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To: Celerity

You’ll need to find a school at a field within reasonable distance to your new abode. Too far, and it will hinder the need to take a lesson or two per week. For 6 months or so. You’ll put on about 20-30 hours prior to solo, and perhaps 30 hours after that. You’ll need to pass the ground school.

I fly my FR namesake, try to get up at least once every two weeks for a jaunt at minimum. Have taken it from Northeast to FL, CA... went to PEI last summer. It’s a TON of fun, and for me, a stress REDUCER - overall :-) . Flying since 1978, have about 3k hours.

Feel free to FRemail and ask questions here - plenty of FR pilots.


23 posted on 02/14/2018 9:08:58 AM PST by C210N (Republicans sign check fronts; 'Rats sign check backs.)
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To: C210N

I have an instructional place pretty close to me - and I’ve been told to expect $10,000 to get from nothing to instruments and about 9 months.

I work from home, and have my own schedule which helps a bit in getting things moving. I’m the kinda guy who gets a licence and takes things to an extreme. I attended Skip Barber when I was 18 just because I felt the need to max out my driving abilities. To this date, 23 years later I’ve logged about a million miles with no accidents or even severe incidents (I rearended a car about 12 years ago because their taillights weren’t functional).

I’m a focused student and practitioner. I get perfect test scores and evaluation scores and usually am at the top of the class for things (weapons, motorcycles, vehicles, etc).

I think I would make good results of anyone’s time. The pilot’s licence is something I want even if I don’t own a plane.


27 posted on 02/14/2018 9:27:52 AM PST by Celerity
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