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Gene's plane disappeared off the club classifieds because it has been more than 60 days since he last confirmed the ad, and ads expire after 60 days. Anytime there is a change to an ad (like the price) the clock resets for another 60 days. The ad has now been renewed Gene, and Corey, you'll want to check it out, the photos are quite good. http://71.148.0.203/Cessna/cls/FMPro?-db=web%5fclass.fp3&-format=p%5fdetail.htm&-lay=p%5fdetail&-sortfield=Year&-sortfield=StateDisplay&-sortfield=Price%20Display&Type=For%20Sale%3a&-op=cn&Title=1&-op=gte&Price%20calc=0&-op=lte&Price%20calc=99,000&-max=20&-recid=39018&-find=

One of my favorite features included in Gene's plane is the skylights, neat to have, and kind of rare in non aerobats.

If it's in TN, AL, FL, GA, MS, SC, NC, TX, IA, WI, MN, CA, AK, PR, USVI, WA, or OR, I'll fly it.

And it'll only cost you $1.75.

Oh No! Underbid!! And Jeff will just hitchhike home...

Cory,

PPL - Your biggest hassle besides finding an airplane, will be getting your PPL. Now, if you go through those big fancy schools, like it said before you'll pay big $$$. CFI's can be your savior your devil. I fired my first guy, as we were getting nowhere fast and my Father who's a PPL, started questioned the gentleman's motivation. The final straw was when I started to have work around his schedule and times became limited as I am a school teacher. This guy was a full-time Instructor.

Instructor #2 - Was a Instructor from the local Community College, who was starving and I was his first non-college student, so he was use to a strict curriculum and had never signed anyone off outside the college, who did the check rides. So let's just say the to many hours I had invested with first instructor, were erased back to zero. Having access to my fathers plane, I had built up a lot of solo time, which probably equaled at least 80 or 90 hours. So when I started with #2, he didn't like how I flew. I was safe and capable, but he wanted to re-train me. Long story short, my student license was about to expire and I finally said to my instructor, look I've got a ridiculous amount of hours. Sign me off and let me try with the a examiner. Once I found an examiner, who could get his "fat butt" in a 150 with me, it was .6 of an hour check ride that ended with my PPL. I had about 180 hours of total flying time, with about 80 of that being dual instruction. My PPL was more frustrating than being married!

Not knowing your airport or if there are other airports near you, my suggestion, is to seek out a club, that accepts students pilots. We have one here in Jackson, that with a $250 initial fee, and a $50 a month fee, you can fly one of their 3 172's. I think it was around $50 dollars wet! So with an instructor it worked out to about $75 per hour.

Tom Winter, did this if you remember in an earlier post and it seems to work for a lot of guys. Also, join some organizations at your airport(s) it's the networking, that may hook you up with an individual who looking for a partner. In our case, my father got hooked up with an elderly gentleman who was way to old/sick to fly, but loved to own an airport and he and Dad became 50/50 partners. Dad did all the maintenance and flying the guys airplane got used. When he died some years later, dad ended up with the other 50 percent.

Moral of our ramblings! Getting your PPL and owning an airplane is like dating and getting married. You want to find the right one! Some times the annuals/anniversaries are expensive!

My plane has them too. I feel too closed in when I fly in other 150's or 152's with out them.

Good Gosh, Michael, 180 hours and no PPL!!! 80 hours dual! No wonder you were disgusted! How many hours did you have at solo? I'm surprised your Dad didn't give you a heads up that you were not progressing fast enough.

Geo.

Corey, I think it's time for an ALTITUDE adjustment, too. Time for a good old fashion airplane ride. When is the last time you were up in a 150? How far south would you drive? Denton or Gainesville? Nathan and I are looking for something to do Saturday afternoon, or perhaps Sunday morning. Hmmmm

Gary, My last ride was 3 weeks ago. You tell me were to be and I'll be there. Dallas isn't that far! That's a great offer!

-corey

Oh no! The attack of the straight tails!

I soloed at 17 hours I think!

Oh, my dad and I were both frustrated with my first instructor! I almost ashamed to say I had that many hours! Instructor #1 whom I quit, had several of his students come to my Instructor #2. I tell you it was a mess and a pain for a while.

Now realize, part of the reason, I had so many hours, was that at that time I had no children and had a plane available to me anytime I wanted it! So, on the way home from work, the wife is at work or in Masters classes, so off I went! I think I visited every airport and strip within my area.