Mark Hansen wrote:
That's great about the flying club. What do you have to pay for an
hour on the 172/wet?

The C172 goes for $82/hour wet at the present time; the club also has
a C177 that rents for $90/hour. Rates are for tach time, not Hobbs
time, which represents an extra 20-30% savings.


Great. How did the oral portion of your practical test go?

The oral went great. Not all that many questions, possibly because I
did well on the knowledge test. It was, in large part, a conversation
with the examiner. I learned some new stuff.

Yes, it all begins now. Do you have any plans for your initial aviation
excursion?

I'm going to build some more local solo time, then when my Dad comes to
visit at Thanksgiving I'll take him up as my first passenger. He was a
private pilot many years ago, but he had stopped flying and sold his
Luscombe before I was born. This will be his first time in a light
plane in about 50 years.