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Shoud Have My Instrument Written Endorsement Tomarrow
Well, after a lot of self studding I should have my instrument written
endorsement tomorrow I think I will take the test on Monday to kick off the new year on a good note then off to work on the commercial written its time to get them done and over with. My airplane is ready to start my instrument lessons, kinda weird that in operating costs my airplane is cheaper than a simulator at the FBO. Thanks Steven Rhine PP-ASEL |
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Well, after a lot of self studding
That must have hurt. |
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John T wrote: Well, after a lot of self studding That must have hurt. Somebody told him to go f himself, and he took 'em seriously. :-) George Patterson The desire for safety stands against every great and noble enterprise. |
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On Thu, 30 Dec 2004 03:39:16 GMT, "G.R. Patterson III"
wrote: John T wrote: Well, after a lot of self studding That must have hurt. Somebody told him to go f himself, and he took 'em seriously. :-) George Patterson The desire for safety stands against every great and noble enterprise. That's about the funniest thing I've read in a week! z |
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"zatatime" wrote in message news On Thu, 30 Dec 2004 03:39:16 GMT, "G.R. Patterson III" wrote: John T wrote: Well, after a lot of self studding That must have hurt. Somebody told him to go f himself, and he took 'em seriously. :-) George Patterson The desire for safety stands against every great and noble enterprise. That's about the funniest thing I've read in a week! z Almost put me into hysterics,good thing I was not drinking coffee. :-) Bob Barker N8749S |
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Robert A. Barker wrote:
Almost put me into hysterics,good thing I was not drinking coffee. :-) Bob Barker N8749S I have a feeling there are several keyboards out there that now have some (more) sticky keys :-) I'm glad I wasn't drinking anything either Bob or I would have been prying keys off and drying things out. -- Jack Allison PP-ASEL, IA Student, airplane partnership student "When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the Earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return" - Leonardo Da Vinci (Remove the obvious from address to reply via e-mail) |
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"NW_PILOT" wrote in message
... Well, after a lot of self studding I should have my instrument written endorsement tomorrow I think I will take the test on Monday to kick off the new year on a good note Assuming you pass the checkride, of course. then off to work on the commercial written its time to get them done and over with. My airplane is ready to start my instrument lessons, kinda weird that in operating costs my airplane is cheaper than a simulator at the FBO. You are, of course, counting your entire amortized operating expenses, not just the direct hourly expenses? I'll assume you are, but if not you haven't even compared apples to apples. Even if so, the airplane isn't cheaper when you count in all the time you spend flying your airport TO an approach. The beauty of a simulator is that you simply set the airplane where it needs to be, without all that boring enroute stuff. You can also program conditions that would be unsafe to practice in a real airplane. Plus, when's the last time your instructor was able to bring your airplane to a halt mid-air and review some important information regarding the maneuver or approach or whatever it was you were practicing at the time? The first point alone justifies the hourly cost, the other points are just gravy. And of course, as the simulated airplane gets bigger and more complex, hourly operating expenses climb faster than do those for a simulator. For the largest aircraft, the simulator is significantly cheaper, even just for hourly costs. Pete |
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Another interesting point is that many private aircraft don't stand up
to being thrashed daily as a trainer... I have noticed in the past that PIC has mentioned that a significant percentage of private owners who do the 10 day instrument course have to rent a plane to finish the course as their personal airplane didn't make it to the finish line... denny |
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"Denny" wrote in message oups.com... Another interesting point is that many private aircraft don't stand up to being thrashed daily as a trainer... I have noticed in the past that PIC has mentioned that a significant percentage of private owners who do the 10 day instrument course have to rent a plane to finish the course as their personal airplane didn't make it to the finish line... denny I don't know my 150 seems to be in better condition then some of the 150's at the local FBO. |
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Denny wrote:
Another interesting point is that many private aircraft don't stand up to being thrashed daily as a trainer... I have noticed in the past that PIC has mentioned that a significant percentage of private owners who do the 10 day instrument course have to rent a plane to finish the course as their personal airplane didn't make it to the finish line... I find this confusing, since most of the trainers I've seen have been at the cheaper end of those that would be privately owned (ie. 152s, 172s, etc.). More to the point, these are basic 172s or 152s or such, and have not been "beefed up" for training. - Andrew |
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