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Old December 31st 04, 05:32 AM
Dudley Henriques
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Sounds like a plan to me :-)
What will you be flying if you decide to go acro?
Dudley

"Shane O" wrote in message
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Thanks a lot for that info and welcome Dudley.

No I haven't chosen them based solely on their military background. I
have spent some time, limited as it may be, but got a really good
feeling from the people I did talk to. As the weather gets better and
spring starts, I will be spending more time over there and asking many
many more questions to make sure they are the instructors for me.

Shane O
Clear skies, and Adrenaline Flying to all!!


"Dudley Henriques" wrote in message
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"Shane O" wrote in message
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Good evening everyone. I have spent the last several hours reading
and catching up on the posts in this group. Yeahh that means I am a
newbie to the group. Also I am a newbie to Aerobatic flying.

Currently I am a low time 120 hour straight and level private pilot.
I started my IFR rating but ran out of money and am on the path of
reorganizing my finances to continue flying. I have acquired the
bug from other aerobatic flyers and have decided to take the journey
through this airway and see where it leads. My goal is to start
training in the coming spring/summer at a flying school nearby where
I learned my (Y A W N) straight and level. They specialize in
acrobatics and most of the instructors are ex-military with more
flight hours than I think I have been alive. So I know they are a
good choice.

Everyone in this group appears to be pretty friendly and I hope that
I can turn to you from time to time with some of my questions and
hopefully share some of my experiences.

Shane O
Clear skies, and Adrenaline Flying to all!!


You have chosen a good path to follow here, and from the sound of it,
you are positioned fairly well to get a good acro instructor.
Just a bit of advice FWIW. The military is a great training program,
and most of the pilots who come through the military aerobatic
training are pretty good, but there are exceptions, and as a new
student to acro, it will pay you to know this. Don't just blindly
accept a military background as the criteria you need for picking
your acro instructor.
Spend a little time with these pilots before choosing one. Find
someone who not only can fly, but fits in easily with you and your
personality. Acro instruction requires more "blending" of what's
projected to you by the instructor than in any other kind of flying.
You want someone who can explain in terms YOU can understand, because
in acro instruction, you prep verbally, execute the maneuver
completely, THEN review what you did, so it's critical YOU understand
before you execute. This is an "art form" that some acro instructors
don't have regardless of how well they can fly themselves. Just be
aware of this.
I'm sure you'll do fine. Let me know if there's anything I can do to
help in any way. I'm usually around :-))
Dudley Henriques
International Fighter Pilots Fellowship
Commercial Pilot/CFI Retired
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