Vio From Canada, joined Feb 2004, 1285 posts, RR: 9 Posted (7 years 5 months 2 weeks 5 days 17 hours ago) and read 1934 times:
Hey,
All of us who have at least a PPL, have flown someone for the first time. I was just wondering, who was your first passenger? Mine was my best friend who is a plane nut like me. I wanted to be my father, but, he lives too far away from me
Cheers,
Vio
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KFLLCFII From United States of America, joined Sep 2004, 3262 posts, RR: 33 Reply 2, posted (7 years 5 months 2 weeks 5 days 16 hours ago) and read 1918 times:
My mother and grandfather.
I'm particularly glad I had the opportunity to take my grandfather up, as just a few months later he developed a condition that he never recovered from. He held a PPL himself, which he received on October 29, 1949 (I know because I have his logbook).
Since the day of our flight, he hadn't flown in over 20 years. Needless to say, he was thoroughly impressed with the latest & greatest avionics; I too was impressed with how well he handled the craft after such a long break!
It's been over 2 years since he passed, and I still miss him. One thing's for certain though: That will never change!
"About the only way to look at it, just a pity you are not POTUS KFLLCFII, seems as if we would all be better off."
Euclid From South Africa, joined Apr 2005, 372 posts, RR: 0 Reply 3, posted (7 years 5 months 2 weeks 5 days 13 hours ago) and read 1909 times:
Shucks, what a question. I got my PPL in 1989 and now, thinking back, I can for the life of me not remember the first flight I did with passengers, but I do suspect it would have been my dad. He did fly with me quite a lot back then. It would have been a great memory jogger if I could just look it up in my logbook, but my original logbook was stolen a few years ago when my car was broken into.
No, I did not have copies of it and yes, I know it was stupid of me not to have kept copies.
ACDC8 From Canada, joined Mar 2005, 7598 posts, RR: 40 Reply 5, posted (7 years 5 months 2 weeks 5 days 12 hours ago) and read 1893 times:
My Mommy and Daddy were my first passengers. The sad thing was, that I got my PPL in 1995, one day before I moved to Germany, so right after I finished my flight test, we drove down to YVR for my flight to AMS/DUS. So I never got to take them up until 1999. It was fun though, just did a 1 hour sight seeing flight around YLW and YVK.
OzLAME From Australia, joined Feb 2005, 338 posts, RR: 0 Reply 6, posted (7 years 5 months 2 weeks 5 days 8 hours ago) and read 1872 times:
My girlfriend at the time; we went up in a Beechcraft Musketeer and flew around above Sydney. She enjoyed it very much even though it was by far the smallest aircraft she'd ever been in.
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727EMflyer From United States of America, joined Mar 2005, 547 posts, RR: 0 Reply 7, posted (7 years 5 months 2 weeks 5 days 6 hours ago) and read 1861 times:
Well, Since the DPE is supposed to be an observer, not required flight crew.... Regardless of name, unless you are making illegal flights the DPE was the first passenger for each of us.
KFLLCFII From United States of America, joined Sep 2004, 3262 posts, RR: 33 Reply 8, posted (7 years 5 months 2 weeks 5 days 5 hours ago) and read 1858 times:
Quoting 727EMflyer (Reply 7): Regardless of name, unless you are making illegal flights the DPE was the first passenger for each of us.
Not here buddy My part 141 end-of-course check was administered by an instructor with a check-airman authorization. HE acted as PIC for the duration of the flight, and the time was logged as dual-received.
My mother and grandfather, as I previously said, were my first passengers.
"About the only way to look at it, just a pity you are not POTUS KFLLCFII, seems as if we would all be better off."
KFLLCFII From United States of America, joined Sep 2004, 3262 posts, RR: 33 Reply 10, posted (7 years 5 months 2 weeks 4 days 19 hours ago) and read 1838 times:
Quoting APFPilot1985 (Reply 9): My mom, we flew down to MTH and I had to land in a freaking nasty cross wind.
Yeah, Marathon's infamous for that. I had the *pleasure* during my comm'l long solo cross-country
"About the only way to look at it, just a pity you are not POTUS KFLLCFII, seems as if we would all be better off."
