Any pilots here???

math1733 · Jan 25, 2009

Hi, well all kind of Mirage 2000, Mirage F1 and Alphajet for my job

The week-end the range starts from the Bleriot XI to the skyraider or the mustang (well, when they are able to fly and when I have the time to and the money to fill the tank). I have the chance to be a member of a flying museum.

Mathieu

mkloby · Jan 25, 2009

Corsair82pilot said:
Is the osprey a fixed wing rating or rotor wing rating? I guess that it is very reliable now.

I believe the FAA has a powered lift rating for the V-22, which I do not have yet. I am not a guru on FAA ratings. In reality, it's a fixed wing aircraft that has VTOL capabilities. It is a reliable machine - it has come a long way.

Corsair82pilot said:
How do you like flying it?

I'm having the time of my life!!! It's an amazing machine!

FLYBOYJ · Jan 25, 2009

mkloby said:
I believe the FAA has a powered lift rating for the V-22, which I do not have yet. I am not a guru on FAA ratings. In reality, it's a fixed wing aircraft that has VTOL capabilities.

When Boeing/ Bell was trying to break into the civilian market with the smaller version (its name escapes me at this time) the rating was going to be "Tilt Rotor." From what I understand the prospect of the civilian version flying was giving FAA bureaucrats fits!

Trebor · Jan 25, 2009

I don't have a license or a plane, the only real plane I ever flew was a friend's C182 Skyhawk. it was just last September. it was the first time I've ever flown a real plane. I practiced on Simulators a lot, but I am looking forward to getting my private license.

renrich · Jan 25, 2009

Around ten hours solo in an Atlas Skyrocket back in the 60s-70s. A lot of riding in private planes and got a ride in an L39 and flew a few aileron rolls in it.

FLYBOYJ · Jan 25, 2009

renrich said:
Around ten hours solo in an Atlas Skyrocket back in the 60s-70s. A lot of riding in private planes and got a ride in an L39 and flew a few aileron rolls in it.

Where did you fly in the L-39?

C0WB0Y · Jan 25, 2009

FLYBOYJ said:
When Boeing/ Bell was trying to break into the civilian market with the smaller version (its name escapes me at this time) the rating was going to be "Tilt Rotor." From what I understand the prospect of the civilian version flying was giving FAA bureaucrats fits!

Our friends, Art Nalls, is the only civilian to hold a VTOL rating. He's also the only civilian to own a Sea Harrier.

DerAdlerIstGelandet · Jan 25, 2009

Corsair82pilot said:
Currently flying the 767. It's a living! (I'd do it for free, but don't tell the company that!)

Do you fly international or domestic?

FLYBOYJ · Jan 25, 2009

C0WB0Y said:
Our friends, Art Nalls, is the only civilian to hold a VTOL rating. He's also the only civilian to own a Sea Harrier.

Where does he keep his bird?

C0WB0Y · Jan 25, 2009

FLYBOYJ said:
Where does he keep his bird?

St. Mary's.

We all flew together to his first public exhibition at the Culpeper, VA airshow this Fall. Good times, good times...

Nalls Aviation - Home of the Sea Harrier

SoD Stitch · Jan 25, 2009

I don't have a pilot's license myself, but I come from a long line of pilots, both sides of the family; my dad taught himself to fly at 15, and I ended up being his co-pilot when I was old enough to look over the cowling (not easy to do!). I've been the "autopilot" on the Cessna 170, 172, 182RG, 337, North American AT-6, and WACO UPF-7. My oldest brother has an A&P licence, and currently works for a gas turbine reman company in Ft. Worth, TX; he owns a beautiful low-time Cessna 195 (I'm not used to tail-draggers!). On my wife's side of the family, her father is an ex-airline pilot, with time in DC-8 Super 80's, B-727's, 737's, 757's, 767's and, finally, 747-400's, flying international routes (primarily China Japan).

renrich · Jan 25, 2009

We flew out of Llano airport in Texas. I can't remember the name of the pilot owner of the L39 but I think he kept it at Lancaster near Dallas. It was about a 40 minute ride and he flew a bunch of aerobatics pulling as much as 6gs, he said. I thoroughly enjoyed it. It was close to the most fun I ever had with my clothes on.

