Damn, I need to get me a pilots license.
Looks like alot of fun!

Here are some cool pics from a flight I did 2 weeks ago with my brother and his girlie.. Views like this are why I love it so much!

Buzzed San Francisco International at 2,000 feet:
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Another of SFO:
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Downtown San Francisco:
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The Rock! (Alcatraz):
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Golden Gate and SF:
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Here are a few more from a flight I did with MissEve in Alaska. Camera work courtesy of MissEve. :)

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How does it work with flying in public airspace like that?
I mean there has to be a shitload of flights coming in and leaving the airport, how do you know what their exactly flightpaths are and how to avoid them? Probably sounds stupid but it is a question that I have always wondered..
Also, what kind of training must someone go through if they wanted to fly something like a military fighterjet? For personal use of course

I love it. I can't believe the price. Will you provide some mechanical history on it if you don't mind?

Wow, awesome pics KC

When I was in the military I joined an Air Club. They had an old Avion and I got my student license, but a slot in a military school opened and when I completed the school, for whatever the reasons were the Club had shut down and to my regret I did not persue flying after that.

I haven't a license but all pics above are very very nice to see...I must start thinking about that
I envy you:thumbsup

I am educated as a pilot (former ATP) but because of a accident on a motorcycle, I cant fly commercial any more.
I started at Crystal River FlightSchool in Florida. Thats a REAL nice place beside the sea on the WESTcost of florida. I still visit the place at least 2 times a year.

If any of you guys EVER wanna fly to Florida - please visit another little airport called "Cedar Key" Its paradice on earth - but watch out for the runway - where the runway stops, the water begins

I've been wanting to get a pilots license forever. My childhood dream was fighter pilot (of course)..

It's about $7500 CDN to do it, and of course a fair bit of time.. Gonna have to do it in the new year for sure.

I envy you pilot guys. ;>

Cheers,
Backov

Add me to the list, I have a twin cessna 340

Check out the P96 Golf http://www.airsportaviation.com/
These are classified as ultra light, so the license requirement isnt as strict ! I used to Fly back in the 70's but never got past ground school ! The P96 Golf is a really neat machine around 70k Canadian apx 45k Us so it is affordable . But as I mentioned the best thing is the regs for a license arent as strict. So this will be my next project.

Wow, KC. Those pics are amazing! Damn, i wanna learn to fly. Maybe I'll learn soon.... http://www.beapilot.com/

All the specs and more pics is at http://www.imcamodifieds.com

if you have more questions just ask

Hey Spunky, do you like your oatmeal lumpy???

Sorry, I couldn't resist (it's from the Humpty Dance if you didn't know what in the hell I was talking about).

Humpty Dance??

hmm... is that like the hampster dance??

The question I am asking is, would I like to give myself a really nice Christmas present. The county I live in is really short on airports (one small one) and facilities. I am making some inquiries.

theking - what country do you live in?

damn we're almost neighbors

next time your in shreveport drop me a line we'll get together and talk airplanes or sumpin :)

You need an 800 foot run to get off the ground. It says you need an 800 foot ground roll to land, but I've never been able to do that, more like 1500 feet. This plane has such a "clean" design that it does not like to slow down, and I've discovered that its much easier to just come in fast, keep it in ground effect and float down the runway until the plane slows enough to settle in for a perfect landing.

If you tell me your location I can tell you every airport within 100 miles and how long thier runways are. Most airports that i've been to have at least 3500 foot runways, but thats not always the case.

I think you mistook county for country. :)

If I can't keep it locally I would not want to make the purchase. I am pleased that you informed me that at least a 1500 foot runway is more reasonable. I will make some calls to the local airport Monday and make some inquires. The airport is twenty-five miles from me and I can deal with that distance. I do have a question for you. How would I go about finding a qualified instructor for that particular aircraft?

Doh.. I did. :)

http://www.airnav.com/

Is a really cool resource for finding info about airports and the services offered there.

Most instructors that i know wont even fly in an experimental plane... damn chickenshits. but you can find one, just look around in the phone book or newspaper. I have an instructor here that loves to fly in this plane but nobody else will try it. Some instructors have the mentality that if it wasnt built by cessna or piper that it just isnt safe. and some people say ford is better than chevy... its all a matter of opinion.

this plane is just as safe as any other that I've flown in, but it does require more skill than your typical training plane such as a cessna 152, but its also faster and more responsive.

I've still not flown an experimental plane. I certainly feel more comfortable in a Cessna or Piper, because they have a seriously successful track record. I'll fly in an experimental at some point.. but I can understand the concerns instructors might have about flying a new students experimental ;)

the king, you could always train in a cessna first.. Then have an instructor help you transition into the experimental. I'm sure they'd be more likely to do that then start from scratch in an experimental.

KC thanks, i just bookmarked that :)

I keep the pulsar stored here:
http://www.airnav.com/airport/F44

Thanks for the link. My local airport isn't even listed, but there are two aiports within 60 miles that have more than enough runway length.

I assume these types of planes have to have FAA certification???

Yes, its been inspected by the FAA and it has a permanant airworthyness certicate

I keep my cherokee stored here....
http://www.airnav.com/airport/07F

fuck this airnav site rocks

I always use airnav member reviews to decide which FBO I rent planes from when I'm on the road. It's great.. the reviews have been very accurate so far.

They just added that weather info... I'm sure it's not considered legal weather by the FAA, but as long as it's current it looks pretty damn useful!

I wonder what they would do to me if I landed here:
NASA Shuttle Landing Facility Probably shoot me out of the sky! I just heard the sonic booms from the Shuttle a few hours ago actually!

15,000 feet long - i believe its one of, if not the largest runway in the world...

Actually.. They issue TFR's (temporary fligght restrictions) during shuttle launch and landings.. I'm not sure about the airspace during other times.

If you were in the air in that vicinity and had an honest to god emergency.. You could declare an emergency and most likely would be given permission to land there and (assuming the emergency was valid and not something caused by gross negligence) the FAA most likely wouldn't take your ticket.

The priviledges that a pilot in distress gets is pretty incredible.

Spunky

I worked the phone today and I am going to pass on buying the airplane. After having made inquiries to several airports and flight instructors it just gets too complicated. I love the aircraft and felt like a kid in a candy store when I saw it, but as I have stated there are just to many complications involved, not the least of which is the physical condition I am in. I have a seriously screwed up back. Time to return back to reality.

You should still get up for an intro flight at least... It's great!

KC, Great pictures of the Golden Gate. Very nice:thumbsup

Thanks, Next time you're in the SF area, hit me up, I'll show you that view in person ;)

thats cool man... I get several emails a day about it, it will sell soon but probably not until after xmas. I have three airplanes, gotta let this one go.