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RJ Wannabe

• November 28, 2006
• 14:39

  61 Reasons To Be Happy

   » ‎ RJ Wannabe
  Who am I kidding? Nobody is that happy. But I do have reasons to be happy. Things are finally going my way at school. That means no more training under CFR 14-142. No more waiting for a Seneca (of whi
• 13:07

  Keeping An Eye On The Prize

   » ‎ RJ Wannabe
  
  In the process of getting ready to do a bunch of cross country flying, I stopped by a new pilot shop for some
• November 22, 2006
• 14:21

  Happy Thanksgiving

   » ‎ RJ Wannabe
  
  
  Wishin
• 13:39

  Persistence Pays Off

   » ‎ RJ Wannabe
  Today I received a phone call from the VP in Florida of the flight school that I attend. After a week of vacillating, the finally agreed to move me from Part 142 commercial training in to Part 61 trai
• November 18, 2006
• 13:14

  It Was Bound To Finally Happen

   » ‎ RJ Wannabe
  The Law of Averages finally ruled in my favor. There was actually a flying Seneca at school today. The window was only 2 hours long and the lesson called for 8 approaches: ILS, VOR, NDB & GPS firs
• November 17, 2006
• 9:56

  Dyslexic School Flight

   » ‎ RJ Wannabe
  Saying: "If it ain't broke, don't fix it"
  
  Translation at Dyslexic school flight: "If it ain't workin', don't fix it"
  
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  Yes, the aircraft was down again today. The
• November 16, 2006
• 12:41

  SSSSSSSSSSsssssssssss................BLONK!

   » ‎ RJ Wannabe
  That's the succession of sounds made by my first solo flight in a Diamond Star DA20 (Katana). Here's the story:
  
  I had been trying for nearly three months to get checked out in a Katana tha
• November 12, 2006
• 14:44

  Sounding Negative, Feeling Negative

   » ‎ RJ Wannabe
  With the happenings going on at school, I've caught myself feeling, sounding and acting rather negative over the last several weeks. As any type of education progresses, there are highs and lows. Up
• November 11, 2006
• 18:16

  Ditto

   » ‎ RJ Wannabe
  I managed to squawk both of the "Flying Turds" today. No reason to bore anyone with the details as it has been covered ad-nauseum. Bottom line: no multi engine flight AGAIN.
  
  Something has t
• November 10, 2006
• 17:04

  Am I On Cadid Camera?

   » ‎ RJ Wannabe
  I swear that's what I would be saying if he were still alive. I'm beginning to feel like the joke is on me at school. My flight today was cancelled due to maintenance AGAIN. Have I mentioned that I'm
• November 08, 2006
• 9:02

  Maintenance Woes & The Benefits of Living Thomas P...

   » ‎ RJ Wannabe
  I have been getting maintenance cancellations on a 3:1 ratio to actually flying. The Seneca I's that my school has in it's fleet are TIRED OLD BEATERS. Seneca's aren't really stout enough for traini
• 9:02

  Maintenance Woes & The Benefits of Living Thomas P...

   » ‎ RJ Wannabe
  I have been getting maintenance cancellations on a 3:1 ratio to actually flying. The Seneca I's that my school has in it's fleet are TIRED OLD BEATERS. Seneca's aren't really stout enough for traini
• November 07, 2006
• 15:37

  Single Engine Night Currency

   » ‎ RJ Wannabe
  Over the past few weeks, I've been working on an Excel spreadsheet to use as a backup for my logbook. After completing it, I realized that I was close to losing night currency.
  
  14CFR 61.57(
• 15:37

  Single Engine Night Currency

   » ‎ RJ Wannabe
  Over the past few weeks, I've been working on an Excel spreadsheet to use as a backup for my logbook. After completing it, I realized that I was close to losing night currency.
  
  14CFR 61.57(