Once you get going you'll love it, not at all scary. It's so peaceful and calm when you're up there, and you feel like you're in total control and can go anywhere. Try to fly through a rain cloud if there's one about, that's pretty cool.

Go away the adults are talking:roll:

I have done a few trial flights in a Robin 3000. I would love to get the lessons, but as someone already mentioned... recession :(
But the good thing is that the trial lessons do count for the flight hours.
So when I am 'rich' enough, I will probably go for the paper

(after that it will be more difficult, as to keep it you have to do a certain amount of hours per year $$$$$)

does having a flight in a glider count ??

we had a works trip once to husbands bosworth
i got 2 flights in a glider that day we were using a winch launch was pretty awsome tho i must admit the first flight i did keep winching evrytime i looked out the canopy but soom got used to the view :)
the pilot did let me hold the stick and do some gental turns but i still think he was in control all in all was awsome but scary too to think that you are x amount of feet in the air and all that is holding you up is a thin bit of fiberglass !!!:eek::eek:

but would do it again in a heartbeat :cool:

I'm spending something along the lines of 75% of my salary on my airborne pursuits at the moment (addicted to it), instructor says I'm a natural and will probably end up going commercial, buts it's slow going at the moment. I live in the northwest of Ireland too so there's lots of uncontrolled airspace to jaunt around in so it's pretty easygoing too.

Would definately recommend it

I work for a mayor German airline as a first officer. Over the years some flight time adds up.

180h PA-28,350h F-33, 120h PA-42,2600h A319,320,321, 1800h A333-A346 and counting...

Now with the recession going on it might take some time with the CPT´s upgrade, but me is confident we might see better times ahead. It is not a too bad fate being a FO.

I don´t have that much time flying privately, so from time to time BoP or 1946 does it too. Also there are other hobbies to take care of.

Jet noise....the sound of freedom ! :grin:

Cheers

Wireflyer

I am going (want) to get my licence of ultra light aviation (paramotor or powered paragliding) next summer.

Ok that's not a real real plane but it is still flying :) :) And really more affordable for private fly

So I will be able to flight aproximately whereever I want and discover the beauty of Belgium landscape where I live currently....

Good to see a fellow Irishman here, although I live in Australia now Ireland's still home!

I like the CRJ 200... but only because its a jet instead of the turboprop I use to fly. It's a dog in the summer though and the climb pretty much peters out around FL190. It has decent speed and is interesting to land because it has a nose down attitude on approach. I like the all glass interior as well. Yea... the recession sucks... I was supposed to upgrade last year but my class got cancelled right at the start of the recession so I am still waiting. As for Pinnacle hiring, that is correct, no hiring in 2009 unless something drastically changes.

I have my private pilots license, and almost done with the Instrument rating. i have just over 100 hrs. I already have 10 hrs of actual IMC. aka flying in the clouds :)