Hello from KUUU - Newport
Posted: Sun May 26, 2019 9:53 amGraeme Smith - based KUUU - Newport, RI
Originally from Scotland - I've been US naturalized since June 6th 2006 having moved here in 2001 (Green Card). I have my own small business offering business process consulting and IT services.
Flying for me was bucket list item started in Sept 2010 when a few friends started to drop by the wayside. PPL July 5th 2011.
I'm now about 1,850 hours, tail and complex endorsed with PIC in about 27 models. I like positive G aerobatics. Well up to about 4G after that - I don't do it enough to stay fit and keep my "ear" in balance. I've taken IFR training but never took the rating. A mixture of the difficulties of staying current at a level that would satisfy my personal minimums and spending the funds on a lot of other opportunities. I does mean I've had to seriously sit out weather on trips twice. But in 8 years with about 25 "trips" - it's a price I will pay. I like to throw a tent and folding bike in a plane and see where I end up.
I never quite finished that float rating - though I plug away at it every summer - maybe THIS year!
About 80+ Young Eagles flown in the EAA program. 5 that I know of are now PPL with three trying for aviation as a career.
I'm a volunteer member of the FAASafety Team at the Boston FSDO and have some WINGS presentations based on personal experience about:
- Engine out over the mountains
- Aeromedical factors for flying warbirds
- ADM when trying to outfly a hurricane
My "New England Runabout" - a C150 just headed to the salvage company after an incident with a perimeter fence after I aborted a take off having decided it was a better option than the trees. (Sounds a bit glib - believe me - this led to an intense period of personal re-evaluation and personal minimum checks as well as a requested peer review.). There is a WINGS talk in that I'm sure - when I get the chance to put it together.
I have a conditional offer in on a Sonex A right now to replace her. I've been ready to go Experimental for a while and it was always going to be on the basis of buying. I have the utmost admiration for those of you who build. Pretty sure I have the skillset (past life fixing up cars in my youth, some hands on marine engineering when I was at sea and a period custom yacht building being a contributing factors) - but I really want to fly - not build.
I'm a strong believer in the experience and wisdom offered by type clubs - and that's why I am here.
Originally from Scotland - I've been US naturalized since June 6th 2006 having moved here in 2001 (Green Card). I have my own small business offering business process consulting and IT services.
Flying for me was bucket list item started in Sept 2010 when a few friends started to drop by the wayside. PPL July 5th 2011.
I'm now about 1,850 hours, tail and complex endorsed with PIC in about 27 models. I like positive G aerobatics. Well up to about 4G after that - I don't do it enough to stay fit and keep my "ear" in balance. I've taken IFR training but never took the rating. A mixture of the difficulties of staying current at a level that would satisfy my personal minimums and spending the funds on a lot of other opportunities. I does mean I've had to seriously sit out weather on trips twice. But in 8 years with about 25 "trips" - it's a price I will pay. I like to throw a tent and folding bike in a plane and see where I end up.
I never quite finished that float rating - though I plug away at it every summer - maybe THIS year!
About 80+ Young Eagles flown in the EAA program. 5 that I know of are now PPL with three trying for aviation as a career.
I'm a volunteer member of the FAASafety Team at the Boston FSDO and have some WINGS presentations based on personal experience about:
- Engine out over the mountains
- Aeromedical factors for flying warbirds
- ADM when trying to outfly a hurricane
My "New England Runabout" - a C150 just headed to the salvage company after an incident with a perimeter fence after I aborted a take off having decided it was a better option than the trees. (Sounds a bit glib - believe me - this led to an intense period of personal re-evaluation and personal minimum checks as well as a requested peer review.). There is a WINGS talk in that I'm sure - when I get the chance to put it together.
I have a conditional offer in on a Sonex A right now to replace her. I've been ready to go Experimental for a while and it was always going to be on the basis of buying. I have the utmost admiration for those of you who build. Pretty sure I have the skillset (past life fixing up cars in my youth, some hands on marine engineering when I was at sea and a period custom yacht building being a contributing factors) - but I really want to fly - not build.
I'm a strong believer in the experience and wisdom offered by type clubs - and that's why I am here.