10,000 Hours

Oh yeah, Dan Grider; I saw him flying 43D in 2013 at a Topeka airshow, but don't know if he's still flying/training in it.
 
The last nail in the Academy coffin was in 1996 when they never removed the elevator gust locks and tried a takeoff on runway 14 at 6A2 in the middle of the night. The NTSB never figured it out but it is very obvious and common knowledge among the locals here. Josie, in the right seat was was found hunched over trying to undo the yoke/pedastal control lock at the time of impact. The left seat guy was decapitated by a steel beem that came through the cockpit level at neck level. lThey had too much speed and no runway left when they tried to rotate, so stopping was not an option. They hit the grocery store with four good engines at firewall power. I bought the only remaining flyable DC-3 in the fleet (143D) shortly after and began to clean it up. Academy and I were opposite in terms of checklists, procedures, safety, CRM. I had those, they had none. The DC-3/DC-4 crews never used a checklist of any kind for any phase of flight. I have five airplanes, two twin trainers plus the -3, and I do DC-3 PIC and SIC courses, although I am on break through the holidays while I install a fresh overhauled O-320 on the right engine of one twin, and a new 1830 on the left engine of the -3. Both should be flyable after the first of the year sometime. I provide crew cars, crash pad, food, books, checklists, and examiner for all PIC rides, we do them two at a time. Cost is dependant on your ability, there is no minimum dual required. Take it cold if you want! In 2016 I did several PICs in about 3 hours of training, and a bulk of them at around 5. Checkride is 1.2 hours. I am revamping a web site during the interum so the best way to catch me is via cell - 678-371-2793 Thanks, Dan
 
Welcome Dan! Yeah I wasn't positive whether Academy was around still. Knew a few guys at ASA who flew for Academy prior to coming to ASA. Something I've always wanted to do, get check out in a -3. Maybe once I build this log house wifey wants I can talk her into it. Keep us updated on the web site. Oh, location where you train? Again welcome!
 
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mscard88 said:
Welcome Dan! Yeah I wasn't positive whether Academy was around still. Knew a few guys at ASA who flew for Academy prior to coming to ASA. Something I've always wanted to do, get check out in a -3. Maybe once I build this log house wifey wants I can talked into it. Keep us updated on the web site. Oh, location where you train? Again welcome!
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6A2 base
 
Where that (so I don't have to look it up) lol. I'm lazy ole bastard.

edit: looked it up, Griffin Ga
 
Congrats! I don't think I will ever reach 10,000 in my lifetime as a hobbyist pilot (I'm only at ~2500 now and would have to keep flying my current average of 200 hours/year every year until my late 70s) but maybe I can make 8760 hours - which represents one year in the air.

At 10,000 hours you have spent 1 year, 1 month and 21 days away from the surface of the earth - nicely done!
 
Congratulation on 10,000 hours, I have been flying over 30 years and I'm just over 3000! I do need to add up my log book, it's a couple years since I've run the totals!
 
N747JB said:
Congratulation on 10,000 hours, I have been flying over 30 years and I'm just over 3000! I do need to add up my log book, it's a couple years since I've run the totals!
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Thanks John. Nice to finally meet you at FTY the other day.
 
Academy Airlines was owned by Bob McSwiggen. He went through some DC-3s and ended up flying a couple of converted DC-4s. They are no longer in operation. Dan still has his DC-3 but isn't currently doing any training in it.
 
Congrats on hitting 10K, Dave. A long hard slog! A young CFI down in Florida claims to have logged over 10K of dual in less than five years - not impossible, but I'd sure like to see him prove it with his log book. I am exceedingly sceptical of his claim. But back to you; good job and good flying!
 
write-stuff said:
A young CFI down in Florida claims to have logged over 10K of dual in less than five years - not impossible, but I'd sure like to see him prove it with his log book.
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Me too. That's just shy of 2000 hours a year, 166 hours a month, 5.5 hours a day, 7 days a week. Yeah possible.
 
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Congrats on hitting 10K, Dave. A long hard slog! A young CFI down in Florida claims to have logged over 10K of dual in less than five years - not impossible, but I'd sure like to see him prove it with his log book. I am exceedingly sceptical of his claim. But back to you; good job and good flying!
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Damn and I thought I did a lot. I did 1200 in a year.
 
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