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								Go Guns 							 
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								by Go Guns   »  Fri Dec 16, 2005 9:20 pm 
			
			
			
			
			As rampy, CSA, groomer, and Pilot......12 years.
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								DHQ 							 
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								by DHQ   »  Fri Dec 16, 2005 9:45 pm 
			
			
			
			
			7.5 years flying
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								AEROMONKEY 							 
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								by AEROMONKEY   »  Sat Dec 17, 2005 6:08 am 
			
			
			
			
			"THE GASMAN"....7 YEARS RUNNING.
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								by MRO   »  Sat Dec 17, 2005 6:18 am 
			
			
			
			
			4 years. 
My first solo was December 19 2001
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								TTJJ 							 
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								by TTJJ   »  Sat Dec 17, 2005 6:27 am 
			
			
			
			
			27 Years. Started at 19 back when: 
 
My forehead wasn't touching the back of my neck 
My belly button was WAY closer to my spine 
Sitting in a C-150 at -40C  didn't really seem that bad. 
 
 
This getting old crap sucks.
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								FLOATER 							 
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								by FLOATER   »  Sat Dec 17, 2005 7:25 am 
			
			
			
			
			23 short years
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								fanspeed 							 
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								by fanspeed   »  Sat Dec 17, 2005 8:01 am 
			
			
			
			
			14 and a half
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								gelbisch 							 
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								by gelbisch   »  Sat Dec 17, 2005 8:14 am 
			
			
			
			
			12 years.
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								flyinthebug 							 
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								by flyinthebug   »  Sat Dec 17, 2005 8:47 am 
			
			
			
			
			10 years
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								Floats 							 
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								by Floats   »  Sat Dec 17, 2005 8:52 am 
			
			
			
			
			5 years
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								Just Duckie 							 
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								by Just Duckie   »  Sat Dec 17, 2005 9:01 am 
			
			
			
			
			Next month will be 20 years.
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								by Jerricho   »  Sat Dec 17, 2005 9:10 am 
			
			
			
			
			14 years
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								by WRX   »  Sat Dec 17, 2005 9:55 am 
			
			
			
			
			7 years and just got a paying job 3 months ago.  
 
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								Airtids 							 
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								by Airtids   »  Sat Dec 17, 2005 11:21 am 
			
			
			
			
			Started sweeping hangars at 14=22 yrs 
Started flying in 1988=18 yrs 
First job in 1994=12 yrs 
Own business since 2000=6 yrs 
 
Never really wanted to be a pilot. Funny how things happen.
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							Aviation- the hardest way possible to make an easy living! 
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								Older Returning Pilot 							 
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								by Older Returning Pilot   »  Sat Dec 17, 2005 11:32 am 
			
			
			
			
			Since 1987 with a 10 year break so 8 years and still looking for a job
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							To once again too slip them surly bonds of Earth 
 
 
1050 TT, 135 Multi, 800 PIC, 155 IFR
			
						 
		 
				
		
		 
	 
				
		
		
			
				
																			
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								by bush pilot   »  Sat Dec 17, 2005 12:34 pm 
			
			
			
			
			Started in Sep of 98 so 7 and a bit
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								by Dockjock   »  Sat Dec 17, 2005 12:35 pm 
			
			
			
			
			10 yrs
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								GA MX Trainer Dude 							 
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								by GA MX Trainer Dude   »  Sat Dec 17, 2005 12:39 pm 
			
			
			
			
			34 years
Some good ones - some not so good 
 
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								by CP   »  Sat Dec 17, 2005 2:49 pm 
			
			
			
			
			30
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								it'sme 							 
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								by it'sme   »  Sat Dec 17, 2005 4:19 pm 
			
			
			
			
			Another 3 weeks and it will be 36 years
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								by chipmunk   »  Sat Dec 17, 2005 4:20 pm 
			
			
			
			
			7 years
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								by Mike Oxlong   »  Sat Dec 17, 2005 4:39 pm 
			
			
			
			
			started private in 1997, commercial full time for 5 years now.
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								by Doc   »  Sat Dec 17, 2005 4:39 pm 
			
			
			
			
			37......Dont stop the carnival!
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								by oldncold   »  Sat Dec 17, 2005 4:53 pm 
			
			
			
			
			
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