FLYBOYJ · Jan 25, 2009

renrich said:
We flew out of Llano airport in Texas. I can't remember the name of the pilot owner of the L39 but I think he kept it at Lancaster near Dallas. It was about a 40 minute ride and he flew a bunch of aerobatics pulling as much as 6gs, he said. I thoroughly enjoyed it. It was close to the most fun I ever had with my clothes on.

Very cool...

I got to fly in one recently.

I've done a lot of work on them but hardly get to fly. This was in California just before Christmas.

Corsair82pilot · Jan 25, 2009

Trebor said:
I don't have a license or a plane, the only real plane I ever flew was a friend's C182 Skyhawk. it was just last September. it was the first time I've ever flown a real plane. I practiced on Simulators a lot, but I am looking forward to getting my private license.

Then I think it's high time you get started!

Trebor · Jan 25, 2009

I'll get started once I have a stable job! plus, I'm going for Pilot Finance inc.

ppopsie · Jan 26, 2009

I USED to fly airplanes and gliders, 54 types in all. But now I even forgot how to operate the controls correctly. This is one of recent ones and I am flying. On the lower is DC-3, my only multi-engine type, in 1982.

Tony Hill · Jan 27, 2009

Hi All,

No chance of competing with most of you guys.
Low but exciting hours:

C152,
C172.
Tecnam (awful)
Fuji (g*d awful)
Sportstar
DH82a
Bonanza
Super Decathlon
Duchess
Extra 300L
Nanchang

The Duchess is the only Multi Engined time (couple of hour's training just for fun)
The Tecnam and Fuji I only wasted a couple of hours on (aeros in the Fuji are slightly less exciting than french kissing your grandad .... ) The Tigermoth I did 7 hours on, REAL flying 8) .

30 hours of aeros on C152's (about 29.5 more than is healthy in that aircraft)

The Deccy is my standard aeros mount now (hired, not owned) 2 hours just this last weekend.

The Extra was two half hour full on aerobatics trips with 90% stick time. I got to fly everything from inverted spins, Lomcevaks, also got to play "one beer for each degree by which you miss upright in a quick 360 deg roll". 3 rolls cost me 21 beers, at better than 360 deg per second, I wasn't too unhappy with that, outside loops, downward rolls out of stall turns, . etc, etc , etc....IMHO the MOST fun you can have, clothes on OR off!! (hope the wife isn't reading over my shoulder!)

Only one really close call ever....4 turns and a bang away in a spin from 7000ft once. I don't spin 152's with a bent prop any more...

Darryl

Geedee · Jan 27, 2009

Crickey ! I'm wondering if I dare raise my head over the parapet on this one, looking at the experience you guys have been listing

My claim to fame was when I went solo in a Kirby Cadet Mk3...look it up on the web, its a babe !. Did this when I was in the Air Training Corps (ATC) back on 10th Oct 1976 and I was 16 and a bit !.

Lovely glider....exceed 60 on the winch launch and the wings come off !. Did I care....not one bit !. I was in control of a military aircraft....Ok, it had the RAF Roundels on it so that makes it military as far as I'm concerned.... and I never ever had the top button on my ATC uniform done up after those three qualifying circuits.

Unfortunately, I never carried on and have only logged about 40 hours since then in the back seat of things like a Piper Archer when my mate has any spare room.

Nowadays, I go to the States for airshows and aim have enough of the folding stuff to get a ride in Warbird, so thats my flying to date.

Hey Eric, if you get a job as a staff photographer at Reno, I'll volunteer to be your apprentice, Obi Wan !

Glider · Jan 27, 2009

Tony Hill said:
.IMHO the MOST fun you can have, clothes on OR off!! (hope the wife isn't reading over my shoulder!)

She may well agree with you!!

evangilder · Jan 27, 2009

I forgot about my air combat USA flights in the Marchetti SF-260. Darryl mentioning the Extra made me remember. I flew the Marchetti against an Extra 300, and the Extra is a tough opponent! But I did get him 2x to his 3x on me. The Marchetti is a fun airplane to fly.

And Gary, when hell does freeze over, I'll see you in Reno!

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