August 2024, I flew Billings MT to Chicago. Getting off the plane the Captain was at the door wishing everyone well. The Captain happened to be, Captain Cristy! I was so taken aback, I stopped and had to take a second look to make sure. I stuck my hand out for a shack and said, “I’m a subscriber of yours and Dan’s “. Of course she shook my hand. And I had to move on because 50 other people were behind me. I really felt like a little awe struck kid seeing her.
@ Nice to have met you, hope I didn’t act like some kind of groupie? I wasn’t expecting to see someone I know as the pilot. LOL. Nice flight BTW, Thank You.
Hey Christy! Note: For professional pilots worrying about the FAA medical is no joke! If you get caught up in the FAA paperwork SNAFU you may be down for months or YEARS waiting on FAA paperwork. Your sick time will last a couple months then you are on disability= less than half pay. Budget accordingly! Take care of yourself 1st! Jb
That was absolutely a consideration for me! That’s why I wanted to make sure there would be no hiccups and I wouldn’t be down for an extended time. Fortunately I’m back to 110% and Captaining my 175 full time. 🫡
I get the safety aspects, but the FAA basically scares good people into doing bad things for their health out of fear of losing medical. I think twice about seeing a doctor when I don’t feel good because the FAA prefers ignorance over honesty.
There is such a stigma around the FAA and our medical certificates, I think any little thing scares people. Fortunately this was a minor non event that I was putting off, but it’s all taken care of now.
In 35:18 had two UH-1H helicopters in our battalion. As a maintenance unit our pilots were trained for testing after maintenance. These pilots were mostly kids 19-20. Yeah, we had some older guys, by the way, with the exception of the commanders we had WO, Warrent Officers. As a 27 year old Captain, none rated pilot, these young pilots would routinely try to get my goat by saying, "Captain we just lost our engine," and then proceed into an autorotation for kicks. The first time this happens, it scares the be Jesus out of you. But, these kids were damn good. So, when talking about autorotations, you have to experience it to appreciate the skill it takes to safely fly a helicopter.
This version was SO much better than the silent film original release. :) Great to hear Christy is doing well and flying again. Congratulations Dan on your almost helicopter certificate. Wishing you both and your families a very Merry Christmas!
Glad your back out flying! It was a pleasure seeing you “in the wild” as we took over the aircraft from you and hopefully go home day went well! Hopefully I wasn’t too awkward on the jet bridge 😂
I heard discovery flights mentioned. If I ever was able to get to Texas, I would love to go on a discovery flight in Lola, with a catch: Dan sits in the right seat, and Baylee sits in the left seat.
I'm only a VFR pilot and have been putting off a procedure as it'll affect my medical for an unknown period. I can't imagine how scary it must be as a professional pilot and having that unknown. Thanks for sharing.
Dan, I was a Helicopter CFI for a couple of years. Autos certainly are a challenge to teach and learn. If you haven't read it, I recommend reading The little book of autorotions by Shawn Coyle. Its an excellent book to really help you understand autorotations. I recommend teaching autos from higher altitudes. Go up to 4k and enter the auto and just fly it. Work on maintaining rpm. Slow it up to zero airspeed and see how it flies. Speed up and see how that effects the glide. Do turns, 180-360 degrees to learn how to fly it in autorotaion and hit a spot on the ground. By starting this up high, you get more time in autorotation. When doing autos from 500-1000 feet, everything happens so fast and then your on the ground. Have fun and I look forward to the videos.
Browne is right. I went for an EKG with a hairy chest some leads fell off during the test. I told them if needed to shave my chest. The nurse said “ it looks good “. Transport Canada at that time only hired a Cardiologist when 250 EKG’s needed read. I got failed had to wait a cycle and have another pilot with me to fly. It sucked.
I might be having some hand surgery soon. Luckily I’m just a private pilot and 3rd class med isn’t too hard on us at my age of 41. And basic med is always an option. But hopefully all goes well and Im just down for the recovery and then a few safety pilot flights to feel comfortable again in the left seat.
