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Introduction to a newbie
Good evening everyone. I have spent the last several hours reading and
catching up on the posts in this group. Yeahh that means I am a newbie to the group. Also I am a newbie to Aerobatic flying. Currently I am a low time 120 hour straight and level private pilot. I started my IFR rating but ran out of money and am on the path of reorganizing my finances to continue flying. I have acquired the bug from other aerobatic flyers and have decided to take the journey through this airway and see where it leads. My goal is to start training in the coming spring/summer at a flying school nearby where I learned my (Y A W N) straight and level. They specialize in acrobatics and most of the instructors are ex-military with more flight hours than I think I have been alive. So I know they are a good choice. Everyone in this group appears to be pretty friendly and I hope that I can turn to you from time to time with some of my questions and hopefully share some of my experiences. Shane O Clear skies, and Adrenaline Flying to all!! |
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"Shane O" wrote in message m... Good evening everyone. I have spent the last several hours reading and catching up on the posts in this group. Yeahh that means I am a newbie to the group. Also I am a newbie to Aerobatic flying. Currently I am a low time 120 hour straight and level private pilot. I started my IFR rating but ran out of money and am on the path of reorganizing my finances to continue flying. I have acquired the bug from other aerobatic flyers and have decided to take the journey through this airway and see where it leads. My goal is to start training in the coming spring/summer at a flying school nearby where I learned my (Y A W N) straight and level. They specialize in acrobatics and most of the instructors are ex-military with more flight hours than I think I have been alive. So I know they are a good choice. Everyone in this group appears to be pretty friendly and I hope that I can turn to you from time to time with some of my questions and hopefully share some of my experiences. Shane O Clear skies, and Adrenaline Flying to all!! You have chosen a good path to follow here, and from the sound of it, you are positioned fairly well to get a good acro instructor. Just a bit of advice FWIW. The military is a great training program, and most of the pilots who come through the military aerobatic training are pretty good, but there are exceptions, and as a new student to acro, it will pay you to know this. Don't just blindly accept a military background as the criteria you need for picking your acro instructor. Spend a little time with these pilots before choosing one. Find someone who not only can fly, but fits in easily with you and your personality. Acro instruction requires more "blending" of what's projected to you by the instructor than in any other kind of flying. You want someone who can explain in terms YOU can understand, because in acro instruction, you prep verbally, execute the maneuver completely, THEN review what you did, so it's critical YOU understand before you execute. This is an "art form" that some acro instructors don't have regardless of how well they can fly themselves. Just be aware of this. I'm sure you'll do fine. Let me know if there's anything I can do to help in any way. I'm usually around :-)) Dudley Henriques International Fighter Pilots Fellowship Commercial Pilot/CFI Retired for email; take out the trash |
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Thanks a lot for that info and welcome Dudley.
No I haven't chosen them based solely on their military background. I have spent some time, limited as it may be, but got a really good feeling from the people I did talk to. As the weather gets better and spring starts, I will be spending more time over there and asking many many more questions to make sure they are the instructors for me. Shane O Clear skies, and Adrenaline Flying to all!! "Dudley Henriques" wrote in message ink.net... "Shane O" wrote in message m... Good evening everyone. I have spent the last several hours reading and catching up on the posts in this group. Yeahh that means I am a newbie to the group. Also I am a newbie to Aerobatic flying. Currently I am a low time 120 hour straight and level private pilot. I started my IFR rating but ran out of money and am on the path of reorganizing my finances to continue flying. I have acquired the bug from other aerobatic flyers and have decided to take the journey through this airway and see where it leads. My goal is to start training in the coming spring/summer at a flying school nearby where I learned my (Y A W N) straight and level. They specialize in acrobatics and most of the instructors are ex-military with more flight hours than I think I have been alive. So I know they are a good choice. Everyone in this group appears to be pretty friendly and I hope that I can turn to you from time to time with some of my questions and hopefully share some of my experiences. Shane O Clear skies, and Adrenaline Flying to all!! You have chosen a good path to follow here, and from the sound of it, you are positioned fairly well to get a good acro instructor. Just a bit of advice FWIW. The military is a great training program, and most of the pilots who come through the military aerobatic training are pretty good, but there are exceptions, and as a new student to acro, it will pay you to know this. Don't just blindly accept a military background as the criteria you need for picking your acro instructor. Spend a little time with these pilots before choosing one. Find someone who not only can fly, but fits in easily with you and your personality. Acro instruction requires more "blending" of what's projected to you by the instructor than in any other kind of flying. You want someone who can explain in terms YOU can understand, because in acro instruction, you prep verbally, execute the maneuver completely, THEN review what you did, so it's critical YOU understand before you execute. This is an "art form" that some acro instructors don't have regardless of how well they can fly themselves. Just be aware of this. I'm sure you'll do fine. Let me know if there's anything I can do to help in any way. I'm usually around :-)) Dudley Henriques International Fighter Pilots Fellowship Commercial Pilot/CFI Retired for email; take out the trash |
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Sounds like a plan to me :-)
