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01-19-2010, 05:36 PM

MusDg

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Low Cost Cross Country Time

Cross country time at a low cost with a CFI - $25 per hour
Regular flights from the Pueblo/Colorado Springs area to the Rapid City, SD area
Typical roundtrip HOBBS time: 7.0
Aircraft - 1974 Piper Cherokee based in Pueblo
These are not charter flights.
Great way for you to build some valuable time with a CFI
Work on pilotage, dead reckoning, radio navigation, and ATC communications
Refresher in cross country flying
Put some time in your logbook
Get out and spread your wings
A flight review can be accomplish on these flights
All pilot levels welcome

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01-19-2010, 10:12 PM

detpilot

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Sounds like a great deal for anyone in the area.

01-20-2010, 04:06 AM

NoyGonnaDoIt

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Sounds like someone traveling back and forth to Rapid City regularly trying to defray some of the costs without running afoul of 61.113 and Part 119.

01-20-2010, 05:07 AM

Ewfflyer

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Either way, there are win-win situations out there:| I'd definately get the details before comitting

01-20-2010, 05:14 PM

MusDg

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I am commuting between the two cities. My wife is still in the Air Force and was relocated to the Rapid City area. I still have a commitment with screening USAF pilot candidates in Pueblo.

I rent the Cherokee for $50/hour wet and am simply looking to split the cost. I earned over 200 hours of cross country with a flight instructor in this same manner 10 years ago. That was some of the greatest flying and experience building I have had to date.

01-20-2010, 09:30 PM

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I'm actually interested in taking you up on this. Don't know that I could make it work more than maybe once or twice though.

How long do you think you'll be doing this?

01-21-2010, 05:10 PM

MusDg

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Globerunner513

I'm actually interested in taking you up on this. Don't know that I could make it work more than maybe once or twice though.

How long do you think you'll be doing this?

For the time being up until the end of May/beginning of June. This will be one or two weekends a month.

After that it will be limited. I'll be in South Dakota for a month and in Colorado for a month.

That's the plan for now atleast.