tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-371751512024-03-13T17:54:45.553-04:00Aircraft Ownership - An Aviation AdventureAircraft Ownership, an Aviation Adventure, is about the adventures of being a pilot and aircraft owner. Watch for posts about the experiences (aka adventures) of flying and owning and maintaining an Aircraft.Shawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16074336874436004969noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37175151.post-35161885661636140012006-12-24T10:49:00.000-05:002007-02-15T13:23:04.135-05:00Getting CurrentAfter deciding to commit to flying again, I returned to my original flight school. After 18 years, that is an interesting experience. Images of the flight school, the equipment, and the aircraft were very different. I recall a beta video player those many years ago, where I spent hours viewing videos of the training program. Of course, as a certificated pilot, the process is much simpler. SittingShawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16074336874436004969noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37175151.post-43532504688003018682006-11-30T23:05:00.000-05:002006-12-21T13:57:08.966-05:00Flying Post 9/11It was 18 years between PIC flights for me. I learned to love flying very early on. Perhaps even from the time I began taking lessons in December of 1980. From the time my training began, I considered how to fly for a living. In short, the circumstances, requirements, and finances wouldn't allow for it. Young flyers today should consider themselves lucky for all the opportunities that are Shawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16074336874436004969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37175151.post-102646293546375672006-11-24T18:23:00.001-05:002006-11-26T11:22:51.410-05:00Return to Flying (PPSEL cont)The continuation of the PPSEL posts...Around the time of 9/11 I was doing a lot of travelling via the airlines for business. Every week, in fact, I would grab a flight to my latest client. By the time spring of 2002 came around I was really annoyed with the hassles of flying commercially. I was typically "randomly selected" at least once on each trip for searching, and sometimes twice. Sorry, Shawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16074336874436004969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37175151.post-83386912538491324682006-11-24T18:19:00.000-05:002006-11-25T10:51:47.194-05:00PPSEL - continuedToday, I continue my post about my entry into flying...It took me a couple years, and a discount working on the flight line before I finally was awarded with my 'private pilot, singe engine land' pilot's certificate. That was June of 1982. I spent two plus years trying to figure out how I could get paid flying for a living. For the military, I'd have to get a commission first. The airlines Shawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16074336874436004969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37175151.post-2229562097497008322006-11-24T12:41:00.000-05:002006-11-24T18:25:28.149-05:00Private Pilot Single Engine Land (PPSEL)Before I start rolling on aircraft maintenance, I'm going to back up a bit. By about 20 something years. You see, I began this fascination many years ago. What fascination? Well, if you're a pilot or have ever taken flying lessons you'd know what I'm talking about. The fascination with operating a small (or not so small) aircraft around the skies. The fascination with being alone, or havingShawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16074336874436004969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37175151.post-1162736602187601412006-11-05T09:15:00.000-05:002006-11-05T16:02:23.906-05:00Aircraft OwnershipYou've found the new blog, Aviation Adventure. Otherwise known as Aircraft Ownership! If you're an aviation enthusiast, like me, you too probably have the dream of owning your own airplane. So, this blog will be my blethering about the trials, tribulations, and thrills of owning my own aircraft. In this case, a 1973 Skylane 182P. Do you own your own aircraft? If so, what is it? If not, what wouldShawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16074336874436004969noreply@blogger.com0