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From: rje@cae780.UUCP (Bob Evans)
Newsgroups: net.aviation
Subject: Autobiography
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Date: Mon, 6-Jan-86 12:52:18 EST
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Posted: Mon Jan  6 12:52:18 1986
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Organization: Tektronix, Inc. (CAE Systems Division), Sunnyvale, CA
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This is a neat idea !  It is interesting to learn something about
the people that you usually get to know only from writing style and
sense of humor (or lack of same ;-).

I have been in love with airplanes as far back as I can remember. I grew
up building models, including ukies. When I finally got a little ahead
I went into RC models - primarily RC sailplanes. I have probably 1000
hours as 'pilot-in-command' of everything from clunky, ugly (until they're
airborne !) wooden crates to sleek, sexy fiberglass craft that look like
they're flying even when sitting in the grass ! My favorite was a scale
ASW-17 (apparently it was also someone elses favorite - the ship & all
radio gear was stolen just before Christmas one year).

In 1984 I started studying for my private ticket. I did the home study
bit, and never regretted it - got a 98 (missed one) on the exam. Most of
the credit however, belongs to a _good_ instructor who never failed to 
give me a thorough quiz on all the 'book learning' before we took to the
air.

The hardest part of learning to fly, for me anyway, was landing. Takeoffs,
navigation, procedure, communications - nothin' to it ! But landings,
oh my ! Bounce, squeal, thud ... :-)  My instructor's favorite comment
was 'You only get to log ONE of those', followed closely by 'The center
line isn't put there to separate you from on-coming traffic - land ON
it, not to the right or left of it !'.

Since July 84 I've gotten up to 175 hours, with all but 2.5 hours in
either C-172s or C-172RGs. The 2.5 is in C-152s, but that's another
story :-)

I'm now in the process of studying for the Instrument written. I intend
to go on and get Commercial and CFI tickets so someone _else_ will help
pay the bill ! This is also being done at home, using both the Jeppeson
books and the ATC audio tapes.

Cheers and Blue Skies,
Bob


FROM:   Robert J. Evans, CAE Systems Division of Tektronix, Inc.
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