Fastlane Posted April 17, 2007 Report Share Posted April 17, 2007 (edited) After reading topics on a BUNCH of forums including this one (mostly lurking in the background,) I decided to go for it. Already spoke to my instructors, picked out the school, read a ZILLION books, spoke with pilots all over the country in varying stages of their careers, and tons of research. Today I got my medical, and this Saturday I get my first of MANY hours stick time! Thanks for all the great topics and words of encouragement (even though not directly towards me.) Everyone on here has a positive outlook on the profession, and as soon as I retire from "profession 1" (in 7 years) I'm looking forward to starting a new career in this profession, with CFI-I in hand. No more lurking. Thanks again! Edited April 17, 2007 by Fastlane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyNHighNFast Posted April 18, 2007 Report Share Posted April 18, 2007 Welcome aboard! Let us know how your first training flight goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLHooker Posted April 18, 2007 Report Share Posted April 18, 2007 Congrats, good luck, and have fun! CHAD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fastlane Posted April 21, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2007 (edited) Welcome aboard! Let us know how your first training flight goes. What can I say? That was friggin awesome! 900' AGL at 90KTs, I got the straight and level pretty good first time up. And after a few attempts, I even got the IGE hover coming along nicely. Just as long as my instructor has the cyclic! LOL I did good when I just had the collective and the pedals, but when he gave me the cyclic too, it wasn't so pretty. Anyways, a fantastic 1st hour, and I can't wait for the next 2,500! Edited April 21, 2007 by Fastlane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lwalling Posted April 21, 2007 Report Share Posted April 21, 2007 What can I say? That was friggin awesome! 900' AGL at 90KTs, I got the straight and level pretty good first time up. And after a few attempts, I even got the IGE hover coming along nicely. Just as long as my instructor has the cyclic! LOL I did good when I just had the collective and the pedals, but when he gave me the cyclic too, it wasn't so pretty. Anyways, a fantastic 1st hour, and I can't wait for the next 2,500! Congratulations on your first flight. It only gets more enjoyable! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heligirl03 Posted April 21, 2007 Report Share Posted April 21, 2007 It just gets better. Congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Posted April 21, 2007 Report Share Posted April 21, 2007 You're hooked now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fastlane Posted April 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2007 You're hooked now. That's an understatement. This stuff is worse than heroin. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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