Bored.

Grab some passengers and go fly?

Oh, congrats.

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If you have a plane, then go "bore" holes in the sky... just because you can. Don't wait until there's someplace you gotta go to. Just go fly because it's fun (or supposed to be fun).
 
I'll write up something later... right now, it's chill time :)
 
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Make that 250$ hamburger run, or start impressing some of the ladies
 
Go Fly America is gone now. It was an attempt to have a GA pilot land at every public use airport in the lower 48, and document the landing with a photo and a sentence or two on a dedicated web page. OK it is gone, but the effort was (for me) worthwhile. Grab a list of airports within say 2 hours flight and go fly to them! Get used to strange airports, local procedures, varied scenery, local weather patterns, etc. It is definitely good for loading up your bag of experience, and will help you both in terms of logged hours and experience for your Instrument Rating. -Skip
 
Cajun_Flyer said:
I would, but I'm straight ;)
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Oops sorry, I mean start impressing some of those guys, with your new flying skills! One of the first things I did after I got my license back in HS was take girls for rides, became known as pilotryan, those were some good times.
 
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Congrats Cajun! I strongly recommend some short XC's if for no other reason than to buy a bottle of water. I didn't do that for a year and a half, I regret that now.
 
Heard this one? On frequency a pilot just yells out "I'm ****ing BORED!" ATC says "Say airplane ID" in a threatening tone of voice. Come back with "I said I was BORED, not ****ing STUPID!".....
 
Cajun_Flyer said:
OK, so I did it. I passed my checkride. Now what?
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As has been written before, now you'll fly by yourself PIC w/ passengers safety in your hands and YOU will make decisions, gain experience, make a lot of flying memories, and begin to learn. Congrats I never doubted you wouldn't 'git er done'. Hey fly down to Lafayette for some gumbo, that'd be an interesting trip!
 
Congratulations!

I have learned a lot since my private pilot practical test and I continue to learn every time I fly.

Boredom has not overtaken me yet.
 
Congratulations...:happydance::happydance::happydance: Now, go fly and expand you circle. Pick flights to places you've never been. Start a state map and start filling it. Refine your flying even more. Learn Learn Learn:goofy::goofy::goofy:
 
Congrats,now go fly for the fun of it,take some friends on the 100 hamburger run.
 
Next step is getting instrument rated, but first just going to spend the next year playing and enjoying. There are so many beautiful places around here to fly to.

My favorite maneuvers are stalls, unusual attitude recovery and steep spirals, so definitely see an aerobatic rating in my future as well. The guy who did my checkride is also the one who teaches aerobatics and tailwheel... I really enjoyed flying with him, actually. Got a huge compliment - he has 21,000+ hours and said I did the best crosswind landings he's seen from a student. :) We had some really sharp and strong crosswinds. He thought that once we got back to the airfield, he'd have to issue a discontinuance, but then I just nailed the crap out of the landings and we were able to finish. I kept hearing my instructor in my head... "make the plane do what you want"... so, I did. Plus, maybe there's something wrong with me, but I absolutely love a challenging landing sometimes.

Today was more like riding a bull than flying an airplane! But I enjoyed the heck out of it :D
 
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Congratulations and I completely understand. While you were training, there was a goal and strong reason to go fly. Now you're done and you don't fly as much and you're wondering "what now". I've been there myself and if not grounded, here are several things I'd recommend, most or all of which are already mentioned:

1) Get with an instructor and knock out anything that you're shaky on. Be sure you have crosswind landings nailed. Learn to use the autopilot and GPS. Keep doing shorts/softs.
2) Instrument. You are used to being a student and this will get you back in the air with a purpose and give you the next rating you need to be able to fly more days.

These two are functional - you need to do these so "normal" weather doesn't ground you.

Then do the fun things - aerobatics, multi, seaplane, tailwheel, etc.

Buy a plane and start seeing the sights. A flight down the Hudson River corridor on a severe clear day is amazing in a commercial plane at 4000', I can only imagine it at 1300.

Get involved with AOPA, EAA or even try CAP. Even if you don't believe in everything the organizations do, they get and keep you involved in aviation and can provide a purpose to your flying.
 
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Congratulations and I completely understand. While you were training, there was a goal and strong reason to go fly. Now you're done and you don't fly as much and you're wondering "what now". I've been there myself and if not grounded, here are several things I'd recommend, most or all of which are already mentioned:

1) Get with an instructor and knock out anything that you're shaky on. Be sure you have crosswind landings nailed. Learn to use the autopilot and GPS. Keep doing shorts/softs.
2) Instrument. You are used to being a student and this will get you back in the air with a purpose and give you the next rating you need to be able to fly more days.

These two are functional - you need to do these so "normal" weather doesn't ground you.

Then do the fun things - aerobatics, multi, seaplane, tailwheel, etc.

Buy a plane and start seeing the sights. A flight down the Hudson River corridor on a severe clear day is amazing in a commercial plane at 4000', I can only imagine it at 1300.

Get involved with AOPA, EAA or even try CAP. Even if you don't believe in everything the organizations do, they get and keep you involved in aviation and can provide a purpose to your flying.
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Great post. It is such a bittersweet feeling. I'm going to miss the excitement of aiming for that initial rating - having that grand goal. Then I think about all the great things we are able to do with our PPCs and get those butterflies back again.
 
Like animals? - do Pilots n Paws flights.
 
If you've just obtained your ppl , your now licensed to learn how to fly. Try to find a good long time instructor with a decathlon or a 150 Citabria, you won't be bored long. Those two and the stearman I owned always made me smile. Never a dull moment.
 
I bought a 150 with a partner and we started going places. That was great, but it was all local. You can make only so many burger runs. Next thing I know I was out in Iowa at the 150 Flying Club annual fly-in, and in walks this guy looking like he didn't know a soul. So I said hi. Turns out he lives in my state, and 8 years later we are best buds. Together we have challenged one another to keep sharp and made flying memories I'll cherish forever. Given me the knowledge and confidence to fly up home to Mass. several times. We're planning to fly to the UP, see shipwrecks in Lake Superior and camp under the wing at OSH next month.

Here's hoping you find a best fly buddy too. Congrats Cajun.
 
Tailwheel endorsement. I started in a tail dragger but when I have time to fly and no hurry to get anywhere, I jump in the J-3 every time. 4 gph, slow enough to enjoy scenery, no instruments to get in the way of flying, and even taxiing keeps you on your toes. It's fun!

If you are going for an instrument rating, then pick out a ton of airports 50nm away from your home airport and find the best ice cream sundae at every one of them, or something. Then you can log a ton of PIC cross country time toward your rating.

Every week or more often, think of a reason to fly. If you can't think of a reason, then fly without one.

And when you are prepared to seriously go for your instrument rating, get on it and get some actual time. My first flight in actual IMC was the same level of high as my first solo flight. It's highly addictive and will reignite your flame for being in the air.

I got my PPL in March and am working on my instrument rating. Tonight I had to go to a meeting. It's 50 miles by car or 31 nm by air. I flew it in the Cub at about 1500 AGL and 45 knots ground speed and now I don't even care how boring the meeting is, I get to fly home into the sunset with a tailwind.

And before I left, a weather modification pilot I had met once before was tying down his plane so I talked to him about any potential storms before I took off. He has his commercial rating in singles and multis and almost in helicopters and he has ferried a plane down from Alaska and a chopper up from Florida, but asked for a ride in the Cub so we flew for about 20 minutes around town for fun.

Airplane people are generally almost as cool as airplanes. So do some hangar flying even if you aren't going up in the air that particular day.

Find your own way, I guess. There is a little period of malaise after you get the ticket, but once you get past it you'll remember that you're still in love with flying after all. "If you like pina coladas, and getting caught in the rain..." and all that.
 
Cajun_Flyer said:
...I kept hearing my instructor in my head... "make the plane do what you want"... so, I did.
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That's very similar to what my instructor always said (25 years ago): "Make that airplane do what YOU want it to!"

Plus, maybe there's something wrong with me, but I absolutely love a challenging landing sometimes.

Today was more like riding a bull than flying an airplane! But I enjoyed the heck out of it :D
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That is not a flaw! One of the things that I enjoy most about flying is doing something challenging and doing it well.
 
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