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joey4420
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New Sport Pilot

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I passed my check ride last night, so it is official I am now a paper carrying(as we know the card takes a while) Sport Pilot. I made a couple minor mistakes, but all went well.

Including check ride I am at 35.8 hours and 88 landings. Not bad for really only flying once a week on Saturdays.

Now to go get my plane and start flying a lot more.
Joey
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Congrats!!
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Congratulations! Now don't let that paper get too flat by sitting in your logbook. Get out there, log more time and wrinkle that paper up. You'll get a nice, crisp card in the mail in about 45 days that will replace it. :)
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Congratulations.
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Congratulations! Well done.
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Fantastic, well done sir!
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Congratulations Joey!
March on!
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Great Job! Congrats!
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Congrats!

Well done, sir. Now go fly!
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Congratulations!
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I am getting ready for my check ride - what were the minor mistakes that you made?

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The oral I did very well on, had to look up one question... What instruments are required in the aircraft.

Flying, turns around a point I couldn't tell the downwind for the point because I didn't look at the smoke 4 mile away to see which way it was blowing.

My first landing I didn't stay on the centerline very well due to the crosswind. (I was paying more attention to the fact that both G3's in the skycatcher went red X so I was nervous and wasn't paying attention.
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Re: New Sport Pilot

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I guess he pulled the circuit breaker on the Garmins.
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No they were intermittent most of the flight, then turning on to the 45 for downwind, they went X, it was just one more thing to add a wee pressure. I did okay considering. Once I landed, I reset the avionics switch and they both started working again. So I made 3 more landings and all was good.
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