there's a world of difference between a glider and a 747 (they don't normally).

The training route is very different for glider pilots. It concentrates on getting you in the air and building your skills as a pilot long before you need to start studying anything, and, even then, you only need to learn what's relevant to you and your safety in the air.

I like gliding because it's more about your skills at controlling the aircraft, reading the weather, making decisions on the fly and making the most of natural sources of lift. No two day's flying are the same in a glider whereas I have met power pilots who get tired of flying somewhere for a cup of tea and then flying back home again. It's horses for courses, I guess. It also is relaxing in a busy sort of way. The lack of engine noise helps I'm sure.

Kevin
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Re: Just had first flying lesson
« Reply #13 on: 28 August 2008, 20:23:08 »
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anyone else hold a PPL? What are the exams like?

Not a PPL but I do own 1/3rd of this little beauty...



Beware.. It's addictive. ;)

Kevin
I did my BGT when I was in cadets in the viking, would love to go back up but don't have the time these days
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Re: Just had first flying lesson
« Reply #14 on: 28 August 2008, 21:26:22 »
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anyone else hold a PPL? What are the exams like?

Not a PPL but I do own 1/3rd of this little beauty...



Beware.. It's addictive. ;)

Kevin
I did my BGT when I was in cadets in the viking, would love to go back up but don't have the time these days

ditto!  I loved it  :y
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