They call me Pilot PK

[Jaybird]

Well done, Mr.!

 

[BSWIFT]

PK, when my dad was teaching me to fly he would purposely create a stall senario. Then, "where you going to put the plane down at". My answer had always better be, "wings level, best glide angle, fuel on proper tank" first. As you've seen, here in OK we have lot's of places to make emergency landings but most forget the first three things to do. Hope you never have to do one for real. Getting your Private Pilot license is a real accomplishment. Hopefully, the FAA will not make it unaffordable in the near future.
BTW, what did you take your check ride in?

 

[RM_guy]

Way to go, PK!!! Now, load up the bikes and get your but out to New Mexico and we'll show ya some good riding over the winter. :)

OMG Lori! I thought you had droped off the face of the earth! How have you and Dave been?

 

[WaltCMoto]

Congrats PK,
Was all this just so you could take pics of corn mazes more economically?

 

[Papakeith]

yeah. . . 8k to take a 90$ picture :think:

hmmm, actually now that you mention it, it probably was :coocoo: :)

 

[Papakeith]

My answer had always better be, "wings level, best glide angle, fuel on proper tank" first. ?

yep, same here. setting best glide is ingrained in my mellon. I took the exam in a Cessna 172N.

 

[BSWIFT]

yep, same here. setting best glide is ingrained in my mellon. I took the exam in a Cessna 172N.

The 172 is a very comfortable plane. Not as agile as the 152 but not as twitchy. I learned to fly in a 1949 Luscomb, metal skin with a 65 horse Lycoming. Stick and rudder, no flaps. Basic "T" instrument cluster. We could still outrun a Super Cub.;) It was later fitted with one NavCom and a transponder. It was a speed demon, 85 IAS, LOL. Moved up to a Cherokee 140 with full avionics. Kind of like going from a 75 Datsun to 06 Lexus.
If I win the lottery someday, I'll get my PPL but until then I'll just have to remember, "the good ol' days" of my youth.