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New Sport Pilot - Richmond, VA area

Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2018 7:26 am
by BradR
Hey everyone,

Monday was my checkride! I left with that piece of paper in hand that I had been obsessing about for the past 4 months. I actually think I was over-prepared! Yesterday I took my wife up as my first passenger (who is not a fan of flying even commercial) toured around for about an hour and greased the landing. She said I was a good pilot and that she will fly with me again!

Is it just me or is it normal to feel like.... whats next? Where should I go. What other planes should I learn to fly? Somehow I feel like I just cracked a door open to a whole new world!

Brad

Re: New Sport Pilot - Richmond, VA area

Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2018 7:31 am
by Warmi
Congratulations !
I was in the same boat last year .... what sort of planes are you flying right now ?

Re: New Sport Pilot - Richmond, VA area

Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2018 8:12 am
by ShawnM
Congrats Brad, it's certainly a milestone in anyone's life.

I didn't feel the same as you though, sure I just cracked the door open, but I was ready to enjoy flying my own plane WITHOUT my instructor sitting next to me. :mrgreen: It's an adventure every time I take off and never gets old.

Re: New Sport Pilot - Richmond, VA area

Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2018 8:54 am
by Sling 2 Pilot
Congrats!

Re: New Sport Pilot - Richmond, VA area

Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2018 8:57 am
by joey4420
Congrats, I got my ticket last May and have flown 120 hours since in my Ercoupe.

Re: New Sport Pilot - Richmond, VA area

Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2018 9:13 am
by BradR
Warmi wrote:Congratulations !
I was in the same boat last year .... what sort of planes are you flying right now ?
I have trained exclusively in Tecnam P92 Eaglet. Going to get checked out in the low wing Tecnam as they seem to get rented a lot less.

Not any other LSA rentals in my are that I am aware of. My FBO is about 40 min drive. I have another airport 20 mins away but they don’t have LSAs.

Re: New Sport Pilot - Richmond, VA area

Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2018 2:42 pm
by chicagorandy
Sincere kudos! Safe and frequent flying.

Re: New Sport Pilot - Richmond, VA area

Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2018 8:37 pm
by Half Fast
Congrats! Great feeling, isn’t it?