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Well, it’s scheduled. Next Wednesday, 8/15/2007, at 10:00am CDT, I am going for my Private Pilot Check-Ride. He said to have the plane reserved from 11:00am until 2:00pm, so I should be a pilot by 2:00pm next Wednesday, if all goes well. I nailed my mock check-ride last night, so I'm sure it will. Wish me luck!

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-PJ

PPL ASEL as of 8/15/2007

"Flying is a lot like riding a bicycle, it's just a lot harder to put baseball cards in the spokes!" -Captain Rex Kramer, from the movie "Airplane!"

Good luck PJ and remember to relax. That was my big downfall was I had a hard time relaxing when the DE was next to me. try to put him/her out of your mind. Also keep your mind open because you will learn something new. And of corse try to have fun. Good luck.

-Will

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Learning to fly is a lifelong project. Every time you start the engine or hook up a tow line you begin a lesson.

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Good luck,
but you don't need that. Just remember that you are already a pilot if your instructor has signed you off....just show the DE what you already know. It's good if you feel a little nervous, then you see exactly how you would react in an hi stress situation. They do have a tendency to do that
Have fun...keep us up to date,
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I passed!!!!

There were a couple of things I swear I busted... a pretty crappy short-field landing, nearly busting the class B 3000 ft "wing" into the 4000 ft ring over Katy, trouble maintaining altitude on the steep turns, but I'm now a Private Pilot!

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-PJ

PPL ASEL as of 8/15/2007

"Flying is a lot like riding a bicycle, it's just a lot harder to put baseball cards in the spokes!" -Captain Rex Kramer, from the movie "Airplane!"

i said it on POA and Ill say it here...YIPPEEEEE!

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Everyone must believe in something, I believe that I will go flying.

Tony,

What's POA?

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Inst: "So how far out so we make our initial call-up?"
Student: "10 miles"
Inst: "OK, let's make that call"
Student: "Airport Traffic, Cessna 172, 3 miles east..."

POA would be www.pilotsofamerica.com its my aviation forum of choice. great group of people over there. its like the website where everybody knows your name

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Everyone must believe in something, I believe that I will go flying.

CONGRATULATIONS!!

Way to go PJ! Enjoy your license...who's your first passenger?

My first passenger will be my better half. Weather-permitting, she and I will be going over to SAT on Sunday to get some Rudy's BBQ - home of the BEST creamed corn on the face of the earth, or the rest of the universe, for that matter. It's part of an attempt to convince her of the utility of this license .

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-PJ

PPL ASEL as of 8/15/2007

"Flying is a lot like riding a bicycle, it's just a lot harder to put baseball cards in the spokes!" -Captain Rex Kramer, from the movie "Airplane!"

I'll second that... I'm on a couple of other aviation forums, and while people everywhere are pretty welcoming, POA is very GA-focused and it's like a big family. The people there just seem more "real" than on some other forums.

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-PJ

PPL ASEL as of 8/15/2007

"Flying is a lot like riding a bicycle, it's just a lot harder to put baseball cards in the spokes!" -Captain Rex Kramer, from the movie "Airplane!"

thats because we are. members regularly have fly ins and meet each other. its quite fun and adds a new dimension to the online interaction

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Everyone must believe in something, I believe that I will go flying.