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11-25-2004, 11:40 AM
I am an addict! Where do I go for help?
Hello All! My name is Brandon and I live in beautiful Northern Arizona. I have been a private pilot for 25+ years and have enjoyed my many aircraft from my first Tri Pacer to my favorite C-182. For years I made sure I could find an excuse to fly every day although times changed and I stepped back for a few years as flying was not as convenient and the fun was not there. During my Hiatus I still had a passion for aircraft and have picked up a few projects which others had given up on or some that had been built and did not perform or. Crashed. While I might not have made them perfect, they were good usable machines when I finished. Did I say I am an addict? I was sure I had this flying bug out of me until my into flight in a gyro. WOW! Flying is fun again, I always thought you all were crazy, I'm sorry I was wrong. You all have been having all this fun without me knowing it.
In my quest to feed my addiction I ran into you folks here and have enjoyed learning from your posts and am always learning more. I now realize my first impression might have been right on, “Some of you are Crazy!”, but your forum is Great and everyone’s input is greatly appreciated, keep up the good work!
I have been training with the friendly professional folks at AAI in Buckeye. Not many better crews than Terry, Steve and everyone I have met at AAI. Last week I followed my addiction to Florida to look at a Gyro for sale and met a genuinely Great Guy, Terry Eiland who offered his insight and expertise in my quest to find a suitable bird for me. While the purchase went bowling, (another story), Terry made my trip worthwhile by sharing his expertise and even took me for a tour of his area in his exceptional SparrowHawk. Seeing Crystal River by air, the migrating Manatees in the bay and great people made the trip a bargain for the price of an airline ticket. I will try to post a couple pics I took from Terry’s flight if I can figure out how! They might be boring to some of you who have seen Manatees from the air before, but to this inlander I thought it was neat! Enjoy!
I realize most of you are at low altitude airstrips although I am sure there are a few that have high altitude experience and I look forward to picking you brain and experiences in my quest to feed my new addiction and quest to pick the right machine for high altitude safe operation. Keep up all the interesting Posts, I’ll be reading & Learning. Happy Flying
Hello All! My name is Brandon and I live in beautiful Northern Arizona. I have been a private pilot for 25+ years and have enjoyed my many aircraft from my first Tri Pacer to my favorite C-182. For years I made sure I could find an excuse to fly every day although times changed and I stepped back for a few years as flying was not as convenient and the fun was not there. During my Hiatus I still had a passion for aircraft and have picked up a few projects which others had given up on or some that had been built and did not perform or. Crashed. While I might not have made them perfect, they were good usable machines when I finished. Did I say I am an addict? I was sure I had this flying bug out of me until my into flight in a gyro. WOW! Flying is fun again, I always thought you all were crazy, I'm sorry I was wrong. You all have been having all this fun without me knowing it.
In my quest to feed my addiction I ran into you folks here and have enjoyed learning from your posts and am always learning more. I now realize my first impression might have been right on, “Some of you are Crazy!”, but your forum is Great and everyone’s input is greatly appreciated, keep up the good work!
I have been training with the friendly professional folks at AAI in Buckeye. Not many better crews than Terry, Steve and everyone I have met at AAI. Last week I followed my addiction to Florida to look at a Gyro for sale and met a genuinely Great Guy, Terry Eiland who offered his insight and expertise in my quest to find a suitable bird for me. While the purchase went bowling, (another story), Terry made my trip worthwhile by sharing his expertise and even took me for a tour of his area in his exceptional SparrowHawk. Seeing Crystal River by air, the migrating Manatees in the bay and great people made the trip a bargain for the price of an airline ticket. I will try to post a couple pics I took from Terry’s flight if I can figure out how! They might be boring to some of you who have seen Manatees from the air before, but to this inlander I thought it was neat! Enjoy!
I realize most of you are at low altitude airstrips although I am sure there are a few that have high altitude experience and I look forward to picking you brain and experiences in my quest to feed my new addiction and quest to pick the right machine for high altitude safe operation. Keep up all the interesting Posts, I’ll be reading & Learning. Happy Flying