Leezyjet From United Kingdom, joined Oct 2001, 4041 posts, RR: 55 Posted (8 years 2 months 6 hours ago) and read 1253 times:
Hi all.
I'm back from South Africa and I'm now finally able to say that I AM A PILOT !!!.
I passed my PPL course with 42 hours, 15 days flying and 3/4 days ground school - thats even quicker than that place in the states !!!.
I would not recommend doing it in such a short time though, it has been hard work doing up to 12 hour days, sometimes flying up to 6 hours a day then having to study on a night as well as finding time to go out on the p!$$ with the other guys and girls !!!.
This is the baby that I did most of my flying in, and my first Solo, my cross country solo and my flight tests, although I have also been signed off on the C-172 as well :-
XJRamper From United States of America, joined Dec 2003, 2352 posts, RR: 52 Reply 9, posted (8 years 2 months 5 hours ago) and read 1140 times:
I was meaning to ask you...why SA? Not cracking on SA, just why you chose a flight school not only in a completely different country, but in another hemesphere as well. Again, congrats.
Leezyjet From United Kingdom, joined Oct 2001, 4041 posts, RR: 55 Reply 16, posted (8 years 2 months 3 hours ago) and read 1050 times:
Thanks guys and girls for the replies.
"I was meaning to ask you...why SA? Not cracking on SA, just why you chose a flight school not only in a completely different country, but in another hemesphere as well. Again, congrats."
For the same reason so many people go to the US to do it, £££. It was £3000 to do it in SA compared to £5000+ in the UK, also the weather is a big factor too. The weather in Florida is too perfect to learn to fly in and can cause problems for new pilots when they return to the UK, as they are not used to flying in less than perfect weather, where as the weather in Port Elizabeth is similar to the weather we get in the UK in summer. I also wanted to learn at a proper airport mixing with scheduled traffic rather than at a small airfield with just other light a/c, as it gets you more used to the procedures from the start.
Kaz, we have already discussed the formation flight. I have read the Air Law rules and it says that formation flight is only allowed with the permission of BOTH pilots in command - and I know Captain Ben is up for it !!!.
Just got to wait up to 1 month for my license to come through now before I can go flying again !!!.
Flight Sim is sooooooooooo unrealistic now - well for VFR flight anyway !!!.
"She Rolls, 45 knots, 90, 135, nose comes up to 20 degrees, she's airborne - She flies, Concorde Flies"
Seriously, congrats! My checkride is coming up within the next couple of weeks, so I know from personal experience how rewarding such an accomplishment can be.
N766UA From United States of America, joined Jul 1999, 8008 posts, RR: 27 Reply 21, posted (8 years 1 month 4 weeks 1 day 22 hours ago) and read 933 times:
Jesus tapdancing Christ.... 15 days?! Good God it took me 2 years! Wow.
Mir From United States of America, joined Jan 2004, 19813 posts, RR: 56 Reply 22, posted (8 years 1 month 4 weeks 1 day 19 hours ago) and read 905 times:
Quoting N766UA (Reply 21): Jesus tapdancing Christ.... 15 days?! Good God it took me 2 years! Wow.
Damn, took me 2.5 years and about 95 hours. Darn UND policies....
Congrats Lee!
-Mir
7 billion, one nation, imagination...it's a beautiful day
Aerobalance From United States of America, joined Sep 2000, 4634 posts, RR: 51 Reply 23, posted (8 years 1 month 4 weeks 1 day 18 hours ago) and read 900 times:
27 UTA_flyinghigh: Congratulations Lee on this great achievement ! Out of curiosity (read:my next project), where in SA is that flight school located ? UTA
28 707CMF: Congrats. Now time to learn to fly real aircraft (taildraggers ) Cheers, 707
29 Andz: UTA there are several flight schools in the Port Elizabeth vicinity and in the Eastern Cape province, one at Port Alfred is used by SAA to train the c
30 UTA_flyinghigh: How does it feel to be a specialist in an obsolete technology ? Andz thanks for the link - now to convince my company to send me to ZA for a couple o
31 WunalaYann: That rocks!!! Congratulations, hats off, thumbs up, high fives, you name it!!! Cheers.
32 JGPH1A: Well done ! That's excellent - how did you enjoy PE ? Nice part of the world, although fairly quiet ! Hmmm - not THAT much scheduled traffic (about 1
33 Euclid: Congratulations! 15 days and 42 hours...WOW! That's excellent! Took me 8 months and 52 hours, flying only on weekends and school holidays, back in 198
35 Leezyjet: UTA, http://www.algoafc.co.za is where I went. It's located at Port Elizabeth Airport. It's a not for profit flying club as opposed to a flying school
36 Pe@rson: Nice one Leezyjet! Am pleased for you.
37 Stall: Congratulations !!! Fly safe and have fun
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