Sun Oct 24, 2021 8:22 pm
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I realize that I'm still a newbie in comparison with many here, who have been flying for longer and who have their own aircraft, but I still felt pretty chuffed passing a milestone yesterday: 1,000 landings, TGLs included. That's the number in my logbook, so they include also the early landings that my instructor, rather than myself, did. I'm happy to report that landing #1,000 was a smooth one right on the numbers.
My first lesson was in July 2003, so it's taken eighteen years and a bit, and 550+ hours, to get there.
I'm not really chasing numbers, but I hope to reach 1,000 hours before I quit flying. So many more airfield to visit! I've only been to some 125 so far, plus a few only as pax: we're usually three pilots during long trips so not everyone gets all airfields in the book. If I fly with the frequency I've flown so far, I'll be around 70 y/o at the time. So it feels doable!
For any "youngsters" here: don't chase hours, chase experiences! Visit as many places as you can; why not fly with other PPLs to expand your horizons together? There's a difference between 500 hour of experience and one hour of experience 500 times.
My first lesson was in July 2003, so it's taken eighteen years and a bit, and 550+ hours, to get there.
I'm not really chasing numbers, but I hope to reach 1,000 hours before I quit flying. So many more airfield to visit! I've only been to some 125 so far, plus a few only as pax: we're usually three pilots during long trips so not everyone gets all airfields in the book. If I fly with the frequency I've flown so far, I'll be around 70 y/o at the time. So it feels doable!
For any "youngsters" here: don't chase hours, chase experiences! Visit as many places as you can; why not fly with other PPLs to expand your horizons together? There's a difference between 500 hour of experience and one hour of experience 500 times.
Autocorrect is so frustrating. It's always making me say things I didn't Nintendo.