How many real pilots here? :)

[Dash 8]

ATP here. I've been flying a DeHavilland Dash 8 for a regional airline for the past 10 years. I started flying in April of 1990, so coming up on 21 years soon, and have just broken the 10,000 hour mark last month! Still love playing IL2 on my days off and have been since its release in 2001. It has always been the best. Can't wait to get COD soon.

[svanen]

@Dash 8: Congratulations, that is impressive.

I have a PPL (VFR), flying DA40 with G1000.

[Dash 8]

Originally Posted by svanen

@Dash 8: Congratulations, that is impressive.

I have a PPL (VFR), flying DA40 with G1000.

Thanks and congratulations on the Private Certificate. I got my private in 1992 flying a Cessna 152. I wouldn't even know how to use the G1000, the Dash 8 has all 'steam gauges' still, but what can I expect from 1980's technology.

[svanen]

Thanks, the G1000 is really nice and the DA40 is a lovely airplane. Did my training in PA28 with Steam gauges. But one flight in the DA40 and I was hooked.

[jcmonson]

I have my PPL single engine land, and PPL and Instrument Rotorcraft Helicopter; I’m also working on my Commercial Rotorcraft rating.

[Dash 8]

Originally Posted by svanen

Thanks, the G1000 is really nice and the DA40 is a lovely airplane. Did my training in PA28 with Steam gauges. But one flight in the DA40 and I was hooked.

I completed my instrument rating in a Piper Warrior PA28-161. It was my favorite of all the single engine planes I've flown. That DA40 looks fun too. I have flown one in Flight Simulator, but that is a close as I've come to it. I see them all the time in Baltimore doing flight training, nice airplane! I haven't flown a light single engine since 1996. I've flown King Airs, Twin Commanders, a Navajo Chieftian, and lately of course the Dash 8 100 and 300 models. I'd probable over control a small aircraft after being used to the large twins. That's why in IL2 online I almost always exclusivly fly bombers; I'm used to the way they handle.

[Oldschool61]

Originally Posted by Dash 8

ATP here. I've been flying a DeHavilland Dash 8 for a regional airline for the past 10 years. I started flying in April of 1990, so coming up on 21 years soon, and have just broken the 10,000 hour mark last month! Still love playing IL2 on my days off and have been since its release in 2001. It has always been the best. Can't wait to get COD soon.

I just flew in one of those last week. Bad weather out of cleveland. Not sure I like the high wing...sat by wing and could see landing gear..thougth it was going to collapse when we landed. I would prefer a smaller turbo prop to more simulate a fighter

[mugen]

SPL here

[Oldschool61]

Any of you ATP pilots ever see and saucer or cigar shaped craft sharing your air space??
Have seen lots of interviews with commercial pilots telling about "close encounters" with non man made craft. When my son was a freshman in highschool a couple years ago he went to some aviation club meetings and one time they had this young girl who just started flying small ATP flights and one student asked her if she ever saw any UFO's while flying, she said she hasnt herself but some of the other pilots she nows have mentioned that they have seen some "interesting thing" that werent supposed to be there.

Originally Posted by Dash 8

ATP here. I've been flying a DeHavilland Dash 8 for a regional airline for the past 10 years. I started flying in April of 1990, so coming up on 21 years soon, and have just broken the 10,000 hour mark last month! Still love playing IL2 on my days off and have been since its release in 2001. It has always been the best. Can't wait to get COD soon.

uuuuh I LOVE the Dash 8, that's aviation porn! Lucky man!!