What will you be flying if you decide to go acro? Dudley "Shane O" wrote in message m... Thanks a lot for that info and welcome Dudley. No I haven't chosen them based solely on their military background. I have spent some time, limited as it may be, but got a really good feeling from the people I did talk to. As the weather gets better and spring starts, I will be spending more time over there and asking many many more questions to make sure they are the instructors for me. Shane O Clear skies, and Adrenaline Flying to all!! "Dudley Henriques" wrote in message ink.net... "Shane O" wrote in message m... Good evening everyone. I have spent the last several hours reading and catching up on the posts in this group. Yeahh that means I am a newbie to the group. Also I am a newbie to Aerobatic flying. Currently I am a low time 120 hour straight and level private pilot. I started my IFR rating but ran out of money and am on the path of reorganizing my finances to continue flying. I have acquired the bug from other aerobatic flyers and have decided to take the journey through this airway and see where it leads. My goal is to start training in the coming spring/summer at a flying school nearby where I learned my (Y A W N) straight and level. They specialize in acrobatics and most of the instructors are ex-military with more flight hours than I think I have been alive. So I know they are a good choice. Everyone in this group appears to be pretty friendly and I hope that I can turn to you from time to time with some of my questions and hopefully share some of my experiences. Shane O Clear skies, and Adrenaline Flying to all!! You have chosen a good path to follow here, and from the sound of it, you are positioned fairly well to get a good acro instructor. Just a bit of advice FWIW. The military is a great training program, and most of the pilots who come through the military aerobatic training are pretty good, but there are exceptions, and as a new student to acro, it will pay you to know this. Don't just blindly accept a military background as the criteria you need for picking your acro instructor. Spend a little time with these pilots before choosing one. Find someone who not only can fly, but fits in easily with you and your personality. Acro instruction requires more "blending" of what's projected to you by the instructor than in any other kind of flying. You want someone who can explain in terms YOU can understand, because in acro instruction, you prep verbally, execute the maneuver completely, THEN review what you did, so it's critical YOU understand before you execute. This is an "art form" that some acro instructors don't have regardless of how well they can fly themselves. Just be aware of this. I'm sure you'll do fine. Let me know if there's anything I can do to help in any way. I'm usually around :-)) Dudley Henriques International Fighter Pilots Fellowship Commercial Pilot/CFI Retired for email; take out the trash |
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Well, that is a really good question. The truth is I have no idea yet! I
am going to spend some time talking to the instructors about the pros and cons of each of their planes. Let them assist me in making that decision as well as some flights to make sure I know the feel and can be comfortable. Here is a list of their aircraft. I am sure a couple are not acro but most are. A couple are way out of my league and/or too expensive for continuous training. Citabria 7ECA (1976) $69/hr Citabria 7ECA (2002) $78/hr Super Decathlon 8KCAB $104/hr Grob 115C Bavarian $95/hr Grumman AA-5B Tiger $95/hr Pitts Special S2C (Yes, C) $199/hr Extra 200 $184/hr (tach time) Cessna 152A Aerobat $64/hr Cessna 172 Skyhawk $82/hr Waco Classic YPF5C $199/hr L-39C Jet $1595/hr Shane O "Dudley Henriques" wrote in message nk.net... Sounds like a plan to me :-) What will you be flying if you decide to go acro? Dudley "Shane O" wrote in message m... Thanks a lot for that info and welcome Dudley. No I haven't chosen them based solely on their military background. I have spent some time, limited as it may be, but got a really good feeling from the people I did talk to. As the weather gets better and spring starts, I will be spending more time over there and asking many many more questions to make sure they are the instructors for me. Shane O Clear skies, and Adrenaline Flying to all!! "Dudley Henriques" wrote in message ink.net... "Shane O" wrote in message m... Good evening everyone. I have spent the last several hours reading and catching up on the posts in this group. Yeahh that means I am a newbie to the group. Also I am a newbie to Aerobatic flying. Currently I am a low time 120 hour straight and level private pilot. I started my IFR rating but ran out of money and am on the path of reorganizing my finances to continue flying. I have acquired the bug from other aerobatic flyers and have decided to take the journey through this airway and see where it leads. My goal is to start training in the coming spring/summer at a flying school nearby where I learned my (Y A W N) straight and level. They specialize in acrobatics and most of the instructors are ex-military with more flight hours than I think I have been alive. So I know they are a good choice. Everyone in this group appears to be pretty friendly and I hope that I can turn to you from time to time with some of my questions and hopefully share some of my experiences. Shane O Clear skies, and Adrenaline Flying to all!! You have chosen a good path to follow here, and from the sound of it, you are positioned fairly well to get a good acro instructor. Just a bit of advice FWIW. The military is a great training program, and most of the pilots who come through the military aerobatic training are pretty good, but there are exceptions, and as a new student to acro, it will pay you to know this. Don't just blindly accept a military background as the criteria you need for picking your acro instructor. Spend a little time with these pilots before choosing one. Find someone who not only can fly, but fits in easily with you and your personality. Acro instruction requires more "blending" of what's projected to you by the instructor than in any other kind of flying. You want someone who can explain in terms YOU can understand, because in acro instruction, you prep verbally, execute the maneuver completely, THEN review what you did, so it's critical YOU understand before you execute. This is an "art form" that some acro instructors don't have regardless of how well they can fly themselves. Just be aware of this. I'm sure you'll do fine. Let me know if there's anything I can do to help in any way. I'm usually around :-)) Dudley Henriques International Fighter Pilots Fellowship Commercial Pilot/CFI Retired for email; take out the trash |
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It sounds like you are headed over to Attitude Aviation; is that right?
