Any TDR Member Pilots?

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Reading through some of the profiles I see some aircraft folks... any pilots out there?
I am a commercial pilot that got into cropdusting a few years ago but am a flying enthusiast.
Flown a few different types including the old PW 1340 but currently fly the PT6 Turbines... whew what a great engine!

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Vero Beach, FL... '96 2500 CC 4x2 LWB Auto 3:54's Camper and Tow pkg, K&N airfilter, Prime-Loc w/PSID gauge, Rancho 5000 shocks, Isspro gauges, Leer roof flush topper, Speedliner spray on bedliner.

 

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I'm not a pilot but I have been in the aviation industry for about 25 years. I currently work for DaimlerChrysler Aviation.
We are Chrysler's flight department. Aircraft type Gulfstream II, III, VI, V, Lear 35 K-air
Airbus 320 and so on. So as you can see if you cut me I bleed jet-a (or diesel). Love aviation just never found the time to get my pilots ticket.

Don #ad


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"The Shadow" 1999 Dodge Ram SLT 2500 QC 5spd 3. 55lsd, Short Bed, Sport, Black, Camel/Tan Interior, Trailer tow package, Camper package, Infinity sound.

Elba Twp, Michigan

 

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I'm a PPSEL Instrument. I'm on the board of directors of Olds Forge Flyers ( http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Hangar/5207/ ). We are the oldest continuously operating flying club in the US - our 55th anniversary is January 24th. We own a 1981 Cessna 172, a 1983 Piper Archer, and a 1980 Piper Saratoga (the one I fly most). I got my license in 1991.

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-Steve St. Laurent
'98 Quad Cab Long Bed (CMNSPWR), 4x4, ISB, 5sp, 4. 10 LSD, Prime-loc remote fuel filter,
boost & pyro gauges, TST Powermax, Permatech spray in liner, Grizzly stainless nerf bars,
BFG 285/75R16 AT KO's
http://my. voyager.net/stevest

 

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I'm not a pilot, but I'm an air traffic controller. Been around for 22 years. I love aviation, but never got around to taking flying lessons. Work as an approach controller at the busiest approach control in the world.

Steve

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2000 3500 SLT+,4x2,Black/Camel,leather,LSD,Auto,3. 55,towing,rhino-liner,eagle series 58 alum wheels

 

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Steve G, I'm just guessing, you must be at either ORD or JFK? Or possibly LAX? I work for FedEx as a truck driver, but I love being out on the ramp near the jets. It's pretty cool to stand right there and watch an MD-11 taxi in right in front of you.
planes, trucks, trains, ships... I love 'em all!
Andy

 

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Yea just being around an airport is a thrill for me (still!), from some of the smallest grass strips to taxing by the big jets on some of the busiest ramps is all neat.
Steve, my wife and I owned an '81 172P from '82 untill '93 and loved that thing, flew that darn thing everywhere from the Bahamas to PA and TX, very economical and with the long range tanks it seemed like it would go forever.
I've never flown any jets but have some King Air and Cheyenne time, I really like the King Air. My two favorites planes that I've flown are the Cessna Caravan and the Air Tractor AT-502 spray plane, (thats the one that pays the bills!). I've always told my wife if I ever struck gold I'd buy a Caravan on floats and head to Alaska, now that would be cool!

 

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Rick,Andy, I work at DFW. We work an average of 4500 operations a day. A few years ago I got to take a ride with the Air Force in a T-38. We did everything that was required to put a pilot in training through. I got to feel 6+ g's. Now you talk about a rush, that was the most. Also got to do aerobatics in a T-6. Never got sick. Ha.

Steve


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2000 3500 SLT+,4x2,Black/Camel,leather,LSD,Auto,3. 55,towing,rhino-liner,eagle series 58 alum wheels

 

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Steve, what a thrill that T-38 ride must have been! I have flown a couple of the T-6's and had fun with them, that 600hp radial engine (PW-1340) is the same one alot of the spray planes use... good engine but very old and thank God for turbines!
Having flown into DFW a few times, I may have spoke with you during the approach, but it's been about 6 years since I've been there.

 

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Rick & others,glad to hear of more aviation lovers out there. I'm a PPSEL W/Instrument & a full time C-130 Flight Engineer. And I can't forget to mention I love my 1997 Dodge 2500 4x4 Club Cab. Keep that fuel burning!!! RAM1.

 

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Rick & others,glad to hear of more aviation lovers out there. I'm a PPSEL W/Instrument & a full time C-130 Flight Engineer. And I can't forget to mention I love my 1997 Dodge 2500 4x4 Club Cab. Keep that fuel burning!!! RAM1.

 

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I was an Air Explorer in Boy Scouts, we flew a Cessna 182 to get our ratings. Too bad the Scouts dropped the Air program. I never followed up to get my license, but I started Hang Gliding in 1975 and flew till 82. It was great soaring 2000 ft above the Montana University golf course in Missoula and having a 737 1000 ft BELOW you on final to the airport. I gave it up when two of my best friends took that flight that you can't walk away from. (wife was a wreck every time I punched off the mountain) I would love to start flying again but I have too many toys now! Happy Rammin & flyin, Dave

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Dave Hauser, 96 3500 4x4 extended, auto 4:10 LSD, K&N, tow hooks, fog lights, custom front reciever hitch and mount for 8000 Ramsey winch, alum diamond plate box and running boards, Dodge dually mudflaps, tow 18' flatbed, 69 Vette, 89 HD FLHS

 

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Hey Rick, since you fly down in Vero you may be familiar with all the Sierra Alpha's that fly in. I went to Shields Aviation back in '89/90. Got my ticket, Multi, Comm, Inst. (land) but never could find work. I was a SH60B crewman in the navy in Mayport Fl. (HSL-40) but blew a knee out and used my severance pay to go to school. Great experience but never could find work (none that would pay rent AND food!!) So I don't fly anymore but miss it alot. It seems like dusting crops has got to be a rush! Just keep it out of the trees!

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2001? 2500QC LB, ENHANCED 24V? 6SPD, LEATHER,LOADED, 4X4 HD EVERYTHING, Trailer tow, etc. Dark Garnet Red Pearlcoat, A. R. E. Mx series Topper w/Walk-in door. Will one day be a BOM

 

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Does RC count for this group?
I fly aerobatic RC planes.
Figure I can do things with them, and no matter how bad I mess up trying to learn something new, I still get to go home.

I also work for a company that designs and manufactures avionics, both mil and commercial.

We have somesort of hardware flying on most newer (last 15 years or so) aircraft out there.

Bob

 

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I'm not a pilot but I am a navigator on C130's for the US Coast Guard. I really enjoy the flying and seeing different parts of the world. I just got transferred to California but before that I was stationed in Kodiak Alaska where the flying was the best I have ever seen. Fantastic scenery and flight conditions that will keep you awake.
Pat Daniels
Old school 1991 Dodge D250 4x4, 111,000 miles and just breaking in...

 

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All,

I'm a Commerical Pilot ASMEL,CFI,IFI with Sailplane rating. 14,780 hours PIC time.
I currently own a Baron B55, Citabria 7KCAB and a Pitts S2S.

Rated in a Lear 24, 25, G-I, G-II and MU-2.

I LOVE flying.

Fort Pierce is my favorite stop over on the way to Great Exuma Island.

Ben

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2000 3500 Quad Cab, SLT+, LSD, 4x2 Auto, 3. 54, Camper Option, Trailer Option, Sports Option, Sliding Read Window, BLACK.

 

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Looks like I'm in good company on this board, Commerical..... , I own a Piper Chieftain, and just finished restoring my Cessna 310D. It turned out pretty nice, I like the Garmin stack w/twin GNS430's.

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2000, 2500, 24V, 5spd, 4X4, SWB, Driftwood, Leather, Fog Lights, Rear Anti Spin, Camp Spl, Trailer Tow, HD Transfer, No Res or Muff

 

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Got my private ticket when I was in Air Force ROTC in 1970 @ OSU in Corvallis, OR.

About two weeks later I was flying a new retractable Piper Arrow, lost power just after take-off from my home field in Condon (Eastern Oregon) and stacked it up 150' short of the aux runway after trying to limp in on a long 270 degree turn - didn't want to risk a 180 with insufficient power, as you guys know more than a few people have died that way.

It was definitely one of those unwelcome interruptions in the "hours of boredom" though, I'll tell you that - no passengers, I ended up with a split lip but that's about it. Was able to set it down and stay upright at less than 50mph (BOTH airspeed and groundspeed, unfortunately) but it was totalled. After FAA investigation and a few gut-wrenching check rides it was officially listed as "engine failure, cause unknown" which was good for me, bad for the FBO who rented me the plane. These guys were real dandies - came over early the morning after the incident, took the wings off, loaded up the plane and booked it back to Corvallis. When the FAA investigators showed up later on Sunday I took them to the crash site and the plane was gone !!! Boy were they pi$$ed -

It's kind of an interesting story but too long to tell here - had to do with the spring-loaded override switch Piper had in the 85mph automatic "gear down" anti-lame duck system on the very first retractable Arrows.

Anyway, flew quite a bit from then until about the mid-80's but haven't flown much since - would like to, though.

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1999 2500HD 4x4 SLT Driftwood QC LB 3. 55LSD 5spd Camper/Tow, Custom Built(Deer Hunter Model)Brush Guard w/PIAA Pro 90's, PIAA Platinum Headlamp Bulbs, Diamond Plate Bed Caps w/full frt&rr DiaPlate Protectors -


[This message has been edited by Rob Myers (edited 11-19-1999). ]

[This message has been edited by Rob Myers (edited 11-19-1999). ]

 

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Never been a pilot but love planes. Was on flight status for two years in Air Force in mid 60's on RC-130. We flew all over Europe and Northern Africa. I was a radar and navigation tech. Not much TACAN, VOR, ILS or surely no GPS over there so radar was very important.
Wife and I go to all air shows in 300 mile radius. Love Blue Angels and Thunderbirds. We just went to Blue Angels show in Pensacola this past week end. Also were some propellar aircraft there. Saw for the first time Kent Gorden flying an Extreme 300. Have seen Patty Wagstaff and Sean Tucker before and thought they couldn't be beat. I was wrong. Never saw a plane tumble end over end before.
My favorite is Thunderbirds in F-16's. To see a F-16 go from the deck to 30,000 feet with out after burner straight up is awsome. Of course burning 300 gallons of diesel( JP-5 ) a minute. If you llke power demo, see an air show. F-16 has the power of 10 times the horse power of starting line up at Indianapolis 500.

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Paul Somers
1999 2500 ISB QuadCab pyro/boost
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Rob, not a fun time knowing you are going in is it? I turned one over on it's lid last July in Minto, ND... was taking off for the last load of the day (ag-flying) on a very unimproved strip 2300 ft long, had 700ft of 20 ft wide concrete that ran downhill into a 1600ft dirt strip. Rained hard the day before and a very bad mud hole down on the departure end, been missing it all day.
Hit the hole just as the plane was starting to lift, yawed bad to the left and by the time I got it straight I hit the uphill side of the wheat field, momemtum, torque and speed turned it into an aileron roll and slapped hard upside down in the middle of the wheat field. Ouch! A few bruises and stictches, a very big black eye and a couple of brokes ribs and a totaled out $380k Air Tractor with a PT6-34... first ding in 16 years of flying.
Had to do a check ride with the FAA, which was alright but all during the check ride (in Orlando, Fl) the Inspector continually told me about the pitfalls of ag flying, why I shouldn't be doing it and basically said that we were all bums that flew outdated and non-maintained equipment... I guess if he considers a '94 $380k turbine powered airplane with a $30k GPS swathing system, flow control computer with 100 hour inpections out dated and non-maintained, he would have got a big kick out of some those old ragged-out Cherokee 6's and 210's I used to fly hauling bank checks!

 

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Good luck on the Cessna 310. I drove a "G" model for a few years and except for the weak breaks it's a pure joy to fly. I was hooked on the 310 after Sky King traded in the "Banboo Bomber" for one. I still haven't gotten over Penny yet. #ad


Make sure you put fuel sensors in the wing panels. The 310 has a carry through wings and a leak would RUIN your day.

I still perfer the B-55. You just have to watch that aft loading carefully. 7,500 feet on one isn't bad.

Ben

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2000 3500 Quad Cab, SLT+, LSD, 4x2 Auto, 3. 54, Camper Option, Trailer Option, Sports Option, Sliding Read Window, BLACK. With Power Bolt Tailgate Lock, Dodge Sill Guards, Mag-Hytec Rear End Cover.