Silly aviation goals

USMCmech

USMCmech

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What are some of your smaller aviation goals? Nothing significant, just "I've always wanted to ...".

Me personally, after I build my RV-7 I want to land at every public use airport in Texas. I'd like to see If I could do it in one shot over a few days. I wonder if there is a record I could break?

I want to get my DC-3 type.

I honestly would like to fly professionally my entire career having never worn a necktie. I don't have much hope for this one, but it's not impossible.
 
USMCmech said:
I want to land at every public use airport in Texas. I'd like to see If I could do it in one shot over a few days. I wonder if there is a record I could break?
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Not sure if that's a small feat, how many airports are there in Texas:confused:

Have you started your 7?
 
Goggle to the rescue:D I don't think this is all of them though
 

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I'd like to finish my really Long-build (as opposed to a quick-build:D) RV-9 and be able to CFI independently.
 
BillErvin said:
:eek::eek::eek: That'd have to be some kind of record. Planning and logistics would be fun to work out though.
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I think 2 pilots could do it over 4 long days in the summer. Most of these are 10 minutes apart in a RV. Start out in El Paso, and wind up in Texarkana. The real hard part would be laying out a route that didn't backtrack any more than required.

Like I said, it's totally frivilous.
 
Fly a Huey. Preferably at treetop level with CCR and Ride of the Valkyrie playing over speakers in the back.
 
It's not a small one, but I want to break the speed of sound--that's been a goal of mine since I was around 10.
 
Met a dude flying a Gulfstream in jeans and a cheap polo shirt the other day.
That would about do it for me.
 
I intend to use aviation as a pillar of excellence, driving the world into the next century. I believe pilots to be a sophisticated newer version of the general public today.

We strive to be better as one, not as individuals. We accept future pilots, and people, into our community as if they were already family. In the cockpit we are not easily bound by rules yet we hold ourselves to rules written for us, as if abiding by those rules gives us some sense of honor. Striving for perfection, an unreachable goal, we engage heavily in self analysis, oftentimes with the help of our community, in a constant attempt to reach the unreachable. This is who we are, for one purpose, one common love, flight.

It is my belief that our lifestyle, our community, can have a positive impact on the world today. My goal is to find a way to make this possible.

To big? :D

PS No time
 
I want to build an Emeraude and teach my kids to fly in it. I've always loved the look of Emeraudes and CAP10s. Gotta get to work, though, first one will be solo-eligible in 6 years.
Somewhat related, wind was 15g23 today and not many people were flying, but this kid was up in the pattern solo in his dad's RV7.
 
Pardon my shiny jet syndrome but....

Captain on a Boeing 777

but in the meantime, I'll settle for my short-term goal of a Cape Air F/O (which is somewhat realistic).
 
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