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  • VJ
    Moderator
    • Mar 2001
    • 9733
    #1

    countdown to exam started...

    Hello guys!

    Well, the appointment has been made: on Wednesday, August 17 - if the weather permits - I'll attempt to get my pilot license...

    Even though I have seen everything necessary, my instructor and I have planned some specific exercise flights (additional navigation, additional circuits, ...).

    I'm beginning to feel strangely nervous already...



    Jörg
    pixar
    Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die tomorrow. (James Dean)
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    • KeiFront
      Super MURCer
      • Sep 2001
      • 2668
      #2
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        • Nowhere
          Super MURCer
          • Jun 2002
          • 4830
          #3
          No need to be nervous, right? Nothing bad will happen for you in case of...
          So relax, buddy.

          Hope it'll be ok.

          (crap, /me jealous...I won't ever have license :/ )

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            • ayoub_ibrahim
              Super MURCer
              • Dec 1999
              • 2445
              #4
              May the wind blow into your propeller!

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                • Helevitia
                  Super MURCer
                  • Aug 1999
                  • 6628
                  #5
                  That's great VJ I'm sure everything will go fine. Good luck with your test!

                  Dave
                  Ladies and gentlemen, take my advice, pull down your pants and slide on the ice.

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                    • Dr Mordrid
                      Moderator
                      • Apr 2001
                      • 26592
                      #6
                      Good luck!!

                      Maybe if you're a good boy you'll end up flying for Virgin Galactic

                      Dr. Mordrid
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                        • KvHagedorn
                          Super MURCer
                          • Aug 1999
                          • 10725
                          #7
                          Best of luck.. don't buzz the tower.

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                            • Umfriend
                              Crabby Smurf
                              • Mar 2001
                              • 7308
                              #8
                              Succes joh!
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                                • Dr Mordrid
                                  Moderator
                                  • Apr 2001
                                  • 26592
                                  #9
                                  Originally posted by KvHagedorn
                                  Best of luck.. don't buzz the tower.
                                  Awww.....c'mon.....that's at least half the fun

                                  Dr. Mordrid
                                  Dr. Mordrid
                                  ----------------------------
                                  An elephant is a mouse built to government specifications.

                                  I carry a gun because I can't throw a rock 1,250 fps

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                                    • VJ
                                      Moderator
                                      • Mar 2001
                                      • 9733
                                      #10
                                      Thanks guys...

                                      The exam consist of a number of manouvres: slow flight (= 55 kts !, during which you must climb/descent/turn), stalls (including with full flaps), steep turns (30-45° bank angle), precission landings, emergency landings (no engine), precautionary landings (minimizes ground roll) and a navigation flight (including landing, diversions, ...).

                                      It could be that the manouvres are tested during the navigationflight. All in all it should take a couple of hours...



                                      Jörg
                                      pixar
                                      Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die tomorrow. (James Dean)

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                                        • Kurt
                                          Super MURCer
                                          • Feb 2000
                                          • 1839
                                          #11
                                          sound much more thorough than your regular driver's license exam

                                          I guess they should do it for cars too

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                                            • Nowhere
                                              Super MURCer
                                              • Jun 2002
                                              • 4830
                                              #12
                                              Oh they almost did here...

                                              "drive backwards into the garage so that you'll be in the center of it, nevermind that usually driver wants to get out of the car once in garage"
                                              "don't bring car closer than 0,5 m to the wall"
                                              "at all costs turn back in narrow place (3 turns) pretending that your car doesn't have power steering and it weights a lot"

                                              But OTOH I exceeded max speed for 30 km/h in one place

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                                                • Kurt
                                                  Super MURCer
                                                  • Feb 2000
                                                  • 1839
                                                  #13
                                                  I was more thinking about things like:

                                                  -emergency stop with simulated brake failure or,
                                                  -emergency recovery of a sliding/spinning car on ice, etc.

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                                                    • ZokesPro
                                                      Serial Murcerer
                                                      • Sep 2000
                                                      • 8325
                                                      #14
                                                      You can do it!

                                                      Do it! Do it! hehe

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                                                      (you heard from me first!)

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                                                        • GuchiGuh
                                                          Comic Relief
                                                          • Jun 2002
                                                          • 1656
                                                          #15
                                                          awesome!!!
                                                          come visit me in australia after you get it

                                                          All the best good luck bro!

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