Aviation BS and Photo Thread

I'm always up for a challenge!

 

Looks like the Donald will be wreaking havoc on our flying this summer in NJ

http://www.nj.com/somerset/index.ss...dly_spotted_in_near_tr.html#incart_river_home

 

.
...^^^... You are correct sir ... from my experiences ... very few people start out or do much rotary wing in the civilian world (especially turbines) due to prohibitive costs.

I was talking to a kid this weekend and we ran some quick numbers to get started from zero and get enough hours to work for an oil rig company.

It came out to over $200,000 in costs to get to a point where you could get hired with a big oil company and our numbers and time estimates were probably low.

I love rotary wing ... but can't afford the air time ... next best thing is a "rotary biplane" ... lol

.

 

yup too rich for my blood... just gotta convince the company to buy a heli and pay for my training

 

I'm sure it's not much to all you guys already with careers in aviation and with all their certs and ratings but I passed my written FAA private pilot airman knowledge test today with an 87%. Getting a first class medical tomorrow and then going to start my flight training in the coming weeks, going for my private pilots license and beyond since I'm majoring in a BS in Aviation Technology - Professional Piloting. Super excited to learn to fly in Alaska!

 

Getting started with a first class, smart! Better to do that than spend tons of money on training to find you can't hold anything above a 3rd class

 

Figured I'd start with the one that lets me do the most! Plus like you said I'll need to once I try to anything more, especially once I go for my ATP

 

Yeah you'd hate to have tens of thousands of dollars invested in flight training to find out you can't become an airline pilot (or whatever you're trying to become) because you can't hold a higher medical

 

Pilot taking off from Paine Field right outside my hangar lost power just after take off yesterday.

 

Congrats man!!

I caught that on the news.

Did you note that it looked as if the prop Appeared to have rotational damage in the post crash pics?

 

I didn't but now that I look back at the pictures it most definitely does

 

Thanks!

 

Loss of power & motor still spinning? Carb ice?

Anyone look at the dew point?

 

Looked like a Cherokee Six to me. Pretty sure those are usually fuel injected. I could be wrong though

 

I've been in Aviation since I was 18....in the Navy I was an Aviation Machinist Mate (jet engines).. After the Navy, got my A&P and got on contract with US Customs... Now Customs and Border Protection.... 6 yrs ago, got my IA (inspection authorization) and now I'm in QA.

 

NICE!

 

I can't tell the type on my phone and haven't read ntsb if it's even there yet.

You are correct with FI on the 6. A few very early 260s had it but not sure of the count.

A buddy had one that we flew together in several times. His was a 260, FI, tho. I like the aircraft.

 

Don't they have the old school "Hershey Bar" wing that sinks like a rock?

 

Yup or at least fast than some other swept..on other pipers

 

Wow I just realized you are from Oxford. I have a friend in school there who has done some renting out that wat. Not sure which airport he usually flies out of though