[TheForge] OT Learning to Fly

[Bob Willman]

	In 1959 the Piper dealer at Toledo Express airport was giving flying
lessons using Tripacers. They offered a garanteed solo for $75.00 and
garanteed private for $350.00. I managed to find $75 but could not come up
with $350 - bad decision. I soloed in 6 hours and had about 30 hours before
family and other obligations had higher prioritys. I regretfully gave it up
in 1967. Still never pass up a chance to go up.   


Bob Willman
Bowling Green, Ohio
The Eagle's Anvil
WB8NQW

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Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2006 9:21 AM
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Subject: Re: [TheForge] OT Learning to Fly




On 12/13/06 6:56 AM, "Ron Childers" <munlaw2 at hcsmail.com> wrote:

> Aubrey, do you remember the three most useless things to a pilot? Btw, 
> the winner of the "least # of hours to sol" contest received his award 
> posthumously.

Runway behind you, altitude above you, fuel in the pump on the apron.

My Ground School Instructor told us only one thing makes an airplane fly:
Money. 

With enough money, you can buy enough technology to fly a brick -- as
witness the F117, the B2, the F101 Voodoo, etc.

One of the greater disappointments in my life: I took the Ground School at
Kent State because I needed a few technology hours for electives. I got an
"A" and couldn't afford the $800 for flight school. Now that's missing out
on a bargain! GRRRRRR! :)

Our final was the FAA written: I got a 92. I'm still proud of that because I
did it with a borrowed flight computer and no books -- and I didn't miss any
of the navigation questions.

So why do I get lost on the ground so much? :)


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