There should be a BBQ with that log book as the guest of honor.
There should be a BBQ with that log book as the guest of honor.
LOL!!!!!!! Back to square one..... Guys I am a private pilot student living in Alaska with 60 hours......
LOL!!!!!!! Back to square one..... Guys I am a private pilot student living in Alaska with 60 hours......
Also, the size of the state and the low population density probably mean that the FAA simply doesn't have the resources to enforce the license requirement. I'm guessing that the chances of being ramp-checked in areas where you have to fly to the supermarket are pretty low.
Question. Forgive me if it doesn't belong here, but I see really young kids driving I-81 in trucks with "FARM USE" plates. I asked one kid how old he was and he was 12. Is there a utility provision for unlicensed Pilots as well? Can you cropdust under a "FARM USE" designation?
No, and no.Question. Forgive me if it doesn't belong here, but I see really young kids driving I-81 in trucks with "FARM USE" plates. I asked one kid how old he was and he was 12. Is there a utility provision for unlicensed Pilots as well? Can you cropdust under a "FARM USE" designation?
Please stop feeding the troll.
Well.... If you think I am a troll.... Try spending 1 month here..... Do you really think what I posted here is a lie?? Ron, I respect you because I know that you are one of the best instructors in this country... But you need a taste of the real world.. Ask any pilot in Alaska... You will see...
Please stop feeding the troll.
Sorry.... I am venting....
if you are for real, then you should tear up that log full of illegal flying, burn the pieces, and scatter the ashes across the state. Just stick with the legal log, and try not to talk or write or post about your illegal flying. And if the FAA ever asks about any flying other than what's in the legal log, zip your lip and keep it zipped.Well.... If you think I am a troll.... Try spending 1 month here..... Do you really think what I posted here is a lie?? Ron, I respect you because I know that you are one of the best instructors in this country... But you need a taste of the real world.. Ask any pilot in Alaska... You will see...
\__[Ô]__/;976659 said:Maybe, but it only takes one guy with too much time on his hands to ruin your day.
And please try to exercise some self-control and stop doing what you know isn't legal.
No, it usually takes a mob, one person has little chance without slam spamming.
Guys, I am not trying to create a controversy here... But that is the reality of Alaska Airmen. We are bush pilots by default, not by choice..... I respect Ron a lot but try to find a CFII around here.... I wish the FAA raises a flag and try to find us... There is lot of help that we need in terms of aviation infraestructure.... The problem here is not uncertified pilots... The issue here is that the goverment does not give a ****.... I am talking about dem & Reps.
Not knowing exactly where he lives or what his circumstances are, I can't say, but I can say that if he keeps this up, eventually he will be caught, and that will be on his record forever. My experience, however, is that if you want something enough, you'll find a legal way to do it.He's already expressed his desire to get legal, but how do you suggest that he get to a CFI without flying there? (See post #10 if you're wondering what I'm talking about.)
My experience, however, is that if you want something enough, you'll find a legal way to do it.
That's a very odd thing to come from someone who professes to not bother to ask los federales if they can get the groceries.I have two logbooks, one legal and the real one. My question is that after passing my checkride.. Can I legally log those hours? I want to get my IFR rating also. BTW, I file IFR and fly approaches to minimuns......
I think this is the worst advice given so far. What good can possibly come from the OP trying to come clean with the FAA? Why does the FSDO need to know anything? If he wants confession, confess to a priest not an ASI or even a CFI. He needs to find a local CFII, yes (what happened to the one who gave him the instrument training?). Don't show the CFI the illegal logbook, just the legal one. The CFI will know the OP has a lot more hours than his logbook shows, if he's any good. So what?My recommendation is to find a well connected local CFI and have a heart-to-heart talk with him. My advise to you is that you have better be very penitent and very serious when you have that talk. Hopefully he will be willing to give the guys at the local FSDO a call and have a "Let's suppose there was this guy who had done something very stupid but wanted to come clean. How might be the best way to handle this?" As you have learned, it's usually best to play by the rules. If the Feds ever find out about this on their own you will be screwed. In my opinion it will be best to come clean and move forward. Good luck to you.
Good advice. As for the rest, I'll let that slide as sarcasm.Go in with your 60 hour log book, pass your PPL.
Sit back and think about what you are saying versus what you are asking.I have two logbooks, one legal and the real one. My question is that after passing my checkride.. Can I legally log those hours? I want to get my IFR rating also. BTW, I file IFR and fly approaches to minimuns......
the FAA (which does not follow a different FAR/AIM for Alaska, as far as I know). :wink2:
Back in the early '80s I was flying for a company in Wyoming. One of the local pilots came up to me one afternoon and asked me if I was a CFI. He mentioned that he had a problem and wanted to know how to handle it. It seems that several years earlier, be had bought a new Cessna 182 and started taking flying lessons in it. The problem was he stopped his flying lessons, but he never stopped his flying. Over the intervening 7 or 8 years he had continued to fly and dutifully log his time. He showed me his logbook and he had just over 700 hours of flight time, including around 20 hours of dual from way back when. He had flown that 182 all over the country, he just had never bothered with the formality of taking a written test, a checkride, of a flight physical. (He did tell me that he had a physical every year with his doctor.) His question to me was could I help him get straight with the FAA? I called one of my buddies at the FSDO and asked him what I should do and how I should go about doing it. My inspector buddy told me that there was a lot of that stuff going around. It seems that there were quite a few that ranchers had airplanes and a few of them just weren't overly concerned about stuff like licenses, inspections, physicals and technical things like that. Nowadays, we talk about a kinder, gentler FAA, but back then all they wanted to do is to get the guy legal. The guy went into the big city and got a flight physical and attended one of those weekend ground schools and passed the written. I gave him a few hours dual to"polish the apple" for the checkride - it didn't take much, he was a pretty good stick. Finally, once all of his ducks were in a row, I sent him to a DPE that the FAA recommended and he walked away with a license in his pocket.
My recommendation is to find a well connected local CFI and have a heart-to-heart talk with him. My advise to you is that you have better be very penitent and very serious when you have that talk. Hopefully he will be willing to give the guys at the local FSDO a call and have a "Let's suppose there was this guy who had done something very stupid but wanted to come clean. How might be the best way to handle this?" As you have learned, it's usually best to play by the rules. If the Feds ever find out about this on their own you will be screwed. In my opinion it will be best to come clean and move forward. Good luck to you.
\__[Ô]__/;977022 said:I think it's great that the OP has decided to go legal. And based on the circumstances, I guess that's not an easy thing to do. After reading through the thread, I have a better understanding why Alaska has a reputation for having so many pilots flying without proper certification.
As for the OP's situation, some people have mentioned talking about it with the FAA. I felt I should share this Venn diagram which is relevant and quite handy. It's also available as a business card you can keep in your wallet for quick reference when away from your computer.