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17 sats \ 3 replies \ @ek OP 22 Sep \ parent \ on: I signed up for flight school mostly_harmless
Oh for sure I want to use it for travel, too!
I already looked up how far I can travel with a Cessna 172:
I also looked up if I will be able to fly in the US with my European license but unfortunately not. But iirc, I just need to ask (and pay) the FAA to check my current license and issue me a license that works in the US. I think being able to fly yourself around is especially useful in the US!
But next to using it for travel, I am also considering to use it as an "exit strategy" if I ever want to quit software engineering and earn money as a CFI instead.
But first I need to actually get my license. I don't know yet when I will finish all my lessons in the air; I'm just trying to get the theory out of the way first.
Based.
I've kicked the idea around myself being so far from a major airport but also right near a small field with a highly regarded flight school. I'd get to camp a lot more if I had a float plane...
Every time I listen to an ATC clip though I'm not sure I could handle the radio if I actually tried to fly to a real airport... that and the expense...
If Bitcoin pumped to infinity, am I better off with a plane? or sandbagging that cost for a few charter flights per year? damn trade-offs...
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If Bitcoin pumped to infinity, am I better off with a plane?
lol, one of my ideas what to do with a pilot license was also that in a SHTF scenario (which could be related to bitcoin going to infinity and assuming I could make it to the airfield), knowing how to fly would suddenly become very valuable.
Once you’re in the air, nobody can stop you short of shooting you down (and running out of fuel). There are no roadblocks or traffic jams up there.
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True, especially in the EU where a border might make a world of difference.
That's mitigated a bit in my case, I'm already bugged-out to where the only traffic jams are at the tagging station parking lot during deer season or when the amish are moving a building or hay wagon down a county road.
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