Huntington Airport, 3 miles from Mom & Dad's, where I first flew with my cousin Peter.
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On February 19, 2005, after about 35 years of putting it off, I began working on getting my private pilot's certificate. It took me 57.6 hours of flying over 98 days, plus something like 96 hours of study time to earn the certificate. The cost for plane and instructor rental, supplies and study materials, headsets and a handheld radio amounted to right around $11,000. Read about flight training here.
After 80 total hours, with 25 passengers (September 7, 2005) , not counting the 9 flight instructors I have flown with, flying has become almost comfortable. All in all, there has been very little fear. Of course there have been a couple moments of anxiety in the process, but I'd have to say that the pressure of being examined surpasses the pressure of flying by about ten-fold.
April 11, 2022
On March 25th, 2022, after about 2 years of study and 3 hours of refresher flying, I completed my flight review at Barber's Point Flight School and got checked out to rent airplanes there. Read The Rusty Pilot Page for more detail.
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