Comments on: Wings!

By: Dominoe Imus

Dominoe Imus — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:51:41 +0000

I’ve heard horror stories before of examinations, but this one sounds terrible! However, getting a pilot’s license is a really big accomplishment, and at the apocalypse I’ve heard planes tend to come in handy, so you should be set. :)

By: Kim Rily

Kim Rily — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 19:34:07 +0000

I have such respect and also envy for you!

My dad has been a pilot since before I was born. One of the things on my “bucket list” is to go flying with him, with me at the controls. My dad has hundreds of stories of that old pilot– they really do like to make you sweat and see what you will do in a pressure situation. He had stories like that when he switched from USAF to commercial airlines at age 50!

By: Michael Corsentino

Michael Corsentino — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 16:11:27 +0000

Right on Bro! Way to go. You’ve earned you’re wings ;-)

By: admin

admin — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 20:34:22 +0000

Scott – totally! I suppose I could be into yachting or cocaine… coke might be a break-even scenario, though :)

By: scott williams

scott williams — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 15:26:28 +0000

Congrats Doug.

I actually got all the way through my Commercial Multi IFR, so I know exactly how you felt, those testers are like psychics and seem to know the exact question to ask that you have no idea what the answer is.

Happy flying.

P.S. Quite the achievement to have found the only other pastime more expensive than photography! ;)

By: admin

admin — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 14:55:01 +0000

@ Margaret –
Hah! I did a similarly stupid thing… The DPE did a simulated electrical failure, and I knew that in a 172 you probably shouldn’t lower your flaps to land with a sketchy electrical system, since in a go-around you might not be able to get them back up. I put them down anyway. Right about to flare for landing he says “go around,” and then hold the flaps down at 30 deg. It was a cool-ish morning at 1400′ MSL, so we made it out with 30 deg just fine, but he did hammer the point home that if I was at Big Bear in the summer, me and my family would all be in the lake. I knew better, and just didn’t connect all the dots on checkride day!

By: Margaret Bryant

Margaret Bryant — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 14:05:13 +0000

Congratulations! On my check ride he asked me to pick out a place on the sectional and to fly him there. Even though I picked the practice area, a place I had been to many, many times, I got lost! Nerves will do that to you!

By: Katie Neal Photo

Katie Neal Photo — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 01:51:43 +0000

I have never met you but have HUGE respect you for doing this. Such a big accomplishment!! Congrats!

By: Kb

Kb — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 01:13:36 +0000

Sounds amazing. Way to stay focused. Fly high and far.

By: Karen Johnson

Karen Johnson — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 18:50:07 +0000

“By doing what I normally did, I had, apparently, nearly killed us three times before we had climbed 500 feet above the ground.”

My favorite line! Again, congratulations on your license.