Pilots

I enjoy boating night. Coming into a semi-busy harbor early in the morning recently I realized it was a lot like flying an IFR approach--the need to synthesize the data from a number of sources (MFD, radar, AIS, visual) and to keep your scan going.

I know there are a lot of sailors here. I suspect there are also a lot of pilots. Interesting how those two backgrounds overlap with the trawler world.

Anyone want to own up to being part of the flying community?

Dave
PP-ASEL-IA

first 8 years of career, flew helos that routinely landed on the water...even had 2 anchors aboard.

best of both worlds....

.......anchor nuts can guess which types in another thread....

I agee. There are definitely a lot of similarities.

My daily is an Airbus 320
I also tow gliders with a Pawnee and also fly gliders.
My dads plane is an RV7. I’m fortunate that he lets me fly it anytime I want. 155 kts on 8.5 gph, redline is 200 kts. All on 180 HP.

It’s a pretty awesome job.

Somebody had to teach all of you to fly.
CFI here, many years ago....

40+ years...

Started with hang gliders and ultralights. Got my private ticket with seaplane endorsement.

Retired Hawaiian, Northwest & Delta. Dhc7, Dc9, 727, DC10, 747-400, A330.
42’ Pilothouse Trawler, Great Loop, 10,000 + miles in the last 7 years at 8.0 mph.

Ken Shanley
MV Charis

Pilot

Yea, I'm a Pilot too as well & have an airplane in my hanger at OXR.

35 + years

Private & IFR rated.

Took enough flying lessons 45 years ago so that soloing was the next step.



Realized two things:


1. I couldn't afford the dollars to keep progressing at that time in my financial life.


2. I would probably kill myself since I have a sometimes drifting attention span.


Gave it up.

danderer said:

.....I realized it was a lot like flying.....

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......until you have an engine failure.

Benthic2 said:

......until you have an engine failure.

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At which point black smoke comes out from under the cowl, the plane goes into a steep dive with the pilot pulling as hard as he can on the yoke, and the Jericho Trumpets are screaming away as you auger into the ground. Or that's how it's done in the movies and on TV, at least.

I got a private ticket while in college, using the flying club's Cessna 150. $27/hr, wet. Couldn't beat that with a stick, even back then, as the FBO charged $32/hr for a (slightly) more modern 152. Haven't flown in 30 years, though. Kinda miss it.

danderer said:

I enjoy boating night. Coming into a semi-busy harbor early in the morning recently I realized it was a lot like flying an IFR approach--the need to synthesize the data from a number of sources (MFD, radar, AIS, visual) and to keep your scan going.

I know there are a lot of sailors here. I suspect there are also a lot of pilots. Interesting how those two backgrounds overlap with the trawler world.

Anyone want to own up to being part of the flying community?

Dave
PP-ASEL-IA

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Not me....
but.....
Pic is of my shop foreman buzzing me a couple of hours ago in one of our hay fields so low that I could have high fived him thru the window.

For those that might appreciate it, this is a classic and well cared for 170A that he does most of the work on himself to include this past long cold Winter of buffing (zoom in) and powertrain major.

My grandfather flew crop dusters in Southern Louisiana until he was 72 or 73. He flew right up until he fell ill and passed away. He was the oldest flying crop duster in the state. I was lucky enough to fly with him (in a single seat cockpit no less) once or twice as a teenager.

I've always dreamed of having my license, but I've never been able to afford it.

Flew bell 206, 205, 214 and as350d’s and b’s(helicopters). Flew gliders for a number of years, grob 103.

klee wyck said:

Not me....
but.....
Pic is of my shop foreman buzzing me a couple of hours ago in one of our hay fields so low that I could have high fived him thru the window.

For those that might appreciate it, this is a classic and well cared for 170A that he does most of the work on himself to include this past long cold Winter of buffing (zoom in) and powertrain major.

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I sure do. My dad had a 1953 Cessna 170B that I started flying with him when I was 12. I soloed that plane on my 16th birthday.

Because of that plane, I now hope to own a Cenna 195 someday.

Head on a swivel??? I have an autopilot

(eyes in the back of my head when entering pattern at uncontrolled airports in 152)

dwhatty said:

Took enough flying lessons 45 years ago so that soloing was the next step.



Realized two things:


1. I couldn't afford the dollars to keep progressing at that time in my financial life.


2. I would probably kill myself since I have a sometimes drifting attention span.


Gave it up.

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I hear you. I got my private ticket back in 1980. It was great when I was a student in professional school living off jobs, scholarships, and student loans. After the birth of our first child I quickly realized that with a young family, mortgage, professional responsibilities and a very, very small income, I couldn’t afford to keep flying. :-(

I didn’t have the attention span problems, but my wife isn’t crazy about flying so... gave it up.

Dave

dhays said:

I hear you. I got my private ticket back in 1980. It was great when I was a student in professional school living off jobs, scholarships, and student loans. After the birth of our first child I quickly realized that with a young family, mortgage, professional responsibilities and a very, very small income, I couldn’t afford to keep flying. :-(

I didn’t have the attention span problems, but my wife isn’t crazy about flying so... gave it up.

Dave

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Me too! Private pilot, multi engine,night endorsement. Wife (girl friend at the time) was a white knuckle flier so gave it up over 45 years ago. Fortunately she enjoys boating!

US Navy , SP2H - P2V7 Neptune , then air line 727, 737, DC 10 till retirement.


Nice view , no heavy lifting , free coffee on call.

Learned to fly at 16 before learning to drive a car, CFII-MEI, flew Part 135 charter, pipeline patrol, AM Radio Traffic Reports (Harrisburg PA WKBO), FAA Air Traffic Controller San Diego (MYF), FAA Airspace System Inspection Pilot (Flight Check Flight Inspector), N265, BE-300, LJ-60 (retired).

Designed instrument approaches, SIDs and STARS using TERPs criteria for public, military and private use. We certified the routes and approaches flown through IMC including all navaids, radar, comm and lighting aids.

Just the small stuff for me. Luckily, I survived some stupid powered hang gliding adventures. After that, C152, 172, 177, 177RG, 182, 182RG, 210, Warrier, Archer, Arrow, Lance, Saratoga SP, Cherokee 6, M201, C310.
I really enjoy island hopping; usually a S FL base and then head SE.

Dc-3, dc-b23, lr-35, g-2, cv-240, cv-340, cv-440, sa-227, dhc-8, b737, b747, b757, b767, a320.

Learned to sail when I was 8. Learned to fly when I was 14. Still own the sailboat (custom build 45') and an 18m racing sailplane (ASH26 Mi). I've put about 14,000 miles on this sailboat, and about 30,000 miles on this glider. Newer to trawling.

Navy P3 Delta DC8 DC9 B727 L1011 B757 B767 B777 MD11, over seas B777 instructor B787. Starting 48 years in the industry shortly; looking forward to a trawler.

I forgot my helicopter days. US Army CH47, UH1, OH58 then Bell 47, 204, 205, 212 most of the Jet Rangers and AS350B.

Ken Shanley
MV Charis

Yep, me too. Commercial, Multi-engine, Instrument rated. Flew part 135, mostly 206’s on and off the islands in Penobscot Bay, Maine 20+ years ago. Loved it. Bought our first sloop in Maine as well.

However, the one thing I owe the most to flying was meeting my wife. Of all the cheap flight schools in the greater Boston area in the early 90’s, the one I worked out was the one she could afford as a BU student.

Thank God, been better for it ever since.

For us, the crossover is definitely there. Navigation, planning, prep and operational we often find ourselves back in the ‘cockpit’ when sailing (minus the emergency landing and stall drills).

After years of reading about aviation, mostly mishaps, I started lessons in a Piper Warrior and ended up with a Cessna 150 at 20 hours. I earned the private, put on another 100 hours or so, and learned a ton. The learning included some large repair bills and the fact that flying skills are perishable. I enjoyed bombing around after work (hardly in a C-150), but for a variety of reasons sold the plane and have not flown since. It was fun and I am glad I was able to do it, but I doubt there is a plane in my future.

Someday...

Hmmm.....
Seems many of you have gone from 400 knots to 8 knots. Strange there has not been more injuries. I have been told that with race cars and airplanes, it is not the speed that kills you, it is the suddenly slowing down....