How I spent my Friday afternoon

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How I spent my Friday afternoon

Post by NWADC9 » 12 Jun 2010, 15:09

1. Plan a cross-country
2. Glue myself to read all those pages from DUAT
3. Go on a scavenger hunt for a pair of Foggles my instructor took home with him
4. Make a fool of myself on the CTAF at another airport
5. Get asked questions
6. Demonstrate my mad flying skills
7. Get a fancy printout
8. Fly back home
9. Get my picture taken for the flight school
10. Update my signature banner :smokin:

And Brandon (Jones), if you remember your WMU 172 fleet, it was N986AV :wink:
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Re: How I spent my Friday afternoon

Post by caps1237 » 13 Jun 2010, 00:31

So you got it?! Congrats man!! That's awesome to hear. Enjoy it :D

Damn so you get to fly in new planes! I fly in 1970s junk that always has something broken...
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Re: How I spent my Friday afternoon

Post by frogdude4993 » 13 Jun 2010, 23:09

Good job! Yeah my plane's a '76... :?
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Post by Ali Abou-Zeid » 16 Jun 2010, 10:04

I flew a '58 Piper Apache - 150 :rolling: :rolling: :rolling: :rolling:
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Post by caps1237 » 16 Jun 2010, 17:22

Ali Abou-Zeid wrote:I flew a '58 Piper Apache - 150 :rolling: :rolling: :rolling: :rolling:
They made FBW planes in '58?! :laugh: Because I know if cables or pulleys are involved you won't touch it! :rolling:
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Re: How I spent my Friday afternoon

Post by Ali Abou-Zeid » 11 Aug 2010, 01:40

caps1237 wrote:
Ali Abou-Zeid wrote:I flew a '58 Piper Apache - 150 :rolling: :rolling: :rolling: :rolling:
They made FBW planes in '58?! :laugh: Because I know if cables or pulleys are involved you won't touch it! :rolling:
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Post by Blackhawk » 11 Aug 2010, 09:04

Hey, I'd be happy to fly something that even flies... :rolling:
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Post by detpilot » 14 Sep 2010, 04:44

Goodness I've been gone too long.... CONGRATULATIONS!!!

986AV! I remember her, she had the "new colors"
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Re: How I spent my Friday afternoon

Post by NWADC9 » 15 Sep 2010, 00:24

Yep, our WMU fleet includes:
984 Brown Turd (with an HSI)
986 Brown Turd (with leather seats for the crew)
984WU (had my first lesson and first solo with this bird)
986AV (replaced 995WW; the hangar door slammed on its tail a few winters ago, totaling it)

Still have their Michigan stickers on the tails, and if you look closely at 4WU and 6AV, you can make out the Bronco.
I'm doing my instrument training in UND's old Warrior IIIs, but still fly the Battle Creek Relics on personal flights 8)
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Re: How I spent my Friday afternoon

Post by Delta320 » 19 Sep 2010, 23:21

Hey Chris,

How do you like WMU's program? I'm coming out to visit this coming year, it seems like a good program.
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Re: How I spent my Friday afternoon

Post by NWADC9 » 26 Sep 2010, 03:52

I don't go to WMU. We just happen to have some of their old Cessna 172Rs that they retired when they switched to Cirruses.
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Re: How I spent my Friday afternoon

Post by Delta320 » 26 Sep 2010, 19:21

NWADC9 wrote:I don't go to WMU. We just happen to have some of their old Cessna 172Rs that they retired when they switched to Cirruses.
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Re: How I spent my Friday afternoon

Post by detpilot » 12 Oct 2010, 05:23

Delta320 wrote:
NWADC9 wrote:I don't go to WMU. We just happen to have some of their old Cessna 172Rs that they retired when they switched to Cirruses.
Ah
I did. PM me if you have any questions.
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