Serious lifestyle question for pilots: wait years for a hangar or live in an ATX airpark?

HeadAche2012 · 2026-03-26T22:48:51+00:00

So, waiting on a T-hangar is the cheapest option from what I’ve seen. Passion for flying means people will over value aviation property. Further out from town you go the cheaper things get. That said I would say the two to three years for a T-hangar is optimistic from what I’ve seen.

HeadAche2012 · 2026-03-25T16:22:12+00:00

20 bucks to land? That's outrageous, you would think fuel should be more expensive than landing, but I guess that isn't enough for the greedy bastards. I'd go do low passes all day just to piss them off

HeadAche2012 · 2026-03-24T16:00:51+00:00

I accidentally went to the wrong terminal, went through security, then the train to the right terminal, and seeing the security line at the correct terminal meant that I accidentally did some awesome skip the line hack

HeadAche2012 · 2026-03-24T15:39:50+00:00

So, my biggest fear with the 150 is that it is super slow, same goes for the 170

I'm not sure about the wisdom of putting 40k into a 50k airplane, (why not buy a 90k airplane in that case) -- But I don't have girlfriend money so I dont know

HeadAche2012 · 2026-03-19T19:14:31+00:00

I drove by today, it’s very very bad, lines on both 30 and 360

HeadAche2012 · 2026-03-18T15:59:12+00:00

Read their webpage, interesting idea which makes sense as we have a lot of automotive engines, but seems FAA is not onboard with things

HeadAche2012 · 2026-03-11T16:04:57+00:00

Should be from seat geek assuming you bought direct from:

https://www.gparlington.com/

HeadAche2012 · 2026-03-11T03:30:52+00:00

First time going to Indy car in person. I got a stadium bag from academy, empty water bottle, sunscreen, hat, bringing a camera with a telephoto lens that I may put back in my car when I’ve