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LHusky(at)aol.com
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Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 5:31 pm Post subject: Check Ride !!!

I PASSED!!!!!  It was very unstable  air with thunder storms building everywhere, but I bounced my way to a  successful check ride and I am now a private pilot.  I am very worn out  from it all.  My wife and kids wanted rides, but I told them that I needed  to rest and relax before I give them rides.  I want to thank everyone who  responded with different ideas.  Now it is back to the build.   

  

 Larry Husky 

 Madras, Oregon 

 N667H (Reserved)



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Jaybannist(at)cs.com
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Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 6:00 pm Post subject: Check Ride !!!

Congratulations!!



Just remember that what you have earned is a license to learn. NEVER stop learning and have fun doing it!



Jay in Dallas

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LHusky(at)aol.com wrote:



 	  Quote: 	
		  I PASSED!!!!!  It was very unstable  air with thunder storms building 

everywhere, but I bounced my way to a  successful check ride and I am now a private 

pilot.  I am very worn out  from it all.  My wife and kids wanted rides, but I 

told them that I needed  to rest and relax before I give them rides.  I want 

to thank everyone who  responded with different ideas.  Now it is back to the 

build.  

 

Larry Husky 

Madras, Oregon 

N667H (Reserved)



**************Get trade secrets for amazing burgers. Watch "Cooking with 

Tyler Florence" on AOL Food.      

(http://food.aol.com/tyler-florence?video=4&?NCID=aolfod00030000000002)

psm(at)att.net
Guest

Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 6:07 pm Post subject: Check Ride !!!

Well done Larry.  Welcome to the exclusive club of licensed pilots.

One little suggestion.  When you start taking passengers you might 

want to limit them to one at a time for a little while.  Passengers 

can be very distracting, and in groups they can be overwhelming.

Have a ball,

Paul

XL fuselage

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At 06:54 PM 5/30/2008, you wrote:

 	  Quote: 	
		  I PASSED!!!!!  It was very unstable  air with thunder storms building

 >everywhere, but I bounced my way to a  successful check ride and I 

 am now a private

 >pilot.  I am very worn out  from it all.  My wife and kids wanted 

 rides, but I

 >told them that I needed  to rest and relax before I give them 

 rides.  I want

 >to thank everyone who  responded with different ideas.  Now it is 

 back to the

 >build.

 >

 >Larry Husky

 >Madras, Oregon

 >N667H (Reserved

LHusky(at)aol.com
Guest

Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 6:12 pm Post subject: Check Ride !!!

Yes, I have already told them that it would be one at a time for now.   The wife is first of course!!!  Probably second and third!! LOL!!!   

 Thanks, 

 Larry

  In a message dated 5/30/2008 7:08:13 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  psm(at)att.net writes:

  	  Quote: 	
		  -->    Zenith-List message posted by: Paul Mulwitz <psm(at)att.net>

Well    done Larry.  Welcome to the exclusive club of licensed pilots.

One    little suggestion.  When you start taking passengers you might 

want    to limit them to one at a time for a little while.  Passengers 

can be    very distracting, and in groups they can be overwhelming.

Have a    ball,

Paul

XL fuselage

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At 06:54 PM    5/30/2008, you wrote:

 	  Quote: 	
		  I PASSED!!!!!  It was very unstable     air with thunder storms building

 >everywhere, but I bounced my way    to a  successful check ride and I 

 am now a private

    >pilot.  I am very worn out  from it all.  My wife and kids    wanted 

 rides, but I

 >told them that I needed  to rest    and relax before I give them 

 rides.  I want

 >to thank    everyone who  responded with different ideas.  Now it is 

    back to the

 >build.

 >

 >Larry Husky

    >Madras, Oregon

 >N667H  he  es  y       -->                 - MATRONICS WEB FORUMS  nbsp;               - List Contribution Web Site  ;                             =========================

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cndmovn(at)gmail.com
Guest

Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 6:22 pm Post subject: Check Ride !!!

Ha!  Man that brings up memories!

When I got my PPL, the first people I took for a ride were my three kids (my wife hated flying in planes that didn't have an isle and a lady pushing a drink cart...but she is getting better).  After an hour flying, we were about 5 minutes out from landing and my oldest tapped me on the shoulder and asked "if one had to barf...where would they do it?".   Bless her heart, she pulled open her t-shirt at the neck and barfed into a tucked in shirt!   That totally grossed out the other two who proceeded to sympathy barf, but on the floor.  I could not wait to get the plane on the ground!  Not so sure the FBO was glad to see me.

On Fri, May 30, 2008 at 10:05 PM, Paul Mulwitz <psm(at)att.net (psm(at)att.net)> wrote:

[quote] --> Zenith-List message posted by: Paul Mulwitz <psm(at)att.net (psm(at)att.net)>

 Well done Larry.  Welcome to the exclusive club of licensed pilots.

