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  1. jloirsdaan
    QuoteLawton, OK to Charlotte, NC. ....thats around 1200 miles....and I thought that was a LONG trip . I bet it took you ALL DAY just to get across Tennessee too!Quote Yep....5 hrs to get to memphis. Then Ashville is another 15 or so hours . Jordan Go Fast, Dock Soft.
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    Yeah...not too current. Did all my 175 jumps in the 1st year. Then got stuck out here. I've had a 4 month layoff for now. Will be home at the end of Jan. Will get as many jumps as possible before returning for another 6. Then I'll be back for good. Wouldn't dream of downsizing or starting swooping until I get back and get "comfortable" in the air again. Just starting here for information.....then will get back get current and start from what I know and have learned. Thanks for all the insight...pretty much what I figured learning wise. Jordan Go Fast, Dock Soft.
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    I wouldn't come online seeking coaching advice or canopy selection. I come online to have discussions. To see if my thinking is flawed. I'd love to talk with a canopy coach....however I don't have that opportunity just yet. Thanks. Jordan Go Fast, Dock Soft.
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    Lawton, OK to Charlotte, NC. ....thats around 1200 miles....and I thought that was a LONG trip . Jordan Go Fast, Dock Soft.
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    Well, in the near future I'd like to LEARN how to do high performance landings. I currently jump a Sabre 190...put around 150 jumps on it...and am thinking of stepping down to a Sabre2 170. Would there be a better canopy to step down to and start the learning process on? #1 on my list is to take a canopy control course. After that get some coaching....but other tips would be greatly appreciated. I'm in no hurry to start getting crazy with it....just learn gradually. I'm only 21...I've got MANY years to learn. Any insight would be greatly appreciated. Jordan Go Fast, Dock Soft.
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    Sounds like a plan to me. I'll have to find out who my DZO (he's the pilot too) see's for his Medical stuff. I will definitely get 2 weeks off....hopefully it'll be a month though. I'd like to get it as quickly as possible....hopefully I can fly everyday that I'm off. Maybe the weather will cooperate! Thanks. Jordan Go Fast, Dock Soft.
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    Yeah, this was my friends first plane...he got it at like 16. He still has it and was going to....at one point.....help me get my license in it. Now I live so far away that probably wouldn't even be feasible...unless I had a LONG vacation. He also has a 1929 Stearman and a Pitts....SRS I think it is. Jordan Go Fast, Dock Soft.
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    Thanks for the link. I've been thinking about going to Altus...they've got a couple of schools there. There's one in Lawton....but the two out in Altus are cheaper.....I'll have to go look at all three. Jordan Go Fast, Dock Soft.
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    I'll have to look into those videos. I've got lots of time on my hands. Ah....thats great that its good for 2 years. I had someone telling me it was only good for 1. Then again...once I take it I plan to fly a few times a week until I get the PPL. Jordan Go Fast, Dock Soft.
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    ***HA! So my figures were correct then!
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    I'll go and start up as soon as I get home and settled in. I should get 2-4 weeks of leave when I get back. So that'll probably be the best time! Problem is....I'll have to squeeze some jumping in there some where . Jordan Go Fast, Dock Soft.
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    Yeah, I'm stationed in Oklahoma and the local school there charges ~$5000. But I'm from SC...the local place there charges ~$7500....I'm just glad I got enough time left in once I get back to get the PPL ! Jordan Go Fast, Dock Soft.
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    Well, I "learned" to fly in a tail dragger. Didn't really do much.....but I grew up flying in nothing but them. I thought the guys who flew planes with roofs and tri cycle type wheels where sissys . Jking. Jordan Go Fast, Dock Soft.
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    Thanks guys....I like reading all the information I can get. Funny thing is I grew up flying in tail draggers. I actually was going to start taking lessons in a Champ. Not sure who makes that plane. Kind of like a Piper Cub or something. But rode lots in a 1929 Stearman and a Pitts. So I'm all about trying different planes....however I can see the benefit of trying different makes...then sticking with one whilst learning. Thanks again. Jordan Go Fast, Dock Soft.
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    ***When I was 24 I walked into our local FBO, plopped down the $1200 they said it would cost to learn to fly, and three months later flew my wife to Rexburg for a $40 dollar hamburger to celebrate my license. *** I was making reference to his comments...must have been in the days of chep AV gas . Jordan Go Fast, Dock Soft.
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    ....I'm defintely looking forward to a $40 hamburger! Jordan Go Fast, Dock Soft.
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    Thanks. I'm a big aviation buff anyway. I fly R/C planes.....buy the Microsoft Flight Sims religiously....mess around on VATSIM (a internet based airtraffic control/flying sim) Plus I grew up flying with a friend of mine....well parents friend, but my friend now also. However....it wasn't until recently that I've even had the funds to go after it....so I've never seriously looked into it. Thanks for the website...I'll have to go and check it out. I have nothing but time most days....and like to research. Jordan Go Fast, Dock Soft.
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    Okay....not sure where to post this....but figured it'd be okay here. I've wanted to get my pilots license since I was like 10. Just never had the money. Place I checked with back home was like $5000. I will have some money saved up when I get back and was wondering what to look for in a flight school? It'll have to be somewhere in OK (Texas if its a GOOD one). Anyone got any suggestions....any pilots got some pointers? It'll be nice to actually check that one off of lifes "to do" list....I am very much looking forward to that. I've been trying to research it on the net....but suprisingly can't seem to find much. I figured theres gotta be a good many pilots lurking around here. Any info....tips...insight would be greatly appreciated. Jordan Go Fast, Dock Soft.
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    Quote Tell us one state that says the age of consent is 19 Quote Alabama....and a couple others. I know I dug that one up a little but...... Jordan Go Fast, Dock Soft.
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    Jordan Go Fast, Dock Soft.
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    Yeah, I watch a lot of "horror" movies. Don't really know why. My wife hates them and I can never get her to watch them with me. But I can watch whatever now.....just me and the laptop . Jordan Go Fast, Dock Soft.
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    Thanks....I will have to try and track it down....its usually pretty easy to find movies here...most for around $3. Can get movies while they are still in theaters back in the States . Jordan Go Fast, Dock Soft.
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    Audition...trying to look it up on IMDB. What year was it made? Was that the full titile? Can't seem to find it....however there are like 20 or so on the page that came up....so maybe I skipped over it. Jordan Go Fast, Dock Soft.
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    Total: $1,870,046 Jordan Go Fast, Dock Soft.
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    Blah Blah Blah ......look me up next week.....I'd like to talk to ya after you guys whoopin Carolina style ! Jordan Go Fast, Dock Soft.