Dudley "Shane O" wrote in message m... Well, that is a really good question. The truth is I have no idea yet! I am going to spend some time talking to the instructors about the pros and cons of each of their planes. Let them assist me in making that decision as well as some flights to make sure I know the feel and can be comfortable. Here is a list of their aircraft. I am sure a couple are not acro but most are. A couple are way out of my league and/or too expensive for continuous training. Citabria 7ECA (1976) $69/hr Citabria 7ECA (2002) $78/hr Super Decathlon 8KCAB $104/hr Grob 115C Bavarian $95/hr Grumman AA-5B Tiger $95/hr Pitts Special S2C (Yes, C) $199/hr Extra 200 $184/hr (tach time) Cessna 152A Aerobat $64/hr Cessna 172 Skyhawk $82/hr Waco Classic YPF5C $199/hr L-39C Jet $1595/hr Shane O "Dudley Henriques" wrote in message nk.net... Sounds like a plan to me :-) What will you be flying if you decide to go acro? Dudley "Shane O" wrote in message m... Thanks a lot for that info and welcome Dudley. No I haven't chosen them based solely on their military background. I have spent some time, limited as it may be, but got a really good feeling from the people I did talk to. As the weather gets better and spring starts, I will be spending more time over there and asking many many more questions to make sure they are the instructors for me. Shane O Clear skies, and Adrenaline Flying to all!! "Dudley Henriques" wrote in message ink.net... "Shane O" wrote in message m... Good evening everyone. I have spent the last several hours reading and catching up on the posts in this group. Yeahh that means I am a newbie to the group. Also I am a newbie to Aerobatic flying. Currently I am a low time 120 hour straight and level private pilot. I started my IFR rating but ran out of money and am on the path of reorganizing my finances to continue flying. I have acquired the bug from other aerobatic flyers and have decided to take the journey through this airway and see where it leads. My goal is to start training in the coming spring/summer at a flying school nearby where I learned my (Y A W N) straight and level. They specialize in acrobatics and most of the instructors are ex-military with more flight hours than I think I have been alive. So I know they are a good choice. Everyone in this group appears to be pretty friendly and I hope that I can turn to you from time to time with some of my questions and hopefully share some of my experiences. Shane O Clear skies, and Adrenaline Flying to all!! You have chosen a good path to follow here, and from the sound of it, you are positioned fairly well to get a good acro instructor. Just a bit of advice FWIW. The military is a great training program, and most of the pilots who come through the military aerobatic training are pretty good, but there are exceptions, and as a new student to acro, it will pay you to know this. Don't just blindly accept a military background as the criteria you need for picking your acro instructor. Spend a little time with these pilots before choosing one. Find someone who not only can fly, but fits in easily with you and your personality. Acro instruction requires more "blending" of what's projected to you by the instructor than in any other kind of flying. You want someone who can explain in terms YOU can understand, because in acro instruction, you prep verbally, execute the maneuver completely, THEN review what you did, so it's critical YOU understand before you execute. This is an "art form" that some acro instructors don't have regardless of how well they can fly themselves. Just be aware of this. I'm sure you'll do fine. Let me know if there's anything I can do to help in any way. I'm usually around :-)) Dudley Henriques International Fighter Pilots Fellowship Commercial Pilot/CFI Retired for email; take out the trash |
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