Kilstorm Posted September 22, 2018 Share Posted September 22, 2018 Yesterday was a busy day. I had to go renew my Part 107 remote Pilot License which is a written 40 question test. So knowing that it is very close to the Private Pilot one and since I was going to be there at the CATS Testing center decided to sign up for the PPL written as well. Got Sportys PPL online course and recieved my endorsement from them after passing their mock test with a over an 80%. I actually was taking the test daily and was getting only 80s and 90s.So I started the day by getting my 3rd class medical in Falmouth then drove up to Plymouth and took the Part 107 first and got an 83% with missing 7 out of 40 and then took my PPL written and getting an 87% with missing 8 out of 60! Exciting but after spending a month taking these test and always getting a passing score it kinda just felt like another mock test.Anyway, my next step is to solo in two to three days down in Florida in November in a C172. Its been a great summer of bucket list checks with flying in my first Super Cub, Bell Jet ranger and a Mooney. All of these are owned by various friends and we did a lot of flight-seeing looking at the great whites off of Chatham. I got plenty of stick time flying the Cub and Mooney as well. Heres a video of some of that fun from Bill Womacks inspiration of KACK https://youtu.be/yMaQxBN5zpE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingleaf Posted September 22, 2018 Share Posted September 22, 2018 Great news. Congratulation well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W2DR Posted September 22, 2018 Share Posted September 22, 2018 Congrats...you're on your way...............Doug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Emms Posted September 22, 2018 Share Posted September 22, 2018 Congratulation well done indeed. cheers Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aviator49 Posted September 22, 2018 Share Posted September 22, 2018 Hello Kilstorm, Congratulations mate. Its the best thing I have ever done. Happy Flying. Sam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregmorin Posted September 22, 2018 Share Posted September 22, 2018 Congratulations! Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traveller Posted September 22, 2018 Share Posted September 22, 2018 Congrats mate. Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillwater Posted September 22, 2018 Share Posted September 22, 2018 Congratulations to your successes, Kilstorm. You´re on a good way to spend heaps of money for fuel, rental fees, 100 $-burgers and airport charges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teecee Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 Well done, what a great achievement..More strength to you..Teecee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musterpilot Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 good on ya mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olderndirt Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 Congrats - took mine in '65 - be interesting to see how they compare after 53 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 Congratulations! Well done and show me green with envy. A Jet Ranger, man oh man what I wouldn't give to fly one of them. I hope you're highly successful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc_Z Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 Congratulations. How much dual time do you have? Two or three days to solo without any previous time can be done, but unlikely. Sim time is great for systems, etc., but does not replicate RL flying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilstorm Posted September 23, 2018 Author Share Posted September 23, 2018 1 hour ago, Doc_Z said: Congratulations. How much dual time do you have? Two or three days to solo without any previous time can be done, but unlikely. Sim time is great for systems, etc., but does not replicate RL flying. Have a friend who was an instructor for the Navy. They had to get their students to solo with in 6 flight hours or the student doesnt go on. He siad they had it down to a science of 5.5 hours. I'm in no rush but I'm not going to be wasting my time with turns around a point and S turns to solo. Thats for people who are new and help get a grasp on how planes handle in the wind. Stalls, steep turns and pattern work is what I need practice with for solo. Logged dual time is 3.8 hours. Flight time from the left or rear seat is over 10 hours in a C402, C182, Mooney and Super Cub. I'm taking it serious, especially after Solo when I start doing cross country and night training but if after the thousands upon thousands of simulated take offs/landing/pattern work Ive done in this kind of sim setup I'm feeling very comfortable is getting to solo in a few days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodger Pettichord Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 Hey Kilstorm, congratulations. That's first-class accomplishment that you can really be proud of. We celebrate you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc_Z Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 Good luck with it. Hope you get it done that fast. As I said, sim time doesn't prepare you fo a cross-wind landing at the limits, which a good instructor should have you do before solo. Remember there are very few old, bold pilots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YAMBA1 Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 Congratulation on your achievement. I am dazzled of the Simulator setup in the truck . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Harmes Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 Great news all round. Congrats mate! Cheers, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilstorm Posted May 20, 2019 Author Share Posted May 20, 2019 Just a follow up to this. I passed my practical exam back on May 11th at 41.5 hours logged. I soloed on my second day at 3.4 hours, next day did my night xc and it just went from there. In March I visited Ireland and logged .5 hours there which I wanted in my logbook and in Feb I had a friend who is a CFI fly his plane from Nantucket to Florida to get repainted. So he let me do all the flight planning and fly the plane down there with him and that was 10 hours of solid xcountry time. All in all it was a great experience and thanks to flight simming and PilotEdge I felt extremely comfortable the whole time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W2DR Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 You've got it made now......I just wish I was young enough to fly again and join you in the air....sigh....Doug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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