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21. February 2006 @ 21:17 |
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ireland - that makes interesting reading, i guess this world is made up of many different people with many different opinions. i lived in UK for 30 years & i hated it. i have been in usa for 3 years now & do not find the americans ignorant (not been to new york yet however lol)
i guess all counries have their boring & ignorant people. i love the usa though. not wanting to get into politics but the uk is way overtaxed, it seems the government are doing ALL they can to stop people driving yet are not offering any alternatives. they are putting up speed cameras every 100yards & the british people are overcharged for evrything - did you know that bassets liquorice allsorts are made in uk then some are shipped to france & it is cheaper to buy them in france than in the country where they are made? it doesnt make sense. this is to name but a few problems - believe me i could fill your servers with hates about uk lol. (i am not even going to mention the lousy weather! rain rain rain oops wasn't going to mention it lol
anyway ireland where are you from (ireland i am guessing)
in my opinion the uk is a nice place to visit but a horrible place to live but thats just my opinion.
@pulsar took about 3 months to get to private pilot that was training 2 - 4 hours a day 5 - 6 days a week.
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21. February 2006 @ 21:29 |
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Do you have your own heli or do you rent?
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21. February 2006 @ 21:41 |
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gjl2002 were you in the Army/Navy etc. ?
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21. February 2006 @ 21:50 |
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i just rent, you can rent an R22 for $190 an hour here in usa thats about 100 pounds. maybe one day i will get my own. i am thinking of opening a fight school here.
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21. February 2006 @ 22:10 |
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no i was never in army or anything. (i wanted to but got married young) i wish i did go into the forces as i had to pay privatly to learn to fly
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21. February 2006 @ 22:53 |
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What's your favorite part about being a pilot?
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21. February 2006 @ 23:15 |
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my favorite part? hmmmm it is all fun, i have always been interested in aviation since a was a young boy (my father worked at an airport), it is no nice to work doing something that you are passionate about & get paid to do it, to wake up every morning & want to go to work is something i never used to do (i used to be in the motor trade & most of the time hated going to work). flying over florida coastline is also a good part of it, things look totally different from 500 ft up. you can look down into the ocean & see dolphins, mantees, rayfish & sharks this is something i had never experienced in my life. it is also fun to fly over the everglades & hover over the alligators. helicopter flying is something i never thought i would acheieve, but am so glad i did it.
the best feeling in the world is when you do your first solo & realize that it is all you & there is no instructor there. (at first scary but then adrenelin kicks in.)
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22. February 2006 @ 11:16 |
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I wasn't asking how long it took, I have a good idea how long it takes!
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22. February 2006 @ 14:53 |
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Your a lucky guy.
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22. February 2006 @ 19:17 |
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someone did ask how long it took to get a licence??
yep i am lucky & know that i am, it did cost me a lot of money to start off, but worth it in the end
like i said it's the best office i ever had :-)
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22. February 2006 @ 20:40 |
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T'was Ronin!
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23. February 2006 @ 14:11 |
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RoNin indeed. Roughly how much did it cost (usd) to get a license. (if you don't mind)
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23. February 2006 @ 14:18 |
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In the UK you need a minimum of 40hrs flying time to take the test. A lot of Brits get their hours in the US (half the cost of UK) You can then take your FAA licence, but to fly in the UK you need a CAA (Civil Aviation Authority) licence. This is as far as the rules were when I accrued my hours a few years ago.
I think the cost in the US is $7000-$8000. In the UK most people take 50 hrs & £9500-£10000 to pass.
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23. February 2006 @ 14:33 |
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Thats a spendy ordeal then eh? But worth it no doubt.
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23. February 2006 @ 23:03 |
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in the usa it is a minimum of 45 hours before you can take your license. although they say the average pilot takes 60 hours at about $200 per hour so can cost up to $9000. pulsar is correct that you will have to go back & take a CAA (now JAA) test for europe which from what i have looked into is basically a lot of ground school (so should cost too much to convert).
i took a career pilot program which is private,instrument,commercial, & CFI which cost about $45,000, it is a lot to spend out but i consider it as in investment as you will soon earn it back once you begin working.
one guy i knew bought an r22 before he started flying, then leased it back to the flight school (so he was getting paid when he wasn't using it) he would just pay an instructor to teach him in his own helicopter so just had to pay the instructor & gas. at the end of his training he had saved paying out on rental helicopters got money back from leasing back & ended up with his own helicopter. i dont know how much he saved but i'm sure it was a lot & i wish i had thought of doing it. if you have the money this would be a good option.
even if you just learn to fly for fun it would be well worth the money, it is such a great experience & there is nothing better than sitting around bored on a saturday afternoon then deciding to just go rent a helicopter & fly for an hour! makes life more interesting lol.
i would recommend it to anyone. PULSAR KEEP IT UP! you will never regret it.
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24. February 2006 @ 09:48 |
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All down to money, I'm afraid! £200 per hour is a lot. If I never do it again I don't care, I have done something that many people can only dream of. 5.5 hrs may not sound much, but I learned loads in the process.
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25. February 2006 @ 04:34 |
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yep it's expensive, like you say at least you have tried it unmlike most other people. maybe when your lottery numbers come up you can get your hours in lol!
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25. February 2006 @ 04:35 |
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yep it's expensive, like you say at least you have tried it unmlike most other people. maybe when your lottery numbers come up you can get your hours in lol!
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25. February 2006 @ 04:40 |
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this was the high light of my life,6 years old sitting on the pilot lap and he let me fly his plane.
this was the type of air plane..
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25. February 2006 @ 04:58 |
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ireland, ireland, ireland, where do you get all these piccys from lol!
i sure hope you had a parachute lol!
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25. February 2006 @ 05:04 |
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you should of seen the runway or (field),weeds at least 1 to 4 feet tall..i could always remember that ride.parachute,hell that was so long ago i do not think parachute were invented......
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