Got My Ticket today!!!!

"Dudley Henriques" wrote in message
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Good job CB, and the best of luck with the IR.
Dudley Henriques


Thanks Dudley.

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CareBear

"Mark Hansen" wrote in message
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On 05/12/07 12:07, CareBear wrote:
After an additional 5.5 hours practicing forward slips to a landing and
soft
field landings, I got my ticket today. I will admit it is exciting to
finally get your ticket checking to see if it's truly mine, yep, has my
name on it.

Congratulations, CB!


Now that the "pressure" is off, I plan to just fly and enjoy the scenery
while continuing to learn as much as I can concerning aviation.

That's a really good plan. Get out there and fly, as often as you can.


Total hours - 78.4
Total time - First flight 5/1306....PPL ASEL Flight 5/12/06. (Should
have
waited 1 more day to make it an even year )
Total cost - $4137.00 - this includes everything - instructor, fuel,
books,
sectionals, etc.

That's pretty cheap. I think I estimated that it ran me something like
$7500
or so...


My plan is to forge on and get Instrument Rated.

Thanks to all those who gave me moral support when I failed the first
time.

Well, you never really failed, did you? You just didn't pass until today
;-)

Best of luck on the IR. I had a lot of fun getting mine.


--
Mark Hansen, PP-ASEL, Instrument Airplane, USUA Ultralight Pilot
Cal Aggie Flying Farmers
Sacramento, CA

I appreciate the complement. Maybe I didn't fail the first time...just took
a brief intermission.

--
CareBear

"kontiki" wrote in message
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CareBear wrote:

My plan is to forge on and get Instrument Rated.

Good plan. There is never a better time to start on that then now
because you are at the peak of your training and confidence level.

Thanks to all those who gave me moral support when I failed the first
time.

Oh and Congratulations! You have just accomplished what a very
small percentage of people in the world have done. Do some flying
now to enjoy your success... but try and make them cross countries
because you need 50 hours for the Instrument rating!

All the best and keep the greasy side down.



Thanks,

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CareBear

"B A R R Y" wrote in message
...
On Sat, 12 May 2007 14:07:47 -0500, "CareBear"
wrote:

After an additional 5.5 hours practicing forward slips to a landing and
soft
field landings, I got my ticket today.

Excellent!

Enjoy the freedom!

Will do!!! Thanks,

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CareBear

"Vaughn Simon" wrote in message
...

"CareBear" wrote in message
...
After an additional 5.5 hours practicing forward slips to a landing and
soft field landings, I got my ticket today.

Way to go! Now we get to teach you the secret "licensed pilot"
handshake.

Welcome to the club.

Vaughn


Wow! Can't wait to learn the handshake!

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CareBear

"Dallas" wrote in message
news
On Sat, 12 May 2007 14:07:47 -0500, CareBear wrote:

Whoa!... Way to go! Congratulations


Total hours - 78.4
Total cost - $4137.00 - this includes everything - instructor, fuel,
books,

I've got to assume you own the aircraft?


--
Dallas

No I don't own the aircraft. The cost included the plane $68-$70 per hour
wet. Thanks for the congrats.

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CareBear

CareBear wrote

Total hours - 78.4
Total cost - $4137.00 - this includes everything - instructor, fuel,
books,
No I don't own the aircraft. The cost included the plane $68-$70 per
hour wet. Thanks for the congrats.

Let's see....78.4 hours times $69 per hour equals roughly $5400 plus
probably 30-40 hours of instructor time at $20-$25 per hour ($750)
equals somewhere around $6150 plus misc fees.

Oh! I see....the $4137 figure is what you tell your wife. :-)

Bob Moore

--
CareBear
"Bob Moore" wrote in message
46.128...
CareBear wrote

Total hours - 78.4
Total cost - $4137.00 - this includes everything - instructor, fuel,
books,
No I don't own the aircraft. The cost included the plane $68-$70 per
hour wet. Thanks for the congrats.

Let's see....78.4 hours times $69 per hour equals roughly $5400 plus
probably 30-40 hours of instructor time at $20-$25 per hour ($750)
equals somewhere around $6150 plus misc fees.

Oh! I see....the $4137 figure is what you tell your wife. :-)

Bob Moore


Good catch Bob. I obviously overlooked or didn't record something in my
calculations. Even if I use your figure of $5400.00 it is still a
reasonable cost as far as I am concerned. The instructor time is built into
the hourly cost. That is, the $68-$70 per hour includes the instructor,
airplane, and fuel. Sorry for the miscalculation.

--
CareBear

On 05/12/07 17:03, CareBear wrote:
"Mark Hansen" wrote in message

Well, you never really failed, did you? You just didn't pass until today
;-)

Best of luck on the IR. I had a lot of fun getting mine.



I appreciate the complement. Maybe I didn't fail the first time...just took
a brief intermission.


Well, I originally starting flying lessons in 1986 and had to stop before
my long solo cross-country. I didn't get back in the air until 2004, so
you've got me beat ;-)


--
Mark Hansen, PP-ASEL, Instrument Airplane, USUA Ultralight Pilot
Cal Aggie Flying Farmers
Sacramento, CA

On 05/12/07 14:48, kontiki wrote:
CareBear wrote:

My plan is to forge on and get Instrument Rated.

Good plan. There is never a better time to start on that then now
because you are at the peak of your training and confidence level.

Thanks to all those who gave me moral support when I failed the first time.

Oh and Congratulations! You have just accomplished what a very
small percentage of people in the world have done. Do some flying
now to enjoy your success... but try and make them cross countries
because you need 50 hours for the Instrument rating!

Well, not if you want to go Part 141. The 50-hour minimum is waived.

I don't want to argue that it's better one way or the other...


All the best and keep the greasy side down.





--
Mark Hansen, PP-ASEL, Instrument Airplane, USUA Ultralight Pilot
Cal Aggie Flying Farmers
Sacramento, CA