What airplane did you earn your first dollar in?

[Cessnaflyer]

CFI at Big Bend Community College.

 

[PGT]

 

[dustoff17]

Wait, does this count?

 

[Cherokee_Cruiser]

At 236 TT:

N8940E from DTW-MSP

 

[ctab5060X]

At 236 TT:

N8940E from DTW-MSP

I flew that bird on IOE as well...

 

[KVNC]

At 236 TT

lol srsly?

 

[alaskadrifter]

I don't miss loading and unloading this thing.

 

[ctab5060X]

I'll have to dig up a picture, but for me, it was a 1972 'E' Model Piper Aztec.

Here we go...

 

[BobDDuck]

I don't miss loading and unloading this thing.
View attachment 37150

Looks like gravity would help unload it.

 

[ozziecat35]

Looks like gravity would help unload it.

Damnit, beat me to it.

 

[averettpilot]

First plane and current plane. Loved the Tomahawk!

 

[alaskadrifter]

Looks like gravity would help unload it.

I can't get any pics to upload correct from my phone.

 

[Cherokee_Cruiser]

lol srsly?

Yes. Did the initial Commercial in a Multi checkride, and the next time I touched an airplane after the checkride was the CRJ on IOE. So Comm/ME checkride, CRJ transition course (ground/sim training), and hired at a regional.

 

[ppragman]

N63541, or N75773 - a 172 or a 207.

773 is still flying but 541 got wrecked earlier this year.

 

[inigo88]

A beat up 1971 Piper PA-25-260 Pawnee. I flew it today in fact.

If there were a piston single equivalent to the legendary level of the @Boris Badenov Mitsubishi MU-2, I would nominate the Pawnee. This thing is hilariously entertaining to fly.

 

[ASpilot2be]

CASA 212

 

[Boris Badenov]

If there were a piston single equivalent to the legendary level of the @Boris Badenov Mitsubishi MU-2, I would nominate the Pawnee. This thing is hilariously entertaining to fly.

{Clay Davis] Pooooooop, son.{/Clay Davis} I earned my first shiny dolla in a 152, same as everyone else. The Misti was five plus years down the track. If you got your first Washington in a Pawnee, you're well ahead of me. And well done.

 

[KVNC]

Yes. Did the initial Commercial in a Multi checkride, and the next time I touched an airplane after the checkride was the CRJ on IOE. So Comm/ME checkride, CRJ transition course (ground/sim training), and hired at a regional.

That's wild. Times have sure changed..

 

[Crockrocket94]

Not this plane, but one of the 30 they had that looked like it... Good old PA28 Cherokee back in 2007!

 

[Flyinthrew]

Wait, does this count?

Well yeah! He said 'earn a buck' not 'have value'.