'Beneath You'
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, pandas, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
My (somewhat more realistic) fantasy is to get a sailboat. Then if things get really bad here I can flee to Canada in it.
I'm three weeks into ground training for my private pilot license. And while it wasn't the initial reason behind it, a fast getaway might be doable if the NC militias decide to take out my wee hippie enclave in the name of god and men's rights and whatever else they're on about.
I'm three weeks into ground training for my private pilot license.
Cool! Are you getting the Sportsman license or the regular one?
eta: The Sportsman license is new. You need less training to get it, but you're limited to simpler, slower planes and you can't fly into busy airspace or something....
Sportsman? Um, I'm working on my private plane pilot license. Sorry, I should have been more specific as I was responding to a sailing comment. For flying, there's private pilot, instrument rated, commercial, and multi-engine licenses, in ascending order of time and effort required. I don't know where I'll stop. It'll probably come down to the time and money I have on hand to pursue it. Or who knows. Once I'm finally flying on my own I might not be that into it. (But I doubt it.)
In case you miss my edit: The Sportsman license is new. You need less training to get it, but you're limited to simpler, slower planes and you can't fly into busy airspace or something....
Ah. It's called the Sport Pilot License: [link]
The Sportsman license is new. You need less training to get it, but you're limited to simpler, slower planes and you can't fly into busy airspace or something
Oh, ok. That's not one my flying club training group offers, but they're pretty conservative and safety mad. I'll be in ground school through April, in a class that some places offer over a weekend. On the other hand, the club's safety record is about three times better than the average for similar organizations, so I'm willing to spend an hour of class-time on making sure the pitot-static tube isn't plugged and suchlike.
Do you fly, tommyrot?
Calli! That's so awesome!! You should go up to AK and fly with my mom! (She's a CFII - started out just getting her license, and decided to teach. She loves it.)
Do you fly, tommyrot?
Nope. I've often thought about it though.
You should go up to AK and fly with my mom!
That sounds great! One of the things I'm enjoying is how much closer a bunch of places look when you can just rent a plane, check the weather, and go. Visiting my sister in Michigan would be as easy as (if rather more expensive than) visiting my Dad use to be when he lived 90 miles away. (I'm in NC.) While the planes I'd have access to probably wouldn't make it to the west coast in one hop, it would be a lot easier than a road trip.
Have y'all seen this? An Alaskan bush pilot had his Piper Cub trashed by a grizzly bear while out in the field. He then patched his plane with duct tape, and flew it home!