Incredible that a "minor procedure" can induce stress and cause one to lose work time. The funny part is that had the minor event not been addressed, would you have been able to continue flying? I always think back to the Medical Doctors from the space program and how much power they wielded to staff flights.
You will do fine Dan. Have fun with your helicopter endorsement. You could buy a Hughes 300 or Bell 47. Log a couple hundred hours, and sell it. I’m not a Robinson fan even though they sell the most light helicopters.
A fun little thing (evil actually) I used to do with fixed wing pilots when asked to take them out and show operations the helicopter was capable of was simple takeoffs, landings, pedal turns, sideways flying...very basic stuff. Then I'd get them to talk about their flying and minimum approach speeds of whatever they flew. Not long after, throw in a little "What say we do a circuit?". Not often we would do a circuit to a runway, except during training or in IFR flying. The fun, for me, was setting up a long approach on final and watching them get uncomfortable an you approached the minimum approach speed they had previously mentioned...then drop below it....and keep slowing to a no hover landing on the numbers....good times, good times.
I got to close to the same point. 37 hours, ready to order a new R44 cadet to put 400-500 hours on… started shopping for insurance. Holy smoke, approaching 20% of hull annually for first 350 hours, then maybe under 10% of hull afterwards …. For 100% personal use. Ended up adding a 200hp experimental SuperCub to the hangar (I own two Cirrus too). Hard not to watch Hill Helicopter and dream…. Even for experimental. Really tempted to go with a fuel injected Mosquito.
I definitely loved helicopters more in a lot of ways. Just the cost mainly put me off finishing my license and a little bit of the stigma stuff. I did intend to go back after getting my instrument but never did.
im pretty sure they rent out seaplanes out here and if you make acquaintances with the seaplane schools you can probably network a couple seaplanes you can rent for a fee, i dont know about helicopters though
Excellent podcast Dan and Christy. I totally understand the fear Christy had with the medical. My procedure left me not knowing if I would be able to fly again. And having just passed my private checkride just a few months prior to discovering my issue. I am glad Christy didn’t any medical cert issues because of the procedure. Dan, the rotor flying sounds like so much fun. If I ever win the lottery I will definitely go for it myself. 😂 If you do start another channel, I will subscribe instantly. Keep up the excellent work. Safe skies my friends 🇺🇸✈️
There is such a stigma around the medical certificate, I think any little thing scares people. Fortunately this was a minor non event, but it’s all taken care of now.
@ that is so true, and I’m happy that a non event for you. I took advantage of AOPA’s PPS and talked with their medical experts about my situation. They advised me to switch to Basic Med, but at least it keeps me flying. My original plan was to get into the corporate/contract flying world, hopefully in time I can get my second class back. Be safe out there Christy, and have a wonderful holidays. Thank you for all you do for the channel.
I am 66 years old other than typical aches and discomforts am relatively healthy. Started out seeking my PPL late 80s/90s which I completed everything except for never finishing my FAA check-ride. Unfortunately between then and now I lost logbook which I had around 50-50 hrs. I guess my question what is yall's opinion if worth at 66 starting over seeking my PPL? I recently flew total of 3 hours with an instructor. To my surprise he put me through all of the paces and he rarely ever touched the controls. I am torn!
For sure go for it! Any chance you can recover some of that training you did way back? That could save you some time and cost. But from scratch you could get the ticket in 3-6 months.
Highlights the broken FAA Medical system where pilots are afraid to see a doctor for a minor issue because they fear having to deal with Oklahoma city FAA medical division. Right now I'm hearing on POA medical sub-forum stories of guys waiting 2-3 years going back and forth with those doctors the FAA has. You can't even have your doctor talk to them it all has to be done by paper letters it's like we live in the 1970's. FAA needs to outsource all this to AME's to decide where it should be decided by the doctor your sitting in front of. Let the AME decide everything FAA medical should only be concerned with setting the rules and procedures.
