1000 hours! Where were you or where would you like to be.

zero · Post by **zero** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 7:13 pm

Two months ago flogging through sh** wx in a Beaver to Crane Lake, Minnesota...good times, good times and a $60 tip to boot.

Dockjock · Post by **Dockjock** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 7:50 pm

I'd been laid of from my float job, and just hired with a startup Caravan freight company, with the promise of a quick upgrade once I got to 1000 hrs so I could fly single pilot IFR. I was right seat in the Van while I flew that last 80 hrs. Sure enough, and it must have been one of the only promises EVER kept by that boss, but once I got there whammo down to FlightSafety Witchita, back home for the ride, and in the left seat. Worst boss ever, but gave me my big break onto my first turbine PIC job.
2000- still slugging away on the van doing night cargo
3000- B1900D f/o
4000- B1900D captain
4400- just joined the "big leagues" with AC!! cheers

Tube Driver · Post by **Tube Driver** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 8:10 pm

did you mean 1000 hours total time, or as you passed 1000 hours this year?

Flying Low · Post by **Flying Low** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 9:08 pm

1000 hrs. - 2000 C206 doing a goose survey between YGW - YPX

2000 hrs. - 2002 C206 doing geophysical survey out of YQT

3000 hrs. - 2005 MU2 F/O between YTL - YQT

4000 hrs. - 2006 MU2 Captain between YTZ - YHM

nightguy · Post by **nightguy** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 9:36 pm

A cessna 310 flying back to Ontario from Albany NY and some crazy hour of the morning. But hey still got the pic

Mig29 · Post by **Mig29** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 9:39 pm

I guess I'll have to tell you that in few months...or precicesly 145hrs

if trend continues....hope its soon....cause I can't wait anymore, my backing is starting to hurt from that c152

Schooner69 · Post by **Schooner69** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 9:46 pm

Hour one thousand occured forty-five years ago in a single engine swept wing fighter somewhere over Germany in battle formation with three other beer drinkin' buddies. Oh, to be twenty-two again.

Oh, what the hell. I'd settle for forty...

water wings · Post by **water wings** » Wed Oct 04, 2006 5:25 am

think i was over North Cariboo lake somewhere in ye ole floaty 185. if i recall it was actually a nice day, and was on my way to Webeque from ZRJ, promoting an inter-reserve romance.

(he lived ZRJ, she in YWP)

Luscombe · Post by **Luscombe** » Wed Oct 04, 2006 6:03 am

For me it was dropping a load of jumpers from 10.5 kilo-feet over Gananoque Ontario, and wishing I was going out the door with them.

No Conflict · Post by **No Conflict** » Wed Oct 04, 2006 6:09 am

FL270 enroute from YQT to YAT for a deadavac......something to remember....

rippey · Post by **rippey** » Wed Oct 04, 2006 6:20 am

Had to go look at the logbook, turns out I was somewhere between milton and burlington taking pictures from a 152. I am pretty sure I didn't realize it at the time since I landed at burlington airpark for my lunch break instead of flying somewhere that had a restaurant and treating myself to a decent lunch.

Hour 2000 is fast approaching...but I'm not exactly sure when, anyone else find it a lot harder to remember to fill your logbook out once the atpl is signed off?

El Comat · Post by **El Comat** » Wed Oct 04, 2006 9:29 am

I was in a BE10 coming back to YXL from somewhere up north....I'm actually surprised I never took note of the exact-ish time it occured.

EC

Beaver Driver · Post by **Beaver Driver** » Wed Oct 04, 2006 10:21 am

Fling pipeline patrol in a C-152 in 94

Just clocked the 1000th hour in the Beaver a few weeks ago on the return leg from dropping off the first moose hunters of the year.

Kenny G · Post by **Kenny G** » Wed Oct 04, 2006 10:33 am

1000....holding over the Active Pass NDB
1500...Crosswind in the circuit at Pitt Medows

DGuy · Post by **DGuy** » Wed Oct 04, 2006 10:39 am

Hungry and waiting for my next student to show up for his flying lesson. Hoping to see a light at the end of the tunnel. That was 26 years ago.

captainsweaty · Post by **captainsweaty** » Wed Oct 04, 2006 11:03 am

awesome thread it was a blast to flip back through the logbook once again

1000 BE20 on a medevac to CYXD
2000 BE20 on a medevac to CYXD
3000 C208B returning to CYZF on the sked from CYLK

MCT · Post by **MCT** » Wed Oct 04, 2006 11:25 am

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N2 · Post by N2 » Wed Oct 04, 2006 12:48 pm

Flying my PA28 around wishing I hadn't spent all the money on training for not!

DGuy · Post by **DGuy** » Wed Oct 04, 2006 1:37 pm

N2 , I think it was a wise decision NOT spending it on a sailboat.

Luscombe · Post by **Luscombe** » Wed Oct 04, 2006 5:09 pm

Hey, but then again sailboat fuel is a whole lot cheaper than avgas.

Mclovin · Post by **Mclovin** » Wed Oct 04, 2006 5:17 pm

Hour 1000 for me was shooting ILS Approaches in YHM. I was training for my intial multi/IFR on a twin Comanche. After working VFR only jobs for 2 years it was time to move on. Hour 2000 is fast approaching and it is hard to believe the journey I have been on in the last 1000 hours since I got my IFR ticket. Can't wait to see what the next 10000 have in store!

. ._ · Post by **. ._** » Wed Oct 04, 2006 5:34 pm

Where would I like to be at 1000 hours? I've thought about it.

Ideally, doing a low and over at an airshow in my privately owned Spitfire.

That'll never happen, so I'll settle for 500 feet AGL in a float plane on a nice day.

-istp

McPhoo · Post by **McPhoo** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 3:02 am

1000- Half-way between Inuvik and Aklavik. Low level in the delta. C207.
2000- Climing out of Slave Lake for Edmonton. Medivac F/O B200/1300
3000- Between Paramount Legend and Athabasca. Nice spring day.PIC PA-31
4000- Not sure. Passed it in early September. Capt. B200/1300 Medivac.

Now that I think about it. Time has flown by. There were days that I thought I would never see 4k. Some days were after a close call, other days because it seemed like such a huge number and I would never get there. Now 4k seems like peanuts. I work for a guy who has 22k+ and 8k of it is one single Navajo! Learning every day and still passionate about what I do. Man I love my job!! Can't wait to see whats next.

l_reason · Post by **l_reason** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 3:53 am

I was flying a C-152 around in circles taking pictures somewhere between yxu and yfd, just after my 22 birthday in june 02. I still love my job it sure beats working for a living!

babybus · Post by **babybus** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 8:21 am

Great thread!I had to go back 3 logbooks back but I found it.
Finding my 1000th hour should have been quick but I spent at least a couple of hours going through my old logbooks,remembering some of those flights,friends not seen for a long time,how my life was so different at each 1000hr, people in my life at the time.....
Pretty emotional thing that I hadn't done for a long time.

1000------Capt PA31 somewhere between YQB-YUL flying freight
2000------FO SW3 ,again between YQB-YUL
3000------BE1900 FO somewhere between YBG-YUL
4000------DHC8 FO, 68 hours later made it to the big leagues
5000------YHZ-YUL DC9 FO
6000------LAX-YYZ on approach in an A321
9000------B767 FO but dont know where......havn't done the logbook in a while