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Oh yeah, the shirt ceremony is on the AOPA Facebook page. OK, my friend got the beginning and end of it. I'll get GoPro video up on FB as well.

Report out for yesterday: Preflighted the aircraft early, filled it up, had my t-shirt on, and the GoPro all ready to go, and my CFI came up, and he forgot his headset. I finished the pre-flight, and when he got back, we got going. We flew over to JZI, and did a touch and go on 22 (my choice...

:D That’s why I put the hours down... so you can skip to the good parts (if there are any... YMMV)

Hi Bob, I think that there are a few reasons for it, and I think it is, in order of ranking (and what I’ve done to help solve this in my flight club): No customer support training. As you have said, the front desk is an interesting conundrum. Small FBOs can’t afford a front desk person, and...

Wednesday Report Out: Performed 8 landings, 1 engine out, 1 go around, 1 no flap, and got them on the GoPro. My CFI agreed to the "we both own this" terms, where neither one of us can publish the videos without express written consent of the other, but we're free to show people from our...

Flight Report: It was a great day to fly in Charleston, SC! On the ramp, there were 3 Boeing Business Jets, and a lot of people in black SUV at work, so I figured that there was an unannounced VIP visit at Boeing in Charleston. I joked around with the ramp people that these were our new club...

Flight Report: Beautiful weather, on the ground, but 500 feet up, it was rough. Got to pattern altitude at KCHS, vectored to KJZI, and those crosswinds were beating on me. The funny thing is there are a couple of wind patterns around Charleston. The airport winds, and the coastal winds. The...

It's good to be back in training mode, rather than "looking for a trainer" mode. Did 6 (5 T&G, 1 Full stop) landings at KJZI after doing about 90% of the radio calls. I may be one of the weird students, but I like to have the tower there. My CFI gave me a script, which helped out immensely...

Went out yesterday and did climbs, radio communications with the tower at KCHS (sorry for those that heard it. Re-reading "Say Again, Please" to get the marbles out of my mouth), turns, slow flight, and getting to know my new CFI, and him learning me. Performed a straight in landing at 33, and...

Just for the record, I'm a "I'm learning to fly as inexpensively as possible, but willing to pay for a good CFI, and when the CFI says 'do this,' I do it and don't argue, but ask questions to make sure I understand" student. (you all may have a different opinion, of course...) Logbook: 13.6...

So, I have good news. I have a new one to add to the list: The “Hey! I have to pick up a plane in another city. Want a lesson while we get that plane, and our PPL friend will fly you back” CFI. I got a valuable lesson from this professional pilot, learning proper trimming technique...

I'll add to my "good CFI" list: Amy at Northway Aviation at KPAE - An aviator's aviator. She took my daughters and gave them a 15 minute ground school. Just her and them, as she was pre-flighting an airplane for a Challenge Air Event. http://www.northwayaviation.com/Instructors/new-1/ An...

Thank you for the nice words. In my defense, the CFI never let me know that he was looking for a better gig, and that's where I have the problem. He has a lawn care business, so I figured he wasn't looking to fly Transatlantic flights on United, and he said that he wanted to teach people. My...

UGH... As a student, remember the CNA: Communicate Navigate Aviate My CFI just quit on me. Got an “offer he couldn’t refuse” after a week long trip out west. The game plan was to fly 3x/week, and I set time aside in my life to do that, and this wasn’t helpful. If you’re looking to “move...

Report out on Tuesday's training: Got the Tomahawk in the air, and went down by KJZI to fly around a point, which is a lighthouse in the water. Did that, went a little steep in the turn, and had to re-learn this. Went to 2500', and then did some turns with a fix on the horizon. All good...

I'll let Mrs. Thequick work on some of those. Anyway, I met with the CFI on Saturday, and he looks to be a good fit. His suggestion that, for the next two lessons, to take the plane up, review what is already in my logbook (slow flight, turns around a point, power off stalls, engine out...

Just an update to my journey... I meet tomorrow (hurricanes and all delayed the start) with the CFI, and when he asked (on the phone) what I wanted to do, I told him, "get a license as soon as possible. I don't want to learn some, wait... forget... learn some more... wait... forget..." He was...

I'm hoping to make my home airport KLRO, as I'm in Dunes West, and it is about 2 miles from my house, but 5 miles by road. However, day trips can be scheduled out of there, if our flight club doesn't get larger airplanes. Making trips from KCHS 4X to get the family somewhere in the Tomahawk...

Get a female doctor. It makes that part of the exam more... enjoyable.

Well, I have good news! I finally got a CFI to work with me, and we're planning on going up 3-4x/week. We'll meet up next week and get things going. Thank you all for your help.