….been there, done that (and quit that). Helicopters are awesome machines to fly but, the thing with helicopters is that it’s not something you can do part time. You either stay flying often and stay REALLY proficient or is better not to fly them at all. Hopefully you find a way to make it work!!!
Since your getting i to helicoptors. Why not check into an ultralight copter like a mesquito....or equivalent I am no pilot...but I love flying on helocopters.
In 1980, Bob who was the only one at the Georgetown Airport literally at that time told me to Never tell the FAA Anything. lol He was my instructor who soloed me after 8 hours in a Tomahawk so I could follow him back from Brownwood where he purchased a Citabria.
@TakingOff when this first posted with no sounds...several comments are missing along with mine mentioning what happens when you let Turner do the audio 🤣
I lost my medical about 4 years ago, working for SkyWest. My airline was of ABSOLUTELY ZERO help! I had many friends reach out and help me as much as they could but management, as usual, was worthless. There are various arguements about unions and ALPA but if the pilots had them it would be different.
I am really sorry to hear that. We have our ALPA medical guys if we need them, but honestly this was such a minor thing I didn’t really need to go that route. I put it off more out of sheer stubbornness lol, but it’s taken care of now.
Crazy story about helicopter. Commercial with 30 hr. is really crazy. Imagine boarding a helicopter with a 30 hour guy? Not a good idea I guess. There is not enough practice for this. A really stupid rule. How about 150 hours at least? Dan don’t get me wrong. Its great what are you doing. I meant this in general. And glad to hear, Christy is doing good again. Nice podcast. And can not wait to hear about your copter licence. Dan you will make it. Trust yourself. 😊❤
So, Christy is a Gear Head???!!!??? How cool! Mustang five speed, huh? How many speeding tickets? 😛 Dan, helicopter pilot. Good deal, I do hope you can find a use for it, and built your hours. Christy, I hope you can get your seaplane rating. Back in the 1980s, I took a severe electrical shock, 1,200 volts. Thankfully, it was low current, but enough to do damage to my brain to the point of causing a form of epilepsy called 'Complex Partial Seizure Disorder.' I took medication until a little after the turn of the century, when all my seizures had disappeared. Now, if I had a seizure, unless I was talking to you, or you were sitting looking at me, you wouldn't know I was having one. Unfortunately, a few years ago, I started having something which was almost, but not quite, totally unlike the seizures I had before (respects to the late Douglas Adams). Earlier this year, I had another EEG, and it showed that I still has haveing epileptic activity. That totally crushed any dream of ever sitting in the left seat again. Now, I don't have the money to fly anyway, so it was a moot point, but I could dream. Now, I can't even dream. So, I said all that to simply say this. You only go around once, there is no missed approach in life to break off and try the approach again. Go for the gusto, and if that means your seaplane rating, or your helicopter license, or whatever, even if you never use it, go do it, because you don't know what's going to happen to you to prevent you from every doing it again. By the way, if either of you get up to the Pacific Northwest and feel like getting this old, non-active pilot back in the air for a bit, I would like that if it can be done. 🥰😋😁
@@pilotchristy LOL! What good is a gearhead car with all the power that 5.0L engine has if you don't use it? That's like flying your airliner across country at pattern airspeed! 😛😋
A Mustang? Mid-life crisis? Most South African cars are manual transmissions, and out of the 6 cars that I've owned only two have been automatics so I understand how you feel, Christy.
Not really a midlife crisis LOL, I saw an opportunity to own a car I had always wanted and finally had the money to buy it. I like working on cars and fixing them up, which is what we’ve been doing with the cars we’ve bought this year. Basically restoring them to stock condition.
When doing podcasts, without headphones, you might forget you're talking into the mic, sit back, move away a bit. With headphones, you can tell if you're popping your "p's" etc. For instance, watch video on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast. There was one episode they played around without headphones, but found it was better when they wore them. Then if you're calling someone in or have other audio, you'll need the headphones for sure. For me, since Im performing the role of engineer, I need them to hear the music and all that.
