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Mudge wrote:
I seem to have left out the part that says I'm learning in a Piper Warrior. How confident is that?


Well, that changes everything there Mudge!! :?

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Right on Mudge,

I wish you many more satisfying flights.

I imagine someone's said it before, but I thought I'd mention it again. Always get briefed for your next lesson so that you can have time to do some hangar flying. Fly the entire flight in your head. This will build confidence and will also make you see where you might have questions to ask... before getting into the airplane. This will save you money and will make you be a more prepared pilot!

Anywho, keep it up.


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Mudge wrote:
I seem to have left out the part that says I'm learning in a Piper Warrior.


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Hey Mudge, that is awsome. I started out flying the Warrior as well. THey are a great airplane, tough to get them to stall, and plenty of power if you got the 160 horse engine.

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I suppose not too many people offer basic instruction in Champs or Cubs these days . . .

I guess its too late for my input on your fledgeling flying careet, but I'd suggest starting by learning to fly gliders – you learn what a rudder is for (pretty handy when you strap on a tail dragger) and you definitely learn what the wind does to an airplane. I've been lucky enough to have 4 deadstick landings, and I credit my glider trainiing for their succesful outcome.


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I'll second Skybolt2003's comment on the value of learning in a glider first. Certainly not essential, but its a very strong foundation to build on.

In any case - Now that you're comitted Mudge, stay the course and have fun! You'll have a blast. Just don't go solo too soon or its gonna be a cold day to get 'baptized' into the club.


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Way to go Mudge! Stick to it boy - it gets easier every time. The Warrior is a fine ship to learn in. Have you joined the local flying club yet? What do they teach nowadays about carb ice?

I went flying today as well. Kinda cool at -33C out on the ice, but still better than working for a living.

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Mudge;
I fly the Warrior too! (among others)
It's very hard to do a bad landing in!
Always makes me look great to my passengers!
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During my deadstick I was wishing for some glider lessons.

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Good on ya Mudge, keep studying and don’t be afraid to ask a lot of questions….

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Mudge:

Are you learning at Valley? I've a farm just south of Strasburg, and we are at OKV with the BT-13 at least annually for their fly-ins.

Nice airport, and Renny, the manager, is a sweetheart too.

The Berlin Airlift guys may chime in here too, I know they like Winchester a lot too.

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Way to go Mudge!

Question for all you pilots out there. What is the rule for colorblindness? I have taken an intro flight and loved it. The instructor said i was a natural (thanks to the hundreds of hours on MS Flight Sim no doubt)

I would love to continue but am I grounded because i am colorblind?

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Speaking from experience, color blindness does not ground you, however you do have some restrictions. On the license it states no color controlled flight, which from what I understand means no night and IFR flight, which is fine for me, I just fly for the fun of it....

Go for it, flying is a great thrill, especially those landings when you can hear the stall warning just beginning, and the tires chirping onto the runway!!


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JaSE...No, I'm at AvEd. AvEd had the Warrior which is what I wanted to fly.
Plus it's just a bit less $$ than the Cherokee at Valley.
I'm just a few miles north of you up I-81 at Inwood.
Is the BT-13 the one known as the Vultee "Vibrator"?

Mudge the aeronutical :?
(Yes...I said that right.)

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Mudge: Yep, she'd be the "Vibrator". Ours rattles a bit more than stock tho, T-6 powerplant. www.nationalcapitolsquadron.com

We base at Culpeper, CJR. If you are flying Saturday 2/10, stop by CJR and join us for our open hangar day. Val, BT-13, 3 T-6's, L-5, T-28, and a Chipmunk all stuffed in the hangar.

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