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Arrow

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Hey guys,

Just wondering how many pilots there are out there on the forum. Any professionals? I myself am just a lowly student pilot with 13 hours, going to Embry-Riddle Aeronautical university. Also, any general suggestions for a newbie like me flying wise?

Hah, right now I can't seem to land in a crosswind very well. My instructor said he'd throw me out the plane if I didn't start dancing on the damn rudder pedals more (primarily during the flare).
 
Arrow said:
Hey guys,

Just wondering how many pilots there are out there on the forum. Any professionals? I myself am just a lowly student pilot with 13 hours, going to Embry-Riddle Aeronautical university. Also, any general suggestions for a newbie like me flying wise?

Hah, right now I can't seem to land in a crosswind very well. My instructor said he'd throw me out the plane if I didn't start dancing on the damn rudder pedals more (primarily during the flare).
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I have flown but because I developed vertigo I had to stop at a rather early age. It was fun, it was a Cessna 172.
http://www.dogpile.com/info.dogpl/c...rawto=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cessna_172

Cessna 172 Skyhawk is a four-seat, single-engine, high-wing airplane.

More Cessna 172s have been built than any other Western aircraft. It is also probably the most popular flight training aircraft in the world.
 
cosmictraveler said:
Cessna 172 Skyhawk is a four-seat, single-engine, high-wing airplane.

More Cessna 172s have been built than any other Western aircraft. It is also probably the most popular flight training aircraft in the world.
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Because it's so cheap, it eliminates the middle man!:D
 
SoLiDUS said:
I fly helicopters like an ace...
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Helicopters (in real life) are actually relatively easy to fly. There are three main controls: The collective, which is the throttle or up,down; The Cyclic which is left, right, forward, back; and the pedals that control heading. If you can rub your belly while patting your head, you can fly a helicopter.
 
Cessna 172 Skyhawk is a four-seat, single-engine, high-wing airplane.

More Cessna 172s have been built than any other Western aircraft. It is also probably the most popular flight training aircraft in the world.
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Yep, that's what I'm training in right now, and it's what all new students that train here at ER train in first. The model we fly is a 172S Nav III (Glass cockpit). It's a very forgiving plane, so it's great for a newbie like myself.
 
Arrow said:
Yep, that's what I'm training in right now, and it's what all new students that train here at ER train in first. The model we fly is a 172S Nav III (Glass cockpit). It's a very forgiving plane, so it's great for a newbie like myself.
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That is a great plane to learn in, very simple controls and easy to fly as you say. Good luck with it, I only wish I could have continued flying but it was not to be.
 
USS Exeter said:
By the way, the simplier, civilian helicopters can only make left turns.
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Oh noes, they're not ambi-turners.

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