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I've been lurking here since May of this year and thought I'd go ahead and
announce myself. I started flying in May and am now on my third dual xc.
Flying has always been a dream of mine and I decided to "make it happen"
since I'm getting much older (55, I don't plan on becoming a career pilot).
I have about 25 hours flying time. My greatest experience so far was my
solo flight. This newsgroup presents (for the most part) a lot of good and
useful information as well as experiences. Just thought I would say hello.

CareBear

On Sat, 30 Sep 2006 13:43:17 -0500, CareBear wrote:

Just thought I would say hello.

Hi!

care to share where you fly out (and rent) and how your training went so
far?

#m
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Not at all. I train out of Cullman, AL in a C-152. So far the training is
going good. I did have a time getting used to rudder work (and still do
occasionally) but its getting much better.

CareBear

"Martin Hotze" wrote in message
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On Sat, 30 Sep 2006 13:43:17 -0500, CareBear wrote:

Just thought I would say hello.

Hi!

care to share where you fly out (and rent) and how your training went so
far?

#m
--
Arabic T-shirt sparks airport row
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/5297822.stm

I Am Not A Terrorist http://itsnotallbad.com/iamnotaterrorist/

"CareBear" wrote in message
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Not at all. I train out of Cullman, AL in a C-152. So far the training
is
going good. I did have a time getting used to rudder work (and still do
occasionally) but its getting much better.

So, what do C-152s rent for out there in Cullman, AL?

"Grumman-581" wrote in message
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"CareBear" wrote in message
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Not at all. I train out of Cullman, AL in a C-152. So far the training
is
going good. I did have a time getting used to rudder work (and still do
occasionally) but its getting much better.

So, what do C-152s rent for out there in Cullman, AL?



Not sure about Cullman, but I about 60 miles north of there (Huntsville) and
I rent a 152 for $65.50 wet.....

John

Cullman right now rents a C-152 at $70.00 wet. Think the price will be
coming down real soon.

CareBear


"Grumman-581" wrote in message
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"CareBear" wrote in message
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Not at all. I train out of Cullman, AL in a C-152. So far the training
is
going good. I did have a time getting used to rudder work (and still do
occasionally) but its getting much better.

So, what do C-152s rent for out there in Cullman, AL?

"CareBear" wrote in message
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Cullman right now rents a C-152 at $70.00 wet. Think the price will be
coming down real soon.

Damn, doesn't seem like that many years ago when you could find a 150/152
for around $35-$40... Then again, gas was a bit cheaper back then...

Welcome, we are glad to have you! You can be proud of your accomplishments
so far... its not a trivial excercise as I'm sure all the other pilots here
will tell you. As far as being too old, well you are never too old to persue
your dreams (unless you are dead!).

I started at age 9 with my first flight in a Cessna Aerobat (saved my
birthday money up and paid for the ride myself!). From then on there was a
37 year suspension in my lessions until age 46 when I could finally get
back to my first love. Then I kept on getting more ratings because I'm such
an aviation nut, and now I get to teach others how to fly.

There's nothing more rewarding, so all the best of luck and keep us imformed.

Thanks for the welcome.

CareBear

"kontiki" wrote in message
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Welcome, we are glad to have you! You can be proud of your accomplishments
so far... its not a trivial excercise as I'm sure all the other pilots
here
will tell you. As far as being too old, well you are never too old to
persue
your dreams (unless you are dead!).

I started at age 9 with my first flight in a Cessna Aerobat (saved my
birthday money up and paid for the ride myself!). From then on there was a
37 year suspension in my lessions until age 46 when I could finally get
back to my first love. Then I kept on getting more ratings because I'm
such
an aviation nut, and now I get to teach others how to fly.

There's nothing more rewarding, so all the best of luck and keep us
imformed.

"CareBear" wrote:

I've been lurking here since May of this year and thought I'd go ahead and
announce myself. I started flying in May and am now on my third dual xc.
Flying has always been a dream of mine and I decided to "make it happen"
since I'm getting much older (55, I don't plan on becoming a career
pilot).

Hell, 55's not old!

I have about 25 hours flying time. My greatest experience so far was my
solo flight. This newsgroup presents (for the most part) a lot of good
and useful information as well as experiences. Just thought I would say
hello.

Howdy!

Have you checked out rec.aviation.student?

--
Dan
C172RG at BFM