Jonnygo1

Any 964 owners that are also pilots? I'm 6hrs into getting my private pilot's license and am having a blast. Trying to resist going in on a plane with a few others.....and the slippery slope continues!

Frank 993 C4S

350 Hours PPL/Instrument. Starting to fly multi-engine with some friends. It's indeed a slippery slope. Enjoy!

Jonnygo1

Thanks, ultimately want to be able to fly the family on trips.....lots of hours before that can happen, but I'm having a blast learning.

68CGPlt

Just sold the 964, but have had two of them so I still feel like part of the 964 community. I've been flying for the better part of twenty years in various helicopters and am looking at a multi-engine fixed wing transition later this year. Flying is a great past time or profession and can be a very humbling at times. I'm sure you've probably already heard this, but remember Take-offs are optional but landings are mandatory. Set yourself up with sound pre-flight planning and don't push weather, fuel, maintenance or the myriad of other traps that will kill you. Best of luck as you continue in your training!

Lil bastard

Flew quite a bit many years ago courtesy of the Taxpayer and the USN, a little under 4100 Hrs., about 400 of which is private single/multi engine. Did 5 West Pacs and a stint at Pax River. Still have my PPL/single/multi/instrument, not rich enough to keep my turbine ratings.

I still remember when my logbook had under 100 Hrs. and the feeling of exhilaration I had on every hop. It's great to hear your enthusiasm come through your post!

What with PC's and sims today, the training is much improved since my solo at 16. Absorb all you can, pay particular attention to NAV, COM and Instrument instruction, these will serve you well.

Most of all, as a newby, beware of overconfidence, be your own worst critic. NEVER think that you're finished learning - that's the fastest way I know of to become a Ground Nail.

The sage words of my old Naval Flight Instructor still ring in my head everytime I go up: "Gentlemen (Pointing down)... This is the ground. All flights initiate and terminate here... How they terminate here is 100% determined by your skill, judgement and focus..."

Cheers!

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Geoffrey

I started lessons last September, bought a Cessna 182 last October and here I am a 300hr PP insturment rated working on my commercial...it is a slippery slope...looking for a turbo G36 Bonanza now...

It will come quickly, I started family trips at about 100hrs.

Frank 993 C4S

Wow!

J richard

Yep alot of pcar guys are into aircraft, some like attraction there... sel/Mel/inst/Heli plus some type ratings. It's a rewarding experience, but you have to be vigilant, few "hobbies" can bite you like flying, good and bad, it is a slippery glideslope...

Geoffrey, good for you, congrats on the ratings and glad to see you knocking out the hours!

Boeing 717

Good luck, study hard!!!

BHMav8r

SEL commercial, instrument rated. Got my private on 2/2/2002 at 2:00 !!!!

I always wanted to do it. Finally decided to after getting sick of driving 100's of miles or multi legged commercial flights. Now I usually fly myself often on my customers dime and its a direct flight, usually closer to the meeting.

I am a conservative pilot, but excercise extreme caution when flying my family, filing IFR even on vfr days.

Good luck!

Jonnygo1

Thanks for the thoughtful replies, as always. Anyway, had a chance to fly this yesterday which was fun. Had my best landing yet (so smooth!) and then the nose wheel went flat on the taxi back around so I was the laugh of the airport anyway....took some ribbing for "popping" the wheel. Can't win

ChaseN

~350hrs here, mostly in the green thing in my avatar.

My love of aviation is wildly different than my love of cars. I (obviously) love fast cars...but not airplanes. I'll put around in an 85hp Champ doing 70mph all day long, and love every second of it! You get to see the world around you much more clearly at 500' AGL than you do at 170kts at 10,000'. I had the speed bug in airplanes originally, but realized I still prefer driving to a destination than flying. I eventually started missing all the interesting stuff in between where you takeoff and where you land. Different strokes for different folks!

I'm also an ATC student at a medium-size airport northwest of Pittsburgh. A new pilot's worst enemy

BTW, to the OP: get your tailwheel endorsement when you can. Even if you never fly another one afterwords, you'll develop a nuance for what's really going on in the airplane you're flying. Its a bit like the 911 of airplanes, the CG is wellll behind you, and it WANTS to be in front (only unlike in a 911, it doesn't care if you're on the throttle, off, in between, or what. One second of inattention and you'll be wondering why you're going down the runway backwards). You'll fly the airplane "all the way to the hangar", and thats a good thing...even in a nosewheel. Spins, glider, and aerobatics training are all close on the list as well - they all teach you things about unusual attitudes and situations that could save your life. Remember, your PPL is only a "license to learn".

J richard

Yup + 1 on the tailwheel, and get some unusual attitude and spin recovery, still can't believe they don't teach it anymore... But it's alot like track driving, understanding the edge of the envelope will help you know when you are about to get in trouble and how to get out of it. Low and slow is the best kind of flying! That's why I got the helicopter rating, about the most fun you can have with your feet off the ground... The little diamond is a fun little plane.

Steve Weiner-Rennsport Systems

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