Brian C.
Filing Flight Plan
Ok let me give you a little back ground.
I first flew in 1995-1996, roughly about 45-50 hours, then ran out of $$$.
For the next 10 years, I had the biggest Metallica tribute band on the planet. (Yes, Metallica came to OUR show and joined us on stage for a 6 song jam).
Then for the next 5 years I raced motorcycles (roadracing).
In late 2011 I picked up the flying bug and logged about 55 hours. I had only one XC to be done, then two checks and bam, I would have been a pilot. But that failed due to having to relocate for work, then meeting my wife and getting married.
So here I am, 10 years later, ready to finish. I do not have my log book from 1995-1996 but I do have the log book from 2011-2012 (I even have it digitized in an excel spreadsheet if anyone wants to look at it).
What I am trying to determine is:
a) I definitely need to do ground school again (I'm doing Pilot Institute as I don't need a class).
b) Will finish ground school in January, then I need to find a decent flight school West of Orlando. So far, Apopka has been suggested but we'll see.
c) I have to determine how many hours I would need. I haven't forgotten slow flight, p/on, p/off stalls, turns around a point, navigation, etc.
My goal is not to bankrupt myself trying to get my PPL (FWIW, I'm 53, I know, I'm old!) and eventually, maybe find an abandoned plane I can buy and rebuild it the way I want it.
Thoughts, good or bad, appreciated.
I first flew in 1995-1996, roughly about 45-50 hours, then ran out of $$$.
For the next 10 years, I had the biggest Metallica tribute band on the planet. (Yes, Metallica came to OUR show and joined us on stage for a 6 song jam).
Then for the next 5 years I raced motorcycles (roadracing).
In late 2011 I picked up the flying bug and logged about 55 hours. I had only one XC to be done, then two checks and bam, I would have been a pilot. But that failed due to having to relocate for work, then meeting my wife and getting married.
So here I am, 10 years later, ready to finish. I do not have my log book from 1995-1996 but I do have the log book from 2011-2012 (I even have it digitized in an excel spreadsheet if anyone wants to look at it).
What I am trying to determine is:
a) I definitely need to do ground school again (I'm doing Pilot Institute as I don't need a class).
b) Will finish ground school in January, then I need to find a decent flight school West of Orlando. So far, Apopka has been suggested but we'll see.
c) I have to determine how many hours I would need. I haven't forgotten slow flight, p/on, p/off stalls, turns around a point, navigation, etc.
My goal is not to bankrupt myself trying to get my PPL (FWIW, I'm 53, I know, I'm old!) and eventually, maybe find an abandoned plane I can buy and rebuild it the way I want it.
Thoughts, good or bad, appreciated.