No more than it is for male pilots. It’s all about the condition you have (is it manageable?) and the medications you have to take for it (is it FAA approved?). Fortunately mine was a one and done procedure and no medications required with no follow up management. I put it off more out of sheer stubbornness than anything! I didn’t want to have to take the time off work. 😂
The Robinson is the absolute WORST helicopter design. There's not a rotorcraft out there with a worst safety record on mast bumping. I'd encourage new pilots to get in almost any other helicopter to train other than a Robinson. Sorry. Not sorry. :)
August 2024, I flew Billings MT to Chicago. Getting off the plane the Captain was at the door wishing everyone well. The Captain happened to be, Captain Cristy! I was so taken aback, I stopped and had to take a second look to make sure. I stuck my hand out for a shack and said, “I’m a subscriber of yours and Dan’s “. Of course she shook my hand. And I had to move on because 50 other people were behind me.
I really felt like a little awe struck kid seeing her.
I remember that flight! 😊
@ Nice to have met you, hope I didn’t act like some kind of groupie? I wasn’t expecting to see someone I know as the pilot. LOL.
Nice flight BTW, Thank You.
Hey Christy! Note: For professional pilots worrying about the FAA medical is no joke! If you get caught up in the FAA paperwork SNAFU you may be down for months or YEARS waiting on FAA paperwork. Your sick time will last a couple months then you are on disability= less than half pay. Budget accordingly!
Take care of yourself 1st! Jb
That was absolutely a consideration for me! That’s why I wanted to make sure there would be no hiccups and I wouldn’t be down for an extended time. Fortunately I’m back to 110% and Captaining my 175 full time. 🫡
I get the safety aspects, but the FAA basically scares good people into doing bad things for their health out of fear of losing medical. I think twice about seeing a doctor when I don’t feel good because the FAA prefers ignorance over honesty.
There is such a stigma around the FAA and our medical certificates, I think any little thing scares people. Fortunately this was a minor non event that I was putting off, but it’s all taken care of now.
In 35:18 had two UH-1H helicopters in our battalion. As a maintenance unit our pilots were trained for testing after maintenance. These pilots were mostly kids 19-20. Yeah, we had some older guys, by the way, with the exception of the commanders we had WO, Warrent Officers. As a 27 year old Captain, none rated pilot, these young pilots would routinely try to get my goat by saying, "Captain we just lost our engine," and then proceed into an autorotation for kicks. The first time this happens, it scares the be Jesus out of you. But, these kids were damn good. So, when talking about autorotations, you have to experience it to appreciate the skill it takes to safely fly a helicopter.
This version was SO much better than the silent film original release. :) Great to hear Christy is doing well and flying again. Congratulations Dan on your almost helicopter certificate. Wishing you both and your families a very Merry Christmas!
Glad your back out flying! It was a pleasure seeing you “in the wild” as we took over the aircraft from you and hopefully go home day went well! Hopefully I wasn’t too awkward on the jet bridge 😂
It's weird seeing Christy dressed up and not wearing her sectional chart leggings. Those are absolutely cool.
I had a lunch meeting right before we filmed and didn’t have time to change. 😅
It seems like yesterday that I subbed to Taking Off. It was a brand new channel. You've come a long way Dan and Christy
Thanks Michael!!
I heard discovery flights mentioned. If I ever was able to get to Texas, I would love to go on a discovery flight in Lola, with a catch: Dan sits in the right seat, and Baylee sits in the left seat.
I'm only a VFR pilot and have been putting off a procedure as it'll affect my medical for an unknown period. I can't imagine how scary it must be as a professional pilot and having that unknown. Thanks for sharing.
Go basic medical if have a class 3 now no reason to continue to deal with their BS. It's the most broken system in Government IMO.
her voice is soothing as a DJ, calming to hear
Dan, I was a Helicopter CFI for a couple of years. Autos certainly are a challenge to teach and learn. If you haven't read it, I recommend reading The little book of autorotions by Shawn Coyle. Its an excellent book to really help you understand autorotations. I recommend teaching autos from higher altitudes. Go up to 4k and enter the auto and just fly it. Work on maintaining rpm. Slow it up to zero airspeed and see how it flies. Speed up and see how that effects the glide. Do turns, 180-360 degrees to learn how to fly it in autorotaion and hit a spot on the ground. By starting this up high, you get more time in autorotation. When doing autos from 500-1000 feet, everything happens so fast and then your on the ground. Have fun and I look forward to the videos.
