Oliver

So today another plane decided to land on a Sarasota beach... luckily this time no injuries were sustained by the pilot or copilot. I went for a look myself and decided to take a few pictures... and being the typical jokester that I am, I took the following shot which caused a frenzy with my family and friends...

And yet again more Skymaxx porn...

More Skymaxx porn...

I thought I'd hop on the bandwagon and add my own section of SkyMaxx porn. I'm astonished at how incredible it looks... Awesome job guys! King Air C90 over France King Air C90 over France King Air C90 over France King Air C90 over France King Air C90 over France King Air C90 over France

I really would love to have scenery as beautiful as yours!

I remember those days... I would offer to go and walk all the neighborhood dogs to raise money for my X-Plane funds... I'd also use 1:18 scale model cars and outfit them with police LEDs and sell them for huge profit on eBay.

Ahahaha! It was my spare headset. Unfortunately my Lightspeed took a dump this week and I need to send it for it to get fixed. Anywho... back on topic King Air C90 over La Baule, France.

Do you prefer this one? My passenger was busy gasping in the coastline beauty and taking selfies...

C172 with G1000 around Sarasota, Florida.

Cessna 172 with G1000.

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"For once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards, for there you have been and there you will long to return." Leonardo da Vinci

Love the angle! Very "Go Pro" esque!

Dassault Rafale C over Paris, France. Robin Dr 400-180 on final at St. Cyr l'Ecole.

Keep up the good work, bud!

Isn't it strange how the FAA manages to make the decision that makes the least sense in many circumstances? Yep, and when that day comes I'm convinced that there will be many flight schools that will be out of business. The cost of training is absolutely ridiculous. I'm doing the rest of my training as split time with my CFI friend (future biz partner) and even without the cost of instruction and only 1/2 the cost of the plane, it still adds up to insane amounts. Yep, you're the same way as myself then. Only the big and prestigious airlines had my interest, but I really believe that flying all sorts of airplanes on trips, and odd aviation jobs would be far more fun and a much better learning experience. I'll write up a PM and send it your way. The business plan is still a WIP since I'm already running my own companies online and doing both my university and flight studies so unfortunately I don't have much time to dedicate to it for the current time... which isn't a huge deal since I couldn't even fly in my own company without a CPL.

It really is a shame that most of the regionals are setting the requirements for entry so high for pilots. There are less and less pilots being able to afford the training and it's going to end up creating a massive shortage of pilots in the long run. There are currently so many older pilots on the road to retirement, and granted a lot of young guys are there to take their places, soon those positions will be filled out and I really think there'll be a shortage of new pilots. Nonetheless, I hope you're able to hit it with one of the bigger carriers because from what I've been told, flying for regionals will make you dread being a pilot. I'll be sure to hit you up if we ever have any expansion or flights set towards your area. Thanks for the offer. My good friend and business partner for this new company is currently in France in order to get all his Green Card paperwork filled out so he can come work in the US. Once he moves here we're going to kick it into high gear and really get this moving.

Wow, I'm very sorry to hear that. With those ratings it's incredible that you can't even find work. It's what terrifies me about the aeronautical work area. I'm looking to combine my love for business and aeronautics and open a company that sells and ferries all sorts of planes. We've got a guy wanting to partner with us who's quite high up in the aviation field and has a lot of potential contacts and contracts. As much as I'd love to one day work for Air France or Emirates, they're requirements are absolutely nuts. Air France hired only 2 pilots last year and fired over 3,000. And not to sound snobbish, but after spending 80k+ total on training from 0 to CPL, taking a regional job at 20k a year really seems out of my sight. In modern day America, it's hardly possible to even live on such an income, needless to say it's even more difficult when you're working 10+ hr days and can't work anywhere else at the same time. I wish you the best of luck and hope it definitely works out for you.

Thank you very much. Did you do all your licenses in Canada?

Cessna C400 flying around La Baule, France. Gulfstream flying around La Baule, France.

Thank you sir, much appreciated.

Thanks! I heard there was enough similarity between the Commercial and Private that I think I'm going to do my commercial written exam next and then my full IR followed by my commercial check ride.

Thank you very much!

Thanks! And yeah it definitely was... At the end of the exam I said "I'm afraid to ask, but did I pass" and he replied "Yes... why? Did you not want to pass?" and then he started laughing.

Thanks guys!