Intro - Back into Flying

[Scott Scheurich]

I just joined. Am a rusty pilot just getting back into flying. Taking tailwheel training right now and its a blast. (in a Champ). I am a former Naval Aviator, (A-7E, USS America). It's good to be back flying, and a big hello to any Sailors out there! (also to any Veterans).

 

[BrianNC]

Congrats and welcome!

 

[luvflyin]

I just joined. Am a rusty pilot just getting back into flying. Taking tailwheel training right now and its a blast. (in a Champ). I am a former Naval Aviator, (A-7E, USS America). It's good to be back flying, and a big hello to any Sailors out there! (also to any Veterans).

Welcome to the joint. There's a few other ex Navy jet jocks here. A7's off an LHA??

 

[Warlock]

Pretty sure America was a Kittyhawk class carrier…Welcome from an Army Aviator in past life with seatime with the Navy…

 

[AggieMike88]

Howdy!

 

[BrianNC]

I just joined. Am a rusty pilot just getting back into flying. Taking tailwheel training right now and its a blast. (in a Champ). I am a former Naval Aviator, (A-7E, USS America). It's good to be back flying, and a big hello to any Sailors out there! (also to any Veterans).

Well I was gonna tell you my experience coming back after laying off from 2006 until 2017. Then I saw you were a Navy aviator and realized you didn't need anything from me.

 

[luvflyin]

Pretty sure America was a Kittyhawk class carrier…Welcome from an Army Aviator in past life with seatime with the Navy…

I googled it and got LHA-6. Did it again and this time got a CV-66. It was scuttled in 2005.

 

[kath]

Welcome, and thank you for your service!

I tried taking some tailwheel lessons in a Champ once... my instructor and I spent 45 minutes trying to hand-prop the engine (until my hands literally started to bleed) without success... came back the next day and it still wouldn't start. So my Champ dreams remain! Somedaaaaaaaayyyyy....

 

[pmanton]

Hi from Salome, AZ.

 

[Scott@KTYR]

Welcome to POA

 

[Pugs]

I just joined. Am a rusty pilot just getting back into flying. Taking tailwheel training right now and its a blast. (in a Champ). I am a former Naval Aviator, (A-7E, USS America). It's good to be back flying, and a big hello to any Sailors out there! (also to any Veterans).

Welcome - made my way back to GA a few years ago after a career flying VAQ - No traps on CV-66 but had a couple friends in her in VAQ-137 in the late 80's and early 90;s cruises.