IAHFLYR From United States of America, joined Jun 2005, 4719 posts, RR: 25 Reply 11, posted (7 years 5 months 2 weeks 4 days 14 hours ago) and read 1821 times:
My finacee from FMY flying around the local area and over Sanibel Island in a C172, many many moons ago!
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Xjramper From United States of America, joined Dec 2003, 2345 posts, RR: 52 Reply 12, posted (7 years 5 months 2 weeks 4 days 14 hours ago) and read 1818 times:
Technically speaking, my DPE was my first passenger.
But the way the thread intended it, my buddy Dave was my first pax.
Jspitfire From Canada, joined Feb 2005, 308 posts, RR: 2 Reply 13, posted (7 years 5 months 2 weeks 4 days 7 hours ago) and read 1799 times:
I took my parents up just a few days after getting my PPL. The sad thing is, with all the training and University I've been doing....I haven't had a chance to take anyone else up, and I got my PPL in August 04!
FLY2HMO From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 14, posted (7 years 5 months 2 weeks 4 days 5 hours ago) and read 1791 times:
I've flown many times with other people in a skyhawk. But 99% of the time they were my friends; which all had or were working in their PPLs. The remaining 1% my parents and brother.
ZKEOJ From New Zealand, joined Feb 2005, 924 posts, RR: 7 Reply 15, posted (7 years 5 months 2 weeks 2 days 23 hours ago) and read 1780 times:
wow - I am amazed how many of you took your parents! My parents love flying on commercial jets, but they still don't even know I have a PPL. They wouldn't be able to have one night's sleep anymore, being scared something could happen to me!
I took my flatmate on my first flight without instructor. It was on a C152 shortly after I got my PPL...
Saleem From Pakistan, joined Mar 2000, 192 posts, RR: 0 Reply 17, posted (7 years 5 months 2 weeks 1 day 18 hours ago) and read 1749 times:
My Brother, Must be my parents if they could. My Mother is very afraid of Flying (specially on Ultralight), and my Father could not due to Health issues.
Burnsie28 From United States of America, joined Aug 2004, 7411 posts, RR: 9 Reply 18, posted (7 years 5 months 2 weeks 1 day 15 hours ago) and read 1743 times:
I hope that all those above paid at least 50% for their flight time, otherwise the FAA might be after you atleast in the US anyway.
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KFLLCFII From United States of America, joined Sep 2004, 3262 posts, RR: 33 Reply 19, posted (7 years 5 months 2 weeks 1 day 2 hours ago) and read 1727 times:
Quoting Burnsie28 (Reply 18): I hope that all those above paid at least 50% for their flight time, otherwise the FAA might be after you
Negative. §61.113(c) does not say that I have to pay 50%. However, it DOES say that I have to pay "not less than the pro rata share..."
I had two passengers onboard, so therefore I had to pay not less than my pro rata share of 33 1/3%.
"About the only way to look at it, just a pity you are not POTUS KFLLCFII, seems as if we would all be better off."
Jspitfire From Canada, joined Feb 2005, 308 posts, RR: 2 Reply 20, posted (7 years 5 months 2 weeks 1 day 2 hours ago) and read 1723 times:
Quoting Burnsie28 (Reply 18): I hope that all those above paid at least 50% for their flight time
I thought that, here in Canada at least, with you're PPL you were just not allowed to make any profit from you're flying. So if someone else wants to pay for the rental and fuel or whatever, that is ok. Is it any different if it's you're parents paying for it?
ACDC8 From Canada, joined Mar 2005, 7598 posts, RR: 40 Reply 21, posted (7 years 5 months 2 weeks 1 day ago) and read 1721 times:
Quoting Jspitfire (Reply 20): I thought that, here in Canada at least, with you're PPL you were just not allowed to make any profit from you're flying. So if someone else wants to pay for the rental and fuel or whatever, that is ok. Is it any different if it's you're parents paying for it?
If you have your PPL in Canada, you are not allowed to receive compensation for your flying services. You can get someone to pay for the rental/fuel etc., but you are not allowed to receive money for yourself. You still may want to be careful about that though, just to be on the safe side. But bottom line is if your parents or friends want to fly around for an hour or so, just ask them for the money to pay for the rental and you're all set.
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