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11-06-07, 08:19 PM #1
Wanted: Pilots
Sup guys,
I was just curious how many people in the TTP Community are pilots in real life. I personally have my PPL and Instrument Rating for Single-Engine Land Airplane. Maybe looking at a career in that area or as a military pilot.
If you have any interesting stories to share about flying or any advice to fellow pilots post it here with your ratings and stuff.
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11-07-07, 08:19 PM #5
Re: Wanted: Pilots
They were recently running radio adverts here in Dallas saying that if you came to learn to fly helicopters , you wouldn't have to pay a dime unless/until you got a job doing that.
So I am assuming that your friends are correct it must be aa very in demand occupation right now.
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11-08-07, 02:14 PM #7
Re: Wanted: Pilots
Originally Posted by ATEXANnHISGUN
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11-10-07, 12:25 AM #10
Re: Wanted: Pilots
Like I said I have my Private Pilot's License (PPL) and my Instrument Rating (IR) for single-engine land airplanes.
I consider it to be pretty easy to fly (but I also consider myself of decent intelligence too) as an example I finished my PPL with 40.1 flight hours and the FAA requires you to have 40 hours before you take the exam. What's so special about that? Well...most people take between 65 and 90 hours to get good enough at flying to take the exam, also my instructor told me he hadn't ever had a student finish with so few hours. I got my IR in only 35 more hours. Again, rather low because most people have in excess of 120 hours before they complete their IR, I had only 75 when I completed the exam.
As for helos, its pretty much a bunch of unstable forces acting together to create stability. What you need to know about helos is: Don't fly helos.
They're a little tougher from what I've heard. Fighter Jets and Transport Jets pose a few more issues (jet turbines, multiple engines, saftey precautions for commercial flights, etc.) and thus require a lot more knobs, buttons, and switches to fly but the basic premise of flying these are the same as a prop plane.
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