Question for those Pilots out there...

[Restola]

k another question i got

well what i really want to do is fly helicopters...but ive talked to a few people and they say that its better to start on single eng props cuz u learn basic stuff that u should know or something? would it be better for me to start on props or go straight to helis? thanks for ur help

-ryan

Get your pilot certs first. Once you have your airplane private certificate you can skip a lot of the helocopter stuff and are only required to fly half the time. Considering that helicopter time costs over 4x what airplane time costs (figure close to $300/h), plus you will end up getting your airplane ratings eventually anyways (you will be flight instructing at some point in your career, only having helicopter ratings is pretty limiting), it makes sense.

[felony]

ya embry riddle is definitley overrated.

not to mention there is a lack of NO WOMEN HERE

but ther eis some goin on

[felony]

ummm well, after that crappy OSU game, I kinda went into a drinking binge and had to cancel the flight next morning

hopefully over 21?

students here caught with alcohol under 21 get substance abuse and are done flying for a few months.

im not a pilot so i drink in the dorms and dont care

dan

[Hasty8]

ok heres the deal. with a privatge license, yes you can take passengers. no you cant charge them. you need your commercial license for that. so that means, you rent the plane, and you pay for fuel.

No entirely true. With a private pilots certificate [they are not truly licenses according to the FAA] you can fly passengers but not commercially. This means that like having passengers in your car help pay for gas so to can you do this when flying friends.

No matter what your ultimate goal in aviation is - be it recreational flying or a more advanced training program - you must start by getting a private pilot's license. (Word to the wise: technically, pilots hold "certificates," not licenses, to fly, although hardly anyone except the FAA calls them that.) This private license allows a pilot to fly a single-engine airplane under visual flight rules (VFR), meaning visibility of at least three miles, as well as at night. A private pilot may carry passengers but may not be paid for doing so, although the pilot can share operating expenses with the passengers.

So You Wanna Get Your Pilot's License?

Student pilot cert and FAA approved medical examiners

[ryanshep]

k thanks for the info guys