DEaf Pilots Association

Jiro said:
I wish me :(

Can't afford it yet but I prefer helicopter
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I've been in a helicopter twice and it feels so..... unstable to me! I wouldn't fly it just because I'd second guess myself all the time "Was that supposed to happen?" "What was that swaying?!" "Did the rotor stop spinning?!"

One of the times that I was in a helicopter was actually in Alaska. Amazing.
 
Helicopters have come a long way since the days of the Vietnam war. In the latter's early days, helicopter crashes were VERY common in helicopter flight schools. :shock:
 
Beowulf said:
Helicopters have come a long way since the days of the Vietnam war. In the latter's early days, helicopter crashes were VERY common in helicopter flight schools. :shock:
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even I tried to fly a helicopter in Flight Simulator and it was hard, and I kept crashing almost all the times. I could imagine it was more difficult to do in real helicopter, it is like you have to be PhD to pass the helicopter fly test. :lol:
 
lol not a problem for me. I think I have a gift for controlling any machinery. I love it.
 
Steinhauer said:
Are there any ADers who are licensed pilots? Just curious.
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I have a private pilot license and FAA Airframe & powerplant mechanic licenses. I own my own Cessna 172 often take trips with it...
12 hour road trip by car would only be 3.5 hours with my airplane.

flew it to Oshkosh Wisconsin last year from Texas for EAA Airshow..7.5 flight from Texas. made a fuel stop in St. Louis, MO.

been flying since 1978 licensed since 1983..
oh i'm deaf and only have one arm.. airplanes are easy to fly..
on trips I "trim" aircraft for level flight in cruise, sit back and fly hands off.. relax & enjoy veiew / watch for other aircraft traffic under visual flight rules..I never use aircraft radio. just scan traffic pattern for other aircraft.? non? I take off.. climb.. & cruise..
 
Steinhauer said:
Are there any ADers who are licensed pilots? Just curious.
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most small aircraft are not pressurized... you shouldn't have any problems with your ears...like you do in pressurized aircraft..then again all you have to do is move jaw to open ears..

if you fly above 10,000 / 13,000 feet for more than 30 minutes you "should" use oxygen..I flew all way to to wisonsin from Texas at 9,500 feet without any. I was fine...

all pilots must be in radio commication with Air traffic controllers when they fly above 18,000 which is class A airspace..so for deaf pilot flying solo your limited to 18,000 feet.. unless you have a hearing person with you to do radio work..but they better know the lingo../ codes
 
:wave:mx757 - hubby <he flies RC; born with Rubella Syndrome>was at Oshkosh last year and really loves seeing everything!
did you go to EAA before or was last year first time?
 
Jiro said:
nope. majority of airports do not have traffic controller nor radio communication. It's a rule of thumb for ALL pilots that in case of no radio communication during take-off/landing/flying aka "uncontrolled airport", they go by VFR (Visual Flying Rules). It's exactly same thing for mariners and drivers. Very simple.


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What if you visually see another small aircraft nearby? Is the expectation that you would be able to communicate with each other by radio?

Also, do most pilots of small aircrafts know how how to parachute? :) Actually, that is a serious question.
 
Jiro said:
oh I meant the training cost. I just wanna get licensed in it and I can't afford it yet cuz I've been focusing too much on my motorcycle hobby :)
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speaking of which i saw a bike exactly like yours last week...with that ugly rear wheel guard still on, thats how i spotted it...
 
id love have a aircraft licence and rebuilt one of those old MIGs and fly it just for hell of it...

people actually do this you know, even theres a sport...pylon racings...
 
dogmom said:
:wave:mx757 - hubby <he flies RC; born with Rubella Syndrome>was at Oshkosh last year and really loves seeing everything!
did you go to EAA before or was last year first time?
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I've been to EAA since 2009.. before that the World Free Fall Convention was always the same week as Oshkosh so I never went to Oshkosh till 2009..
always went to world Freefall convention / freak brothers convention since 1984 to 2008..
 
Jazzberry said:
What if you visually see another small aircraft nearby? Is the expectation that you would be able to communicate with each other by radio?

Also, do most pilots of small aircrafts know how how to parachute? :) Actually, that is a serious question.
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depends on where other aircraft is... most aircraft flying above 3000 feet fly hemishere rule 0 to 179 degrees fly odd thousand plus 500 feet 3500, 5500 7500, 9500 etc from 180 to 359 degrees fly even thousand plus 500 feet 4500, 6500, 8500, 10,5000 etc if head on both aircraft turn to left. lower aircraft has right of way... exception to rule above when aircraft air climbing or descending..

no.. very few pilots are trained in parachute use / deployment / malfunction, landings...

I have hundreds of skydives...
 
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