 One little suggestion.  When you start taking passengers you might want to limit them to one at a time for a little while.  Passengers can be very distracting, and in groups they can be overwhelming.

 Have a ball,

 Paul

 XL fuselage

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 At 06:54 PM 5/30/2008, you wrote:

  	  Quote: 	
		   I PASSED!!!!!  It was very unstable  air with thunder storms building

 >everywhere, but I bounced my way to a  successful check ride and I am now a private

 >pilot.  I am very worn out  from it all.  My wife and kids wanted rides, but I

 >told them that I needed  to rest and relax before I give them rides.  I want

 >to thank everyone who  responded with different ideas.  Now it is back to the

 >build.

 >

 >Larry Husky

 >Madras, Oregon

 >N667H (Reserved

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Ron Lendon

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 685
Location: Clinton Twp., MI

Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 7:48 pm Post subject: Re: Check Ride !!!

Congratulations Larry,  Welcome to the club  



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jimandmandy(at)yahoo.com
Guest

Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 7:59 pm Post subject: Check Ride !!!

CONGRADULATIONS!



I think is normal for something not to be perfect on checkride day. For me it was not weather, but radar out at my home airport with giant runways, Long Beach, that I was used to, so we went to tiny, untowered Compton. I was pouring sweat, but did ok.



LHusky(at)aol.com wrote:[quote]     I PASSED!!!!!  It was very unstable  air with thunder storms building everywhere, but I bounced my way to a  successful check ride and I am now a private pilot.  I am very worn out  from it all.  My wife and kids wanted rides, but I told them that I needed  to rest and relax before I give them  rides.  I want to thank everyone who  responded with different ideas.  Now it is back to the build.   

  

 Larry Husky 

 Madras, Oregon 

 N667H (Reserved)



Get trade secrets for amazing burgers. Watch "Cooking with Tyler Florence" on AOL Food.

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pavel569

Joined: 21 Dec 2007
Posts: 77

Posted: Sat May 31, 2008 5:42 am Post subject: Re: Check Ride !!!

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!

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wjones(at)brazoriainet.co
Guest

Posted: Sat May 31, 2008 6:58 am Post subject: Check Ride !!!

Yes Larry , Congratulations .When I wrote you words of encouragements last 

week I did not tell you that I failed my first check ride back in 1961 .I 

was impatient and instead of waiting on the FAA I used an unscrupulous 

flight examiner .Long story ,there was no reason to fail me other than money

LHusky(at)aol.com
Guest

Posted: Sat May 31, 2008 7:16 am Post subject: Check Ride !!!

There were a couple of times that the turbulence from the building storms  

caused me to really blow the altitudes and as I was doing the steep turns, I  

actually had to exit the turn and restart.  I thought I had blown the check  

ride and was a little discouraged.  This particular examiner always  announces a 

new private pilot on down wind when they come in.  Well, I was  on the ground 

and there was no announcement until I cleared the runway!  I  had not even 

thought that I was performing an engine out landing as my final  demonstration.  

He told me that the decisions I had made to exit the  maneuver for safety, was 

the right decision.  I could not have asked for a  more horrible day, but it 

worked out.  Thank you for the  encouragement.  It meant a lot to me for all 

of your input and now I can  share my experience with the 6 other students 

there.  One thing that I  found very interesting, was the fact that there were 

several things that the  examiner did not like.  This were things taught to me by 

my  instructor.  I guess there can be some really big differences between  

instructors.  

 

We have storms building again today, so I am going to go out early tomorrow  

morning and just enjoy flying for a change.  I am going to go alone and  just 

relax and fly like I know I can.  

 

Thanks again for all the excellent advise.

 

Larry Husky 

Madras, Oregon 

 

 

 

In a message dated 5/31/2008 7:59:31 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  

wjones(at)brazoriainet.com writes:






Yes Larry , Congratulations .When I  wrote you words of encouragements last 

week I did not tell you that I  failed my first check ride back in 1961 .I 

was impatient and instead of  waiting on the FAA I used an unscrupulous 

flight examiner .Long story  ,there was no reason to fail me other than money

naumuk(at)alltel.net
Guest

Posted: Sat May 31, 2008 8:31 am Post subject: Check Ride !!!

Larry-

     Pretty awesome, isn't it? One of the major milestones in  my life. I spent an hour on the phone (Easy) with my instructor afterwards in a  post-flight debrief.

     You're now a certified  fanatic, part of the less than 1% of the world population that can call  themselves pilots, and less than 1% of pilots that are Zenith builders. You can  prove that there is no BS involved in your claims. All  you have to do is whip out your license and bore ground-pounders to  death showing them pictures of your project.Don't be reluctant to do  this. You'll be amazed at how many builder wannabes there are out there.

     Welcome to a very exclusive group. You'll quickly find  that a pilot who's also a homebuilder (It doesn't matter what model) is  closer to you than your own brother. 

                                                                         Bill

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amyvega2005(at)earthlink.
Guest

Posted: Sat May 31, 2008 2:29 pm Post subject: Check Ride !!!

Larry, just think there are only 600,000 out of a population of 300,000,000.!!  something to feel good about.

Congrads,

Juan



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leinad

Joined: 19 Sep 2006
Posts: 283
Location: Central Virginia

Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2008 4:59 pm Post subject: Re: Check Ride !!!

Larry,

I just wanted to add my voice to those saying congratulations!  We're all happy for you.

Dan Dempsey

PPL 2003 :)

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kmccune

Joined: 22 Sep 2007
Posts: 577
Location: Wisconsin, USA

Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2008 5:18 pm Post subject: Re: Check Ride !!!

Congrats man!   



Kevin

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LHusky(at)aol.com
Guest

Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2008 6:38 pm Post subject: Check Ride !!!

Thank you.  Well, today was a better day and we all went out to the  airport for some rides.  I have five people in my family that wanted  rides.  I spread it out over 3 little trips.  I logged another 2 hours  in the plane.  It was a lot of fun and it was cool to see the expression on  my kids face.  My oldest will be 16 in August and he is going to take his  first lesson on that day.  He is very excited.  I took it nice and  slow and took them one and two at a time, so that I could see how they act and  how distracting they were.  They are very well behaved and listened to  everything I said.  A very nice day and a whole lot of fun.  IT WAS  ALL WORTH IT!!!  Now, I just have to experience the thrill of my first  flight in my XL!!!  

  

 Thank you everyone! 

  

 Larry Husky 

 Madras, Oregon 

  

  In a message dated 6/1/2008 6:03:04 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  leinad(at)hughes.net writes:

  	  Quote: 	
		  -->    Zenith-List message posted by: "leinad"    <leinad(at)hughes.net>



Larry,

I just wanted to add my voice to    those saying congratulations!  We're all happy for you.

Dan    Dempsey

PPL 2003 

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Jugle

Joined: 04 Aug 2007
Posts: 47
Location: Victoria, Australia

Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2008 11:29 pm Post subject: Re: Check Ride !!!

Ah, good on ya Larry! It's worth the effort.



Glenn

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601XL- Rudder, Stabiliser parts completed, Wing ribs, nose ribs done, 70% Fuselage parts made.

japhillipsga(at)aol.com
Guest

Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2008 10:20 am Post subject: Check Ride !!!

Larry, I'm sure the heavy drinking the night before was the real key to sucess!! Congrads, Bill 

 

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ggower_99(at)yahoo.com
Guest

Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2008 5:19 pm Post subject: Check Ride !!!

Hello Larry:

 

The important thing about safe flying  is not taking the 40 hrs Private Pilot Course, or passing the Check Ride,  is knowing (though learning practice and common sense) what to do in an "emergency"  (name it from a failed  manuver or else).  I am sure that your Examiner was  very well impressed about your decission in that manuver.   Keep learning and practicing as much as you can. The great thing of aviation is that WE ALL never finish our flying course all our flying lives.

 

CONGRATULATIONS.

 

Saludos

Gary Gower

Flying from Chapala, Mexico

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--- On Sat, 5/31/08, LHusky(at)aol.com &lt;LHusky(at)aol.com&gt; wrote:



From: LHusky(at)aol.com &lt;LHusky(at)aol.com&gt;

Subject: Re: Re: Check Ride !!!

To: zenith-list(at)matronics.com

Date: Saturday, May 31, 2008, 11:13 AM



There were a couple of times that the turbulence from the building storms caused me to really blow the altitudes and as I was doing the steep turns, I actually had to exit the turn and restart.  I thought I had blown the check ride and was a little discouraged.  This particular examiner always announces a new private pilot on down wind when they come in.  Well, I was on the ground and there was no announcement until I cleared the runway!  I had not even thought that I was performing an engine out landing as my final demonstration.  He told me that the decisions I had made to exit the maneuver for safety, was the right decision.  I could not have asked for a more horrible day, but it worked out.  Thank you for the encouragement.  It meant a lot to me for all of your input and now I can share my experience with the 6 other students there.  One thing that I found very interesting, was the fact that there were

 several things that the examiner did not like.  This were things taught to me by my instructor.  I guess there can be some really big differences between instructors.  

 

We have storms building again today, so I am going to go out early tomorrow morning and just enjoy flying for a change.  I am going to go alone and just relax and fly like I know I can.  

 

Thanks again for all the excellent advise.

 

Larry Husky 

Madras, Oregon 

 

 



In a message dated 5/31/2008 7:59:31 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, wjones(at)brazoriainet.com writes:

--&gt; Zenith-List message posted by: "wade jones" &lt;wjones(at)brazoriainet.com&gt;



Yes Larry , Congratulations .When I wrote you words of encouragements last 

week I did not tell you that I failed my first check ride back in 1961 .I 

was impatient and instead of waiting on the FAA I used an unscrupulous 

flight examiner .Long story ,there was no reason to fail me other than money

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