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any one here a real pilot?


hi guys,

I know I talk about fsx a lot, and pretend to be a pilot,biggrin

would love to know if there are any real pilots here, and if so

would love some chat with you ..

my dad flew a cessna over our farm one day, scared the heck out of the chooks! confuse

 I guess that's why I have been hooked on them ever sincesmile

 




-- Edited by milo on Tuesday 20th of August 2013 07:02:15 PM

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Does a Hot Air Balloon Pilot count??.................... if so.................. Yes



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milo wrote:

hi guys,

I know I talk about fsx a lot, and pretend to be a pilot,biggrin

would love to know if there are any real pilots here, and if so

would love some chat with you ..

my dad flew a cessna over our farm one day, scared the heck out of the chooks! confuse

 I guess that's why I have been hooked on them ever sincesmile

 

How about flying from the deck of an Aircraft carrier.That is flying Milo.



-- Edited by milo on Tuesday 20th of August 2013 07:02:15 PM


 



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Yes, that was my profession. Long retired now. Started in Brisbane with TAA !!



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that would be cool, different flying to normal every day flying

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I did my student licence, years ago, but at $45 a lesson when I was making $150 a week, it got too expensive. Flying was easy, landing took some practice.I now know why cessnas have strong undercarriage as I used to bounce down the runway at times. Great fun and a bit of a challenge. Would get my full licence,now, given the chance.One day, when I win the lotto...........Bill

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have looked at joyflights , $250 an hour, maybe some day I might take to the sky
for real, but will have to save up first..

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Helicopter gunships but that was another lifetime ago any flying after that was as a passenger

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Hueys or UH 1s are interesting machines. I was scared ****less the first time I went up in one. Chinooks are one of the noisyest aircraft I have ever been in! Having a shaft revolving above your head doesn,t give you much confidence, either. At least they had 2 engines- hueys had one.......And you can gues what happens when it fails.I don,t suppose a Chinook would fly far on one motor , either. Great experience flying in them, though. Bill

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They all have the glide path of a house brick when the fan stops you need height to auto rotate to a heavy landing .. A landing is really only a controlled crash and every one you walk away from is a good one

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For you Milo you can do both fly and caravan biggrin



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Unfortunately 9/11 took a lot of fun out of flying. Security doors were installed on entrance to Flight Deck, passengers were no longer permitted to enter Flight Deck. I enjoyed having visitors into our little domain, especially young people learning to fly with an aviation career in mind. There are a lot of videos on YouTube and I've selected two for you. The first features my last employer and the airplane I really loved. (That is not me in the video)  The second is an Airbus A380 making an approach into San Francisco. Hope you enjoy.

Seoul Incheon Departure (****pit 747-100

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCty4RSEyF0

 

Pilot's View of Airbus A380 approach and landing at San Francisco

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3HKN-FWNq0



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Has anybody jumped out of an airplane?


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MMMM in another life I served with the RAAF as a motor transport driver. They offered to teach me too do just that, " YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING" (minus the expletives) was the answer the only thing I will jump out of will be the cabin of a truck, don't need no parachute for that.



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Big Gorilla wrote:

 

Seoul Incheon Departure (****pit 747-100

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCty4RSEyF0

 

 


 I like his Pre-flight routine....if the switch is down, flick it up - if it is up, put it down.  If the light is off, switch it on, if the light is on, switch it off.

Time to land?  Reverse the previous procedure.  Simple really. biggrinbiggrin



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dorian wrote:

Has anybody jumped out of an airplane?


 Only during basic training, not something, I would take up as a hobby  While the engines have thrust I'll ride it to the ground



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I jumped out of the back of a Herc once..... To spew on the tarmac and not inside. We had just landed at Richmond.

This was after a search and rescue with a belly full of hotdogs and coffee. Stupid stuff you do when young eh.




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dorian wrote:

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 Several times, mainly static line, and like Cloak also out the back of a Herc (C130) 



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I'f I could work out how too, I'd love to build one of these cessna home ****pits


http://www.simsamurai.com/?page_id=26

 

 



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Wow how nice them video clips

Thanks Ken ( Big Gorilla )

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there is going to be some major changes with Milo Aviation soon..

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Delta18 wrote:
Big Gorilla wrote:

 

Seoul Incheon Departure (****pit 747-100

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCty4RSEyF0

 

 


 I like his Pre-flight routine....if the switch is down, flick it up - if it is up, put it down.  If the light is off, switch it on, if the light is on, switch it off.

Time to land?  Reverse the previous procedure.  Simple really. biggrinbiggrin


 Care to try and start a Pratt & Whitney JT9D-7A Jet engine ?  confuseconfuse Simple really biggrinbiggrin..........Only joking Delta...



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thanks again to all of you for your replies, been a great post

I have been for the last couple weeks trying to get my head around flying with out a gps
I use a mapping system called plan G , on the other monitor and can set my to and from
so i can see where i am, learning how to set my HSI (Horizontal Situation Indicator) ADF etc
not sure what the proper turm for this is called?

some complicated readings , and studying from online sources..some times i need a break
as i get migranes from too much studying

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I had a lot of fun with the 747's the 737's and heli's but now days since I bought my first payware
plane I have been trying to think a bit like more like a real pilot, and learn to fly just one plane
plus with the GFS (Global financial situation ) it was proving costly to run so many aircraft, and so many
different flights and keeping costs down... So hopefully our new plan will be much more economic and financial
for us,

so Milo Aviation has sold of all the Jets, ie Lucy the A380, Big bird the 747 and 3 of our stock passenger 737's
but keeping Venus De Milo for our VIP flights, which will be kept at our hanger at Sydney Kingsford Smith IAs

mostly from now on we will be flying from Wollongong airport, and flying the awesome Cessna Grand Caravan 208b, we have 3 cargo versions and 2 passenger version for local (Australian) flights, We are considering keep a helicopter of some sorts and a couple of the light aircraft trikes for joy flights and flight training which is available now here at the Wollongong Illawrra airport..

oh also we have and always will have discounts any where in aus for any one on this site..

also on a side note , I will be planing a world flight in a purpose built Cessna Grand Caravan 208b,

more details later on..


so that's the plan at the moment and for near future...
thanks for supporting Milo Aviation

 2 planes in my pics are one of the cargo and passenger versions of the Cessna Grand Caravan 208b

ps found out my dad flew a Cessna 152 on many occasions guess that's why I like the Cessna's



-- Edited by milo on Saturday 24th of August 2013 06:41:28 PM

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Greetings and Salutations,, all you top guns,,,,hehehe and may I give a big Howdyeee to Milo,,, May I go off topic ,for a moment ,, Milo plays a mean Guitar, see on his blog,,,,  now back to the topic,,  I have been flying, (High) since I was 18 ,Covered many miles, enjoyed many trips, in my one seater cosmic Star ship ,,,,,,,,,,hehehe,,,   stay excited Nomads, we only get one shot at life , enjoy it ,we are not guaranteed tomorrow,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Billeeeeeee

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Now that's the type of flying I really enjoy ! Take me to he moooooooon !

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