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08-10-2005, 02:09 PM
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When I first went to the Isle of Man in 85, I rented a Tiger from the London flying club. Great plane. Since I didn't have 1000 hours, they said that I couldn't fly instrument, but they had another classification that I could fly, which was IFR, but they didn't provide radar service, weird. I didn't make use of it just scud ran all the way over, about 1000' over the Irish sea.
Nice plane, very, very fast for its' power. Art 
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#42
08-10-2005, 05:58 PM
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Also over from FChat. Flew for UAL for 39 years ('64 - '03), now fly a C172 with 180hp conversion, and fly an occasional charter for Southern Cross Aviation, ferrying transports out of desert storage to their new owners. That's about as different as you can get from United-style ops, much more hang-loose, just-make-it-happen kind of flying. I'm also involved with NASA on the shuttle cockpit re-design, which involves eye-tracker goggles and flying the shuttle sim, very rewarding and fun. At UAL I flew just about everything...Convair 340, DC6/7, DC8, DC10, B727, B737, B747-100/200/400, B757, B767, and B777. Did about 15 years of International Ops, which was my favorite flying. Especially liked London, Paris, and Sydney.
Gary
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#44
08-12-2005, 11:35 AM
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Hi, I'm Dave.
Cool Forum. Where is this F-chat that you guys are talking about? Sounds neat. I don't have much aviation experience or knowlege, but I have taken three logged Aircraft Familiarization flights with a CFII in three very different airplanes. Piper PA-32P-300 (.3 hrs in left seat); Breezy experimental (.5 hrs in the front seat); Cirrus SR-20 (1.1 hrs in left seat). Tail numbers upon request.  My college buddy (his dad was the CFII I flew with) works for Lancair doing avionics and EE stuff. I'll make sure to invite him onto the board. Good luck with the new forum Rob!
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#46
08-12-2005, 02:18 PM
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[ So as I began the approach, the instructor blurted out: "Windshear!" To which I responded by lowering the nose and sliding the throttles forwards. The instructor was amazed that I handled the situation properly. [/QUOTE]
In a wind shear you have to raise the nose. Bob
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08-12-2005, 03:51 PM
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08-12-2005, 03:58 PM
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08-12-2005, 06:33 PM
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#50
08-13-2005, 12:50 AM
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I'm kind of a lurker from F-chat but, I share the same two addictions as some of the F-chatters here (sports cars and airplanes).
Right now I'm working on my commercial ticket. I also hold a degree in airport admin just in case something were to happen on my long road to a jet job. I hope here I can meet some new people. Learn more about my profession and more importantly crack open a few e-beers and listen to some stories.
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#51
08-16-2005, 11:29 PM
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I also come from the Dark Side – FerrariChat.
I come from the extreme poor side of the tracks where my parents believed that the children were just for the benefit of the parents. They believed that all spare time should be spent working for them. As such did not learn about cars and planes until much later. (Have disowned my parents and do not know if they are dead or alive.) As a DuPont Scholar at the University of Virginia, got interested in the outdoors. This lead to an interest in flying, particularly seaplane flying. After the military and some tragedy, decided to go for some of the things I wanted. Learned to fly at the Ft. Eustis, VA Flying Club from an old bush pilot. Did my long cross country before my short cross country. Had fun flying in places like West Virginia. Helped the Army reactivate Patton’s old training ground at Ft. Irwin in CA. Flew around the West and had much fun. Accepted a job in Hawaii. Rented planes from the Barbara’s Point Navy Flying Club. Again much fun flying the islands. Accepted a job in Utah at Dugway Proving Ground. Rented planes from Hill Air Force Flying Club. A long cross country was to fly a Piper Warrior VFR from Hill to Orlando, Florida and back. The seats in a Warrior are bad for this. On one of these flights putting into Tinker, I was number one for landing. Behind me were two F16s. I could not speed up enough and they could not slow down enough. They had to go around. A Senior Delta Air Lines Captain taught me how to fly taildraggers in the plane that his father had taught him to fly in. Have rented planes across the US. Attached is my first plane. Lost it due to problems with a divorce. Also my type of runways. The certification paperwork for the new Maule M-9 was submitted on July 1. I will get one of the first ones next year. Do not yet know if it will be diesel/Jet A or auto gas/100 LL. I also love Barons, but the fuel costs worry me. I think the fuel price increases have just started. I have been watching the SeaStars for a long time. However, they are running into delays. http://www.seastaraircraft.com I also have a slot for an Eclipse Jet. I do not know if I will use it or sell it. Will have fun flying no matter how this works out.
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#52
08-17-2005, 05:21 AM
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Niko from F-chat.
I like planes and when I was in my teens I did the course in Montreal, Quebec. I flew out of Dorval International (pretty hairy for a newbie). I havn't flown in a bit, since I don't have time to upkeep the hobby. Will probably restart in a few years, get night/IFR and maybe multi-engine.
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#53
08-21-2005, 08:50 PM
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Hi, my name is Isaiah Harf, born in Rochester, NY now a student at Indiana University (see the Newsweek article just published!!) - also from FerrariChat. I am pretty new there as well - under the name HarFerrari. I didn't know much about Ferrari's but I am learning - always loved cars. This time around I know nothing, and I mean nothing about planes, other than like a 4 year old I think they are "really cool". I look forward to learning more about them - I can definitely chime in on the Airport section - I am privileged to have parents who have seen the value in traveling and have taken me many places.
Thanks for creating this. Isaiah
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#54
08-22-2005, 12:29 PM
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My name is john I have been flying for 2 years and still have not finished up my license, I am waiting until it gets cooler and then will get it done.
I owned a 172 for about 2 weeks, then my partner bought me out for tax reasons, or he saw one of my landings, I really dont know which. I plan on buying a partnership in a 172 sooner or later.
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#55
08-22-2005, 11:48 PM
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Greetings!
Hello all! Thanks to Rob for creating this site. I came via F-Chat as well, but I may find Av-Chat a better hang out for me as I already have a PPL but no F-car yet. I've sometimes debated wether to get a PA-28 or a 308/M8?
Anyway, I hope to meet and fly with some of the members of this board. I have met different pilots in all sorts of places and every pilot I've met has been really friendly to find another fellow pilot. I worked as a dispatcher at a FBO through out my Instrument training which helped me stay at the airport and keep my focus. Now that I don't work at the airport anymore, I really have to struggle to get into an airplane. I flew mostly out of POC (Brackett Field) and live close to FUL (Fullerton). If anyone is nearby, lets get together sometime. Don
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#56
09-03-2005, 05:03 PM
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Hi,
I'm Bob Wassam and I've come over from F-Chat. I Got my PP license in the early 90's. I bought an old Luscombe 8A and flew it around the Central Valley near Sacramento for a couple of years. I sold it and bought an old Mooney M20c with the idea of getting my instrument rating. One day I was having radio problems and took it to Airborn Electronics. They told me that the plane was not airworthy because there were live wires laying all over the control rods and the panel needs to be fully gone through. At the time I had some suggish instruments so I decided to take the panel out . . . completely. I had it in a hangar in Sacramento Executive. There it sat for 6 or 7 years. I have finally got it flying. The FAA came in and inspected it. I've gotten a new weight and balance. The paper work/log books are all in order. In the meantime I moved up to Oregon and have since moved it up here and closed the hangar in Sacramento. I would not have been able to get the work done except for a friend of mine named GM Amthor. He's a former C-130 pilot who is an IA. He guided me and helped with instruction and labor and advice. He has been my mentor in aviation since the beginning. Now I'm too busy to fly with current projects going on. However the flying will come on line this winter. Bob Wassam
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#57
09-03-2005, 10:22 PM
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There are many members on the sister forum, FerrariChat, who do not own Ferraris (though I am one that does); now I am a member here who does not own an aircraft and is not a pilot. But aviation has always been an integral part of my life.
When I was a small child on Long Island in 1959, I saw one of the first Boeing 707s heading off to Europe, and I decided right then that I wanted to design aircraft for a living. Well, I got a degree in aerospace engineering, and for the last 30 years I have been designing aircraft, or at least, parts of aircraft. After spending many years at Grumman, where I did spend some time on the F-14 Tomcat, the real star of "Top Gun", I eventually wound up at Lockheed Martin, where I am working on the nonpareil F/A-22 Raptor, which explains part of my username. (My alma mater supplied the other part.) While I never served in the military, I feel I have done my part for my country in military aircraft design. Fortunately I did manage to work on the Boeing 767 and 777, so there are two aircraft I can actually fly in that I did have a hand in the design of. (A small bit of trivia: some of you may know that a small group in Everett, WA is building brand-new Messerschmitt Me 262 jet fighters. The head of that project, Bob Hammer, was my supervisor when I worked on the 767! A small world, indeed.) I may never be a true "aviator" but I have friends who are and I salute all pilots, and thank Rob for creating this forum. I'll do my flying, so to speak, on the ground in my Ferrari 328.
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#58
09-04-2005, 09:31 AM
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Hi everyone!
I'm from Ferrarichat also ('rmv' FWIW). Besides cars, I love aircraft, specifically airliners, warbirds and private jets. For approximately 6 months I worked at Executive Airlines here in Australia, as a general hand (worked part-time as I'm a uni student). They operated a couple of Citations, but took care of a GIV-SP, as well as visiting private jets from around Australia and internationally. I loved working there!
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#60
09-06-2005, 12:23 AM
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Hello. My name is Daniel. I have an addiction. Cars, Boats, Planes.
My story is simple. No seat time. Dad used to own/fly a Saberliner back in the early 70's. Y'all ever hear of those?
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