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  1. Akita

    From the Friendly Aviation Admin.....

    Wow, and me without my tinfoil hat. ;)
  2. Akita

    Excited but frustrated...

    My CFI told me on our first flight "any landing you walk away from is a good one", "any landing that the plane is still flyable is a great one". Works for me.
  3. Akita

    Cherokee 140 and 180 pictures?

    My 140 has the new Archer paint scheme in Red, Gold and White. I get a lot of comments on it.
  4. Akita

    Teaching new students with old E6-B

    :rofl:Thanks for that picture!:rofl:
  5. Akita

    Excited but frustrated...

    I started looking for a plane after my first flight:idea: after buying one it makes it really hard to give up. Luckily I seem to be learning very quickly.:) Have fun, it's not a race just enjoy flying your own plane.
  6. Akita

    Flight training vs. Riding a motorcycle

    As a motorcycle rider I believe I have developed better awareness and most likely a little better coordination from riding, leaning, banking is a similar feeling as flying. Although I rarely do a 45+ degree turn on a bike,,, anymore. Road the Dragons Tail this past spring, LOVED the Blue Ridge...
  7. Akita

    6 Weeks, 14 hours.

    I looked at several Cessna's, 172's and 182's. Anything decent with low TT and SMOH was out of my price range. I looked at one other Cherokee but had some high hours. I got to go for a ride in it (the 140) and found it much more enjoyable to fly then the Cessna I train/ed in. I was browsing...
  8. Akita

    6 Weeks, 14 hours.

    Not much to look at but I just put a panel shot in my album.
  9. Akita

    6 Weeks, 14 hours.

    Haha, pilots and detectives here :) The short version. Soloed 6 weeks and 14 hours into my training. Bought a cherokee 140 :)
  10. Akita

    6 Weeks, 14 hours.

    Ok well I could see it for a few minutes, I was trying to put a picture in it and it disappeared. I do understand that newbies need to be verified,,,,,
  11. Akita

    6 Weeks, 14 hours.

    Ok, what happened to my post???
  12. Akita

    6 Weeks, 14 hours.

    Hi everyone, I'm new here.:) I started flight training on a whim 6 weeks ago, Friday 9-9-11 I solo-ed after 14 hours of training. I tend to jump into everything headfirst. I did a lot of reading about training and also buying planes and what to look for. 2 weeks ago I took delivery of a...
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