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OtherGround Forum >> First flying lesson tomorrow TMA
| 12/28/12 5:57 AM | |
flicken
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Member Since: 5/3/11 Posts: 122 |
I've flown in commercial aircraft 50 times, military aircraft a few times but never in something this small. Two seater Jabiru and I've got no idea what to expect 
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| 12/28/12 6:05 AM | |
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flicken
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Member Since: 5/3/11 Posts: 123 |
50 plus, obviously I don't keep an accurate count
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| 12/28/12 6:55 AM | |
Naderhood
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Member Since: 12/27/08 Posts: 16537 |
Expect death. Jabiru's have the highest likelihood of a crash and lowest likelihood of crash survival for its occupants. Just kidding, everyone who crashes in one dies. Just kidding, I don't even know what a Jabiru is.
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| 12/28/12 6:57 AM | |
pfsjkd
Member Since: 1/1/01 Posts: 27878 |
^LOL! And by 'LOL' I mean Lucifer Our Lord!!
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| 12/28/12 7:11 AM | |
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flicken
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Member Since: 5/3/11 Posts: 126 |
Naderhood - Expect death. Jabiru's have the highest likelihood of a crash and lowest likelihood of crash survival for its occupants.Lol. You actually make a good point, the 3rd or 4th result on Google was a site called jabirucrash.com No bullshit
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| 12/28/12 7:21 AM | |
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Naderhood
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flicken -I was kidding again, I do know what they are and they cause more deaths per year than Chlamydia and tetanus combined.Naderhood - Expect death. Jabiru's have the highest likelihood of a crash and lowest likelihood of crash survival for its occupants.Lol.
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| 12/28/12 7:23 AM | |
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flicken
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Member Since: 5/3/11 Posts: 127 |
Shit I survived both of those at the same time. I guess this really could be the end. Ah well, easy come easy go........
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| 12/28/12 7:32 AM | |
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Naderhood
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flicken - Shit I survived both of those at the same time. I guess this really could be the end.Make sure you wear a helmet and whatever you do, dont sit in the right seat. There's a 100% chance of death for whoever sits in the right seat. It drops to a 78% chance of death if u sit in the left seat. But don't worry, these percentages are ONLY for when the plane is airborne. If you're just taxiing in the ground then you are most likely just gonna break bones.
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| 12/28/12 7:33 AM | |
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flicken
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Member Since: 5/3/11 Posts: 128 |
Solid advice, cheers
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| 12/28/12 7:34 AM | |
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flicken
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Member Since: 5/3/11 Posts: 129 |
Not sure how the pilot is going to take it when I tell him he's sitting in the right seat
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| 12/28/12 8:22 AM | |
stephen1547
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Member Since: 2/17/10 Posts: 2211 |
flicken - Not sure how the pilot is going to take it when I tell him he's sitting in the right seat I'm not exactly how they do things in the fixed wing seat, but during flight training in a helicopter the student generally sits in the pilot in command seat (PIC seat). In a helicopter, that's the right seat. In a plane, it's the left seat. Dont worry if you suck. Everyone sucks when they are learning. Just try to not get frustrated, as the skills will come eventually. In fact, you will never finish learning, even after 10,000 hours. Flight school can be really fun. Are you doing your commercial license, or just a private/rec license? |
| 12/28/12 8:58 AM | |
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flicken
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stephen1547 -Thanks for the advice.flicken - Not sure how the pilot is going to take it when I tell him he's sitting in the right seat The plan is to get a commercial licence, but I'll just see how I go initially before I decide which one I get. I might even drop nuts completely and never take another lesson...........
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| 12/28/12 6:32 PM | |
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pfsjkd
Member Since: 1/1/01 Posts: 27881 |
Are/were you in the military? The GI bill can be used for flight training.
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| 12/28/12 8:37 PM | |
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flicken
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Member Since: 5/3/11 Posts: 133 |
pfsjkd - Are/were you in the military? The GI bill can be used for flight training.Yeah, but not US. Australian Army, it's good that the US has stuff like that in place for their military, I don't think we have anything like the GI bill. I could be wrong because I know fuck all about any of that sort of stuff
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| 12/28/12 8:49 PM | |
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Handsome Jack
Member Since: 12/16/12 Posts: 67 |
What's your ACT score?
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| 12/28/12 8:58 PM | |
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flicken
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Member Since: 5/3/11 Posts: 134 |
What's an ACT score? I'm Australian so I've got no idea what that is, besides the fact it started a war on BrentP's thread
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| 12/28/12 9:20 PM | |
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Handsome Jack
Member Since: 12/16/12 Posts: 69 |
Aviation Controller's Test. I wouldve figured you had taken it already, seeing as it's an international institution.
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| 12/28/12 9:30 PM | |
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flicken
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Member Since: 5/3/11 Posts: 135 |
Nah I'm only doing a trial flight today, I don't know shit about what's involved, this is just a one hour flight to see how I go I guess.......... Then the instructor will run through what I need to do and what my options are
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| 12/28/12 9:51 PM | |
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flicken
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Member Since: 5/3/11 Posts: 136 |
Handsome Jack - Aviation Controller's Test. I wouldve figured you had taken it already, seeing as it's an international institution.Fuck I'm an idiot, you got me good. Well played
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| 12/28/12 10:00 PM | |
Eggbert
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Member Since: 6/5/11 Posts: 5035 |
Remind me never to tell Nader when I'm getting on a plane. I don't like planes
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| 12/28/12 10:09 PM | |
BrentP
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Member Since: 6/15/09 Posts: 11177 |
Bobs App in 3.....2..... 
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| 12/28/12 10:11 PM | |
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MR BIG1
Member Since: 7/28/02 Posts: 27748 |
My first lesson was scary. Never had a second but I am afraid to fly. |
| 12/28/12 10:17 PM | |
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flicken
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Member Since: 5/3/11 Posts: 137 |
MR BIG1 - My first lesson was scary. Never had a second but I am afraid to fly.Scary because of your fear of flying or because of the actual flight itself?
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| 12/28/12 10:28 PM | |
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MR BIG1
Edited: 12/28/12 10:28 PM Member Since: 7/28/02 Posts: 27749 |
flicken -MR BIG1 - My first lesson was scary. Never had a second but I am afraid to fly. The flight was flawless but my insturctor was a friend of mine who was willing to let me do everything. TOwards the end I freaked a little when lining up for landing he had to take over and land. I just stick to FSX. I thought the lesson would help my fear but it did not |
| 12/28/12 10:39 PM | |
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flicken
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Member Since: 5/3/11 Posts: 138 |
MR BIG1 -I'm not scared of flying, but for some reason I have this irrational feeling of nervousness right now......flicken -MR BIG1 - My first lesson was scary. Never had a second but I am afraid to fly. An hour and a half before my flight and it's starting to really build to the point where I'm starting to feel nauseous. It's quite silly really but I'm committed to jumping in so I'll have to get over this feeling. Yet I'll jump on a commercial flight every few weeks and not think twice. Weird
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