👍✅ Good to see Christy again! Tks guys
Browne is right. I went for an EKG with a hairy chest some leads fell off during the test. I told them if needed to shave my chest. The nurse said “ it looks good “. Transport Canada at that time only hired a Cardiologist when 250 EKG’s needed read. I got failed had to wait a cycle and have another pilot with me to fly. It sucked.
I might be having some hand surgery soon. Luckily I’m just a private pilot and 3rd class med isn’t too hard on us at my age of 41. And basic med is always an option. But hopefully all goes well and Im just down for the recovery and then a few safety pilot flights to feel comfortable again in the left seat.
Love it D & C Great episode!
Incredible that a "minor procedure" can induce stress and cause one to lose work time. The funny part is that had the minor event not been addressed, would you have been able to continue flying? I always think back to the Medical Doctors from the space program and how much power they wielded to staff flights.
You will do fine Dan. Have fun with your helicopter endorsement. You could buy a Hughes 300 or Bell 47. Log a couple hundred hours, and sell it. I’m not a Robinson fan even though they sell the most light helicopters.
A fun little thing (evil actually) I used to do with fixed wing pilots when asked to take them out and show operations the helicopter was capable of was simple takeoffs, landings, pedal turns, sideways flying...very basic stuff. Then I'd get them to talk about their flying and minimum approach speeds of whatever they flew. Not long after, throw in a little "What say we do a circuit?". Not often we would do a circuit to a runway, except during training or in IFR flying. The fun, for me, was setting up a long approach on final and watching them get uncomfortable an you approached the minimum approach speed they had previously mentioned...then drop below it....and keep slowing to a no hover landing on the numbers....good times, good times.
Good morning from Minnesota! Great episode! I like the idea of a news channel
Thanks Patrick.
Hope youre back in the air soon Christy!
Fortunately I’ve been back for about a month! I took a couple of weeks in October off, and a couple in November.
Yay audio
I guess NORDO isn't a great idea??
@@TakingOff still watched it to boost the watch time. Until it was removed😂
Appreciate it!
Hey I can hear you!! 😃 👂🏻
I got to close to the same point. 37 hours, ready to order a new R44 cadet to put 400-500 hours on… started shopping for insurance. Holy smoke, approaching 20% of hull annually for first 350 hours, then maybe under 10% of hull afterwards …. For 100% personal use. Ended up adding a 200hp experimental SuperCub to the hangar (I own two Cirrus too). Hard not to watch Hill Helicopter and dream…. Even for experimental. Really tempted to go with a fuel injected Mosquito.
I definitely loved helicopters more in a lot of ways. Just the cost mainly put me off finishing my license and a little bit of the stigma stuff. I did intend to go back after getting my instrument but never did.
Thumbs up 👍 flying on thanks.
im pretty sure they rent out seaplanes out here and if you make acquaintances with the seaplane schools you can probably network a couple seaplanes you can rent for a fee, i dont know about helicopters though
yeah i just found a training company that also rents their helos for 340/hr
Excellent podcast Dan and Christy. I totally understand the fear Christy had with the medical. My procedure left me not knowing if I would be able to fly again. And having just passed my private checkride just a few months prior to discovering my issue. I am glad Christy didn’t any medical cert issues because of the procedure. Dan, the rotor flying sounds like so much fun. If I ever win the lottery I will definitely go for it myself. 😂 If you do start another channel, I will subscribe instantly. Keep up the excellent work. Safe skies my friends 🇺🇸✈️
There is such a stigma around the medical certificate, I think any little thing scares people. Fortunately this was a minor non event, but it’s all taken care of now.
@ that is so true, and I’m happy that a non event for you. I took advantage of AOPA’s PPS and talked with their medical experts about my situation. They advised me to switch to Basic Med, but at least it keeps me flying. My original plan was to get into the corporate/contract flying world, hopefully in time I can get my second class back. Be safe out there Christy, and have a wonderful holidays. Thank you for all you do for the channel.
cancel 7600, radio is fixed now. 😃😃😃😃😃
Gotta make sure you don’t lift the audio line when you lift the ground to get rid of the ground loop.
Squawking 7600
Christy, you could commute with the heli!
Good to hear Dan is taking helicopter lessons. Rotors rule!
I am 66 years old other than typical aches and discomforts am relatively healthy. Started out seeking my PPL late 80s/90s which I completed everything except for never finishing my FAA check-ride. Unfortunately between then and now I lost logbook which I had around 50-50 hrs. I guess my question what is yall's opinion if worth at 66 starting over seeking my PPL? I recently flew total of 3 hours with an instructor. To my surprise he put me through all of the paces and he rarely ever touched the controls. I am torn!
For sure go for it! Any chance you can recover some of that training you did way back? That could save you some time and cost. But from scratch you could get the ticket in 3-6 months.
I am 69 and just started my instrument. You can do whatever you want! Age is mostly mental..
Wait! Purple?????? 😮😮😮😮😮
I cannot understand how anyone could get excited by a Japanese car.
Highlights the broken FAA Medical system where pilots are afraid to see a doctor for a minor issue because they fear having to deal with Oklahoma city FAA medical division. Right now I'm hearing on POA medical sub-forum stories of guys waiting 2-3 years going back and forth with those doctors the FAA has. You can't even have your doctor talk to them it all has to be done by paper letters it's like we live in the 1970's. FAA needs to outsource all this to AME's to decide where it should be decided by the doctor your sitting in front of. Let the AME decide everything FAA medical should only be concerned with setting the rules and procedures.
….been there, done that (and quit that). Helicopters are awesome machines to fly but, the thing with helicopters is that it’s not something you can do part time. You either stay flying often and stay REALLY proficient or is better not to fly them at all.
Hopefully you find a way to make it work!!!
Since your getting i to helicoptors. Why not check into an ultralight copter like a mesquito....or equivalent I am no pilot...but I love flying on helocopters.
Save the manuals!
Will you get the helicopter turbine engine add-on?? That would be cool..
In 1980, Bob who was the only one at the Georgetown Airport literally at that time told me to Never tell the FAA Anything. lol He was my instructor who soloed me after 8 hours in a Tomahawk so I could follow him back from Brownwood where he purchased a Citabria.
Have you autorotated yet??? I was a crewman in a Sikorsky H3 Sea King for 4 years.
Yes, that’s what has been hard for me
Earlier comments deleted?.....tsk tsk...great it worked out Christy..welcome back
? I haven’t deleted any comments on this video.
@TakingOff when this first posted with no sounds...several comments are missing along with mine mentioning what happens when you let Turner do the audio 🤣
Oh, yeah I had to delete that whole video. I really wish RUclips would allow for uploading revisions.
I lost my medical about 4 years ago, working for SkyWest. My airline was of ABSOLUTELY ZERO help! I had many friends reach out and help me as much as they could but management, as usual, was worthless. There are various arguements about unions and ALPA but if the pilots had them it would be different.
I am really sorry to hear that. We have our ALPA medical guys if we need them, but honestly this was such a minor thing I didn’t really need to go that route. I put it off more out of sheer stubbornness lol, but it’s taken care of now.
Wow audio much better
Apparently a podcast needs audio. 😎
A talkie !
Was it a bbl?
PPL? Private Pilot License
Title idea for a separate aviation news channel: Take This Down! (Thumbnail with pad and pencil)
LOL. Of course, when reporting a plane crash, that might be a little inappropriate. haha.
I would love to get a Helicopter license. But the flying would be almost 100% for fun only. And would want to fly from my house.
Crazy story about helicopter. Commercial with 30 hr. is really crazy. Imagine boarding a helicopter with a 30 hour guy? Not a good idea I guess. There is not enough practice for this. A really stupid rule. How about 150 hours at least? Dan don’t get me wrong. Its great what are you doing. I meant this in general. And glad to hear, Christy is doing good again. Nice podcast. And can not wait to hear about your copter licence. Dan you will make it. Trust yourself. 😊❤
So, Christy is a Gear Head???!!!??? How cool! Mustang five speed, huh? How many speeding tickets? 😛
Dan, helicopter pilot. Good deal, I do hope you can find a use for it, and built your hours. Christy, I hope you can get your seaplane rating.
Back in the 1980s, I took a severe electrical shock, 1,200 volts. Thankfully, it was low current, but enough to do damage to my brain to the point of causing a form of epilepsy called 'Complex Partial Seizure Disorder.' I took medication until a little after the turn of the century, when all my seizures had disappeared. Now, if I had a seizure, unless I was talking to you, or you were sitting looking at me, you wouldn't know I was having one. Unfortunately, a few years ago, I started having something which was almost, but not quite, totally unlike the seizures I had before (respects to the late Douglas Adams). Earlier this year, I had another EEG, and it showed that I still has haveing epileptic activity. That totally crushed any dream of ever sitting in the left seat again. Now, I don't have the money to fly anyway, so it was a moot point, but I could dream. Now, I can't even dream.
So, I said all that to simply say this. You only go around once, there is no missed approach in life to break off and try the approach again. Go for the gusto, and if that means your seaplane rating, or your helicopter license, or whatever, even if you never use it, go do it, because you don't know what's going to happen to you to prevent you from every doing it again.
By the way, if either of you get up to the Pacific Northwest and feel like getting this old, non-active pilot back in the air for a bit, I would like that if it can be done. 🥰😋😁
Haha no tickets for me! I drive that car like a grandma! 😂
@@pilotchristy LOL! What good is a gearhead car with all the power that 5.0L engine has if you don't use it? That's like flying your airliner across country at pattern airspeed! 😛😋
As long as she did not get the clotshot!
A Mustang? Mid-life crisis? Most South African cars are manual transmissions, and out of the 6 cars that I've owned only two have been automatics so I understand how you feel, Christy.
Not really a midlife crisis LOL, I saw an opportunity to own a car I had always wanted and finally had the money to buy it. I like working on cars and fixing them up, which is what we’ve been doing with the cars we’ve bought this year. Basically restoring them to stock condition.
Wait until you fly international. You're lucky to get a landing every month.
I searched for the title and got this video ruclips.net/video/rrXSP1fbr6A/видео.htmlsi=mYvgDkgTJt7jo5q7
Why are you wearing headsets in a studio a few feet apart from each other? Makes no sense to me.
When doing podcasts, without headphones, you might forget you're talking into the mic, sit back, move away a bit. With headphones, you can tell if you're popping your "p's" etc. For instance, watch video on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast. There was one episode they played around without headphones, but found it was better when they wore them. Then if you're calling someone in or have other audio, you'll need the headphones for sure. For me, since Im performing the role of engineer, I need them to hear the music and all that.
Fly experimental...much more affordable.
Do you think medical is a greater concern for female pilots
Great question
No more than it is for male pilots. It’s all about the condition you have (is it manageable?) and the medications you have to take for it (is it FAA approved?). Fortunately mine was a one and done procedure and no medications required with no follow up management. I put it off more out of sheer stubbornness than anything! I didn’t want to have to take the time off work. 😂
talking about a car? is nothing about aviation to talk about? you lost me in the first 5 minutes! good luck
You missed out on the rotor add on training
The Robinson is the absolute WORST helicopter design. There's not a rotorcraft out there with a worst safety record on mast bumping. I'd encourage new pilots to get in almost any other helicopter to train other than a Robinson. Sorry. Not sorry. :)
Good to hear Dan is taking helicopter lessons. Rotors rule!
Good to hear Dan is taking helicopter lessons. Rotors rule!