Oliver Posted February 25, 2016 Report Posted February 25, 2016 (edited) Enjoying the beautiful Florida weather... Edited February 25, 2016 by Oliver 1 Quote
ointment Posted February 26, 2016 Report Posted February 26, 2016 Beautiful! And the flying was sweet, too! 1 Quote
eaglewing7 Posted February 26, 2016 Report Posted February 26, 2016 I've always found flying with passengers to be a much more rewarding experience than flying alone. And I've had some really awesome flights by myself as well, but having passengers on board especially when they start nervous and then through explanation and your own enthusiasm become enthusiastic as well, is very rewarding. Unfortunately, I've only done a sum total of 1.1 hours this year, today specifically - although it was a fun flight by myself doing low level circuits in the Citabria. Quote
Oliver Posted February 27, 2016 Author Report Posted February 27, 2016 6 hours ago, ointment said: Beautiful! And the flying was sweet, too! It was difficult focusing on the flying 1 Quote
Oliver Posted February 27, 2016 Author Report Posted February 27, 2016 1 hour ago, eaglewing7 said: I've always found flying with passengers to be a much more rewarding experience than flying alone. And I've had some really awesome flights by myself as well, but having passengers on board especially when they start nervous and then through explanation and your own enthusiasm become enthusiastic as well, is very rewarding. Unfortunately, I've only done a sum total of 1.1 hours this year, today specifically - although it was a fun flight by myself doing low level circuits in the Citabria. Couldn't agree more. Sharing the love of aviation is truly one of the most rewarding experiences in aviation. My girlfriend was hooked after our first flight (which was on our 4th date... ) and now she's slowly learning how to fly! Hoping to get her to fly me around soon! She learned my passion quickly after seeing how much I'd light up any instance I saw a plane around. Low level circuits are always fun! I got very lucky this year and managed to score a ferry flight from Florida to California and back in a 172 in 6 days. We flew about 4000 miles and I ended up with around 50 hours. Absolutely amazing to see all the different sights you see when you travel such an extended distance. Pics below. Quote
eaglewing7 Posted February 27, 2016 Report Posted February 27, 2016 Congrats on finding someone to be a regular passenger. And ferries can be interesting. I did one September 2015, one of four C172R's from Ontario to British Columbia. Three days, and 21.5 hours. 1 Quote
Oliver Posted February 27, 2016 Author Report Posted February 27, 2016 10 hours ago, eaglewing7 said: Congrats on finding someone to be a regular passenger. And ferries can be interesting. I did one September 2015, one of four C172R's from Ontario to British Columbia. Three days, and 21.5 hours. They definitely are. Got any pictures from your trip? I recently completed another one from Atlanta to Chicago. I flew the trip with Ted Turner's chief pilot. It's amazing the new skills and tactics you can learn from very experienced pilots. Quote
eaglewing7 Posted February 27, 2016 Report Posted February 27, 2016 I just looked in Aperture, I ended up keeping 41 pictures, which means I probably took somewhere around 80. Which is surprising, but also makes sense at the same time. Sometimes you just end up flying around with your camera slung around your neck, and then you land and remember oh shit I was going to take pictures wasn't I... I'll take a look at posting a few later today or tomorrow. 1 Quote
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