guitar_player

I effing envy you

Got to ride with a coworker in his plane (that he co-owns) from Oakland to Little River (near Mendocino) yesterday. I had the controls for most of the flight back (good times). I'm an aviation fan and looking to get my private pilot license in some near future.

So anyone on here who has a pilot license?
Here's the plane we were in (crappy cell pic):

rallied out wrx

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working on my commercial over here! I have a Comanche that i base at RHV. PM me if you want to go up some time

queeg9k

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Jelly.

guitar_player

Whoa. Nice! Do you own the Comanche? Are you planning on working for an airline? Are you a CFI?
My co-worker's plane is a Commander 114 hangered at Oakland airport. It's fairly roomy inside. Even in the back. His retirement plan is to instruct lol (currently instrument rated)

Irrational X

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I need moar hours! The old man moved his plane back to the east coast so now i have to pay for rental and gas... LAME.

slugrx

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My dad is a pilot...flew today in a T-6 he co-owns from santa maria (was getting paint work done) to its home at livermore airport...nothing like doin 160knots with the canopy open and with the sun setting

guitar_player

Cool, the Texan is a legendary plane. Did your dad fly for the military?

LOLFUNCTION

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My dads a CFI and several other titles I can't remember. Flying is so much fun, welcome to the club! Wish I could go up in the air more often

Edit I found out some more the titles
CFI, CFII, MEI, ATP, and some more. he can basically fly anything. Airliners, single/multi engines, jets. Just had a client buy a retired jet fighter. That thing is badass!

cwc16

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my dads best friend owns a cessna 441 turboprop and my dad has learned to fly it and almost has his pilots license! insane feeling flying in that plane!

slugrx

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My dad didn't fly for military but his dad flew cargo for the air force in ww2

My dad and a few guys put in together and bought this t6 a few years ago...they take turns flying it around to different air shows etc

He flies almost everyweekend, ill get more details and post some pics tomorrow

rallied out wrx

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Yeah, my Grandfather used to have a Bonanza but when he passed away we had to sell it. then after years of renting i took the plunge an got my Comanche, there nothing like being able to just show up at the airport and just go. No one to report to, to time limit, no rules, no wait list, no block out date. I can go anywhere any time ( unless the plane is now for maintenance like now).

Not an instructor but that is the plan eventually! Maybe one day I'll be giving I-club members some instruction, who knows!

nice, I got to fly in one at Tahoe one time. awesome experience. Looks cool in my logbook too (.8hrs SNJ-5)

Boosted_Bambi

I'm a USAF Flight Engineer if that counts for anything

ldivinag

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:salute Smiley:

theoutbackdream

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i dont, but my friend flies his own cessna..

slugrx

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first picture i took the other day down in santa maria



these two were on my dads facebook haha







and this was from a flight earlier in the year...we flew from palo alto airport up 101, around downtown, over ggb, and then down the coast...the bay tour...took about an hour



SFO


AT&T park/bay bridge








random coast shot a bit past HMB iirc