Recent content by BooDaddy

Thanks for all the replies everyone! Keep them coming :) So its pretty obvious that the 3rd class medical is important to try to get first and foremost. Is that something I can do this summer before I start any training? Im in pretty good health and have no chemical dependencies of any sort...

Sure, you can call me Boo :) My CFI said I could purchase the ground school materials whenever I wanted to, before I do the actual flight training. He said it was all computer and web-based training with really good videos and all the training broken down into modules. And the end of each...

The name of the company that runs the FBO's at a few of the local airports here: http://www.crystalaironline.com/ They have FBO's at: CHA - Chattanooga, TN. 3M3 - Collegedale, TN. HDI - Cleveland, TN. UOS - Sewanee, TN. DNN - Dalton, GA. I flew out of Dalton GA. since the airport is...

Yeah and thats something I have to consider. The $400 bucks is the club's application fee I guess. Its a one time fee, and as long as you keep your membership you never have to pay it again. But, I would suspect that once you cancel your membership and want to come back later, you have to...

Fortunately, we have about $7000 saved up that I am hoping to use for lessons. College budget has already been set aside for the remaining semesters, so that $7k is what I should have available once I graduate. The instructor mentioned that I might want to look at joining a "Flying club" that...

Hello everyone. This is my first post here, and I am not sure if its in the right place, so feel free to move it to the proper forum if needed. I have wanted to fly since I was a kid. I live about 1 mile south of a pretty active Gliderport (www.chilhowee.com) and have watched sailplanes and...