Newbie

[John]

Just found this group a few days ago, it looks like it is interesting. I
started taking private pilot cert. lessons this weekend. I logged my first
two hours. The first half hour was windy and I was questioning why I wanted
to do this, but we went back out the second day for just over an hour and a
half and it was great, turned out to be a rewarding experience. My CFI's
name is Lucky (real name not a nickname)
John

[Jay Beckman]

"John" > wrote in message
om...
> Just found this group a few days ago, it looks like it is interesting. I
> started taking private pilot cert. lessons this weekend. I logged my
first
> two hours. The first half hour was windy and I was questioning why I
wanted
> to do this, but we went back out the second day for just over an hour and
a
> half and it was great, turned out to be a rewarding experience. My CFI's
> name is Lucky (real name not a nickname)
> John
>
>

Congrats John!

I'm a low timer too (1.9 Hrs) and I'm lovin' it !!

Good Luck

Jay Beckman
Chandler, AZ
Student Pilot
1.9 Hrs ... Nowhere to go but up !

[Cecil E. Chapman]

Be sure to check out rec.aviation.student. It is an invaluable resource for
pilots at all levels. Welcome to the sky!

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Good Flights!

Cecil
PP-ASEL

Check out my personal flying adventures complete with pictures and text at:
www.bayareapilot.com

"I fly because it releases my mind from the tyranny of petty things."
- Antoine de Saint-Exupery -

"We who fly, do so for the love of flying. We are alive in the air with
this miracle that lies in our hands and beneath our feet"
- Cecil Day Lewis -

[Rob Thomas]

John,

Welcome to an very rewarding and enriching experience! :)

When I first started training for my license (within the first 5 hours), we
flew into a very busy airport (John Wayne in Orange County, CA) on a very
windy day (actually say a MD-80 perform a go around). That just about
sealed the deal for me. I didn't think this flying thing was for me.

Needless to say, most days aren't that bad, and you'll eventually get used
to the bumps in the road that the wind provides. Keep at it.

Enjoy the process! It's fun!

r.


"John" > wrote in message
om...
> Just found this group a few days ago, it looks like it is interesting. I
> started taking private pilot cert. lessons this weekend. I logged my
first
> two hours. The first half hour was windy and I was questioning why I
wanted
> to do this, but we went back out the second day for just over an hour and
a
> half and it was great, turned out to be a rewarding experience. My CFI's
> name is Lucky (real name not a nickname)
> John
>
>

[G.R. Patterson III]

John wrote:
>
> Just found this group a few days ago, it looks like it is interesting. I
> started taking private pilot cert. lessons this weekend.

You might also want to check out rec.aviation.student.

George Patterson
A diplomat is a person who can tell you to go to hell in such a way that
you look forward to the trip.

[Jack Allison]

Welcome aboard John! Learning to fly is one of the best things you could
ever do. You'll find a wealth of info. here and in r.a.s. And, you'll have
a good time hanging around these newsgroups. Lots of great insights, funny
stories, etc.

--
Jack Allison
PP-ASEL

"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)

[John]

Cecil, checked out your site, very nice, enjoyed it tremendously.
John
"Cecil E. Chapman" > wrote in message
. com...
> Be sure to check out rec.aviation.student. It is an invaluable resource
for
> pilots at all levels. Welcome to the sky!
>
> --
> --
> =-----
> Good Flights!
>
> Cecil
> PP-ASEL
>
> Check out my personal flying adventures complete with pictures and text
at:
> www.bayareapilot.com
>
> "I fly because it releases my mind from the tyranny of petty things."
> - Antoine de Saint-Exupery -
>
> "We who fly, do so for the love of flying. We are alive in the air with
> this miracle that lies in our hands and beneath our feet"
> - Cecil Day Lewis -
>
>

[Brad Z]

Welcome! The fact that you're working towards a "certificate" rather than a
"license" proves to me that your aviation career in the rec.aviation.*
usenet groups will be successful and flame-free.

Have fun!

By the way, personal experience...5 hours into my PP training I managed to
thump a landing hard enough to shatter the plexiglass windscreen. I was
nearly about to give it up, but 6 hours and 2 weeks later I soloed. I'm glad
I stuck with it, and now 10 years several hundred hours later, I'm finally
an instructor!

"John" > wrote in message
om...
> Just found this group a few days ago, it looks like it is interesting. I
> started taking private pilot cert. lessons this weekend. I logged my
first
> two hours. The first half hour was windy and I was questioning why I
wanted
> to do this, but we went back out the second day for just over an hour and
a
> half and it was great, turned out to be a rewarding experience. My CFI's
> name is Lucky (real name not a nickname)
> John
>
>

[Cecil E. Chapman]

Great to hear! Thanks! I put it up for fun and also as an effort to
'return the favor' of the people who had similar sites that inspired me as I
went through my basic PP training!

Have fun!

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Good Flights!

Cecil
PP-ASEL

Check out my personal flying adventures complete with pictures and text at:
www.bayareapilot.com

"I fly because it releases my mind from the tyranny of petty things."
- Antoine de Saint-Exupery -

"We who fly, do so for the love of flying. We are alive in the air with
this miracle that lies in our hands and beneath our feet"
- Cecil Day Lewis -
"John" > wrote in message
om...
> Cecil, checked out your site, very nice, enjoyed it tremendously.
> John
> "Cecil E. Chapman" > wrote in message
> . com...
> > Be sure to check out rec.aviation.student. It is an invaluable resource
> for
> > pilots at all levels. Welcome to the sky!
> >
> > --
> > --
> > =-----
> > Good Flights!
> >
> > Cecil
> > PP-ASEL
> >
> > Check out my personal flying adventures complete with pictures and text
> at:
> > www.bayareapilot.com
> >
> > "I fly because it releases my mind from the tyranny of petty things."
> > - Antoine de Saint-Exupery -
> >
> > "We who fly, do so for the love of flying. We are alive in the air with
> > this miracle that lies in our hands and beneath our feet"
> > - Cecil Day Lewis -
> >
> >
>
>