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Jon Reining
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 Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2007 7:55 am Post subject: Off Topic - New Pilot |
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With a lot of help and support, I'm now a Private Pilot.
My wife and I bought a 7KCAB Citabria almost exactly a year ago to take primary lessons in while my dad and I are building the RV10. Saturday was the big day and it didn't look like it was going to happen. We live in the SF Bay Area and we've had thick fog and a system parked on top of us for the past week, not raining, but low, ugly gloomy clouds. Talked to the examiner Saturday morning a couple times and we decided that no, not possible to do the flying portion so might as well get the oral and paperwork out of the way. On my way over though, I looked at the weather and it was changing for the better. Gnoss Field, KDVO, went VFR and big thanks to my dad for flying the plane over so I could do the practical exam as well. Flew the plane home to Oakland just as the sun was setting and watched the fog pulling in under the Golden Gate Bridge and up towards Berkeley- beautiful flight home.
The Citabria is more fun than a barrel of monkeys, but also looking forward to the day when the RV10 is done so we can do for decent cross country trips. For now, just looking forward to a little flying.
Jon Reining PP-ASEL 
40514 - delayed due to framing the garage walls
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dogsbark(at)comcast.net
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| Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2007 8:12 am Post subject: Off Topic - New Pilot |
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Congrats, Jon! I just got my Private 3.5 months ago. Lots of work....lots of fun...lots of learning left to go.
Good job, and be safe.
Sean
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From: "Jon Reining" <jonathan.w.reining(at)wellsfargo.com>
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<jonathan.w.reining(at)wellsfargo.com>
With a lot of help and support, I'm now a Private Pilot.
My wife and I bought a 7KCAB Citabria almost exactly a year ago to take primary
lessons in while my dad and I are building the RV10. Saturday was the big day
and it didn't look like it was going to happen. We live in the SF Bay Area and
we've had thick fog and a system parked on top of us for the past week, not
raining, but low, ugly gloomy clouds. Talked to the examiner Saturday morning a
couple times and we decided that no, not possible to do the flying portion so
might as well get the oral and paperwork out of the way. On my way over though,
I looked at the weather and it was changing for the better. Gnoss Field, KDVO,
went VFR and big thanks to my dad for flying the plane over so I could do the
practical exam as well. Flew the plane home to Oakland just as the sun was
setting and watched the fog pulling in under the Golden Gate Bridge and up
towards Berkeley- beautiful flight home.
The Citabria is more fun than a barrel of monkeys, but also looking forward to
the day when the RV10 is done so we can do for decent cross country trips. For
now, just looking forward to a little flying.
Jon Reining PP-ASEL
40514 - delayed due to framing the garage walls
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Phil.Perry(at)netapp.com
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Tim Olson
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| Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2007 8:49 am Post subject: Off Topic - New Pilot |
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Huge congrats, Jon!! Don't let the grass grow under
the wheels while you build the -10....all that skill
and experience comes in handy!
Tim Olson - RV-10 N104CD - Flying
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Jon Reining wrote:
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<jonathan.w.reining(at)wellsfargo.com>
With a lot of help and support, I'm now a Private Pilot.
My wife and I bought a 7KCAB Citabria almost exactly a year ago to
take primary lessons in while my dad and I are building the RV10.
Saturday was the big day and it didn't look like it was going to
happen. We live in the SF Bay Area and we've had thick fog and a
system parked on top of us for the past week, not raining, but low,
ugly gloomy clouds. Talked to the examiner Saturday morning a couple
times and we decided that no, not possible to do the flying portion
so might as well get the oral and paperwork out of the way. On my
way over though, I looked at the weather and it was changing for the
better. Gnoss Field, KDVO, went VFR and big thanks to my dad for
flying the plane over so I could do the practical exam as well. Flew
the plane home to Oakland just as the sun was setting and watched the
fog pulling in under the Golden Gate Bridge and up towards Berkeley-
beautiful flight home.
The Citabria is more fun than a barrel of monkeys, but also looking
forward to the day when the RV10 is done so we can do for decent
cross country trips. For now, just looking forward to a little
flying.
Jon Reining PP-ASEL 40514 - delayed due to framing the garage
walls
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Jon Reining
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| Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2007 10:58 am Post subject: Re: Off Topic - New Pilot |
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Thanks for the congrats.
Phil mentioned sisterhood for some and I thought I'd comment on it.
My wife joined the 99's, an organization of women pilots, and absolutely loves it. She finds a lot of encouragement from hanging out with other women pilots and it has really helped get her into flying. Her flying also has a ton of benefits:
Safety - looking forward to switching off and being her co-pilot
Financial - she's more willing to have part of the budget support the hobby
Fun! - I'll go down to Oakland and watch her do touch and goes and bounce down the runway (she used to laugh at me too).
In case you're wondering, husbands are referred to as 49 1/2's.
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