After years of dreaming about Porsche's, two weeks ago I became the proud owner of a silver/black 98 C2S. I bought the car in North Carolina, and in two days I drove the car back.

I have been a long time lurker on this forum, and really learned a lot by reading your posts. Many thanks to all.

I still fly regularly.

When I first drove a 993, the car's cockpit layout, raw power, and excellent handling gave me the same rush I got while flying.

I could not be happier.

I look forward to making a lot of new friends on this board.

 

I am the national sales manager for CATS (Computer Assisted Testing Service, Burlingame, CA), a provider of FAA computerized written tests.
I worked on my PPL but went from Cessnas to Porsches instead. They're
faster.

 

Nick,
You're a dadgum troublemaker ! I just clicked on your flightinfo board and it made me a wannabe ! I don't think you ever get flying out of your system whether you're a low timer civilian or high time military. Common sense tells me that I quit for the right reason, not enough time every month to stay really proficient. But I regularly wish I was flying again. Plus the Lancair factories are in my hometown.

 

Thats too bad lexpilot,

Although 7 hours a month isn't that much, it could keep you current. But, I wouldn't want to keep a plane around if that's all I planned on flying it. They can get pretty expensive!

Your right about never getting flying out of your system. It was easy for me... just make it into a career and you don't have to worry about missing it! Right now, with the industry the way it is, I just hope I don't get furloughed or something.

I've never flown a Lancair but they look great and I'm always hearing how they are such great performers. I wish I did more recreational flying... you're not working for the folks in the back.

 

I'm Commercial/Multi-Engine/IFR/Float ~ 350+TT

No flying job at the moment. Anyone need a low time pilot?

I know Normy (928) and several of the 944 guys are in the aviation biz or airforce. In fact, there is a different 944 parked regularly at 4 of the different local airports everytime I go to any of them...

Sad thing is, my Porsche is faster than every plane I've flown PIC, expect the BE-55. That thing is pretty fast...

 

Instrument rated , single engine, general aviation pilot. Have about 2,000 hours flight time and own the world's BEST airplane - 1987 Beech A36 Bonanza !!

Met Olive Ann Beech once at a Beech 50th anniversary party. What a lady.

"THE WORLD IS SMALL WHEN YOU FLY A BEECHCRAFT"

 

Maybe you saw my 968 on rennlist for sale... Need money for Yak-52 purchase. Guess I'm a Porsche (keeping 993) Driving Pilot too.
-Devvie

 

Personally I want to buy a BD-5J...

 

Kim-

Dude, looks like you hit the nail on the head .

BTW........How many carpenters out-there

 

I used to be the youngest licensed instructor here in San Diego... have flown everything from a Cessna 152 to a Pitts Special and even a De Havilland Chipmunk.... THought about continuing in aviation but since 9/11 for someone my age, the future in aviation doesn't look to bright.... I haven't flown in about a year, and now its on to Automotive Journalism...

Oh yeah, i was on aircrew on an AWACS for the air force as an Airborne Communications Systems Specialist, for a few months as well before being honorably discharged (long story, don't ask...)

 

One of my pals in LA (drives a 930) as a plane with a Porsche engine in it
(sorry, I know nothing about planes so I couldn't tell you which one it is!!)

 

Surj

The plane is a Mooney (stretched 201 fuselage) that used a Porsche motor that was certified by the FAA. Turned out to be a real dog. Not sure how many were sold, probably no more than a hundred or so.

Can you imagine owning one of these things? Mooney repeatedly in and out of Chap 11 to supply you airframe parts and Porsche not making the motor anymore. Wow.

 

I flew IFR for number of years, but not professionally. Still very much interested in aviation, but have not been left seat in the last two years. When get time may go back and get re-certified.

 

Instrument rated private pilot.

C-150 through L-39.

Future Mooney owner. (My dad had a Mooney Ranger when I was a kid. Lot's of good memories in that plane.)

Had been saving up for a while in the "airplane/Porsche fund". Chose to go with the Porsche first. No regrets. Porsche ownership is cheap compared to airplane ownership.

 

ok...with all the pilots listening/reading, I gotta ask...is flying a commercial jet; like for your job, the blast that it seems like it would be? I know nothing at all about it but just think what fun it must be to fly! Certainly time away from family and all that must be a drag, but I just can't help but think that grabbing the controls and actually making that jet climb into the sky has to be a gas!!!

As I type this, I feel like a kid running up to you guys in the airport and asking "is it fun?"...but it's just one of those things I've always wanted to ask a pilot, but never really did it because I felt like an idiot....soooo, sorry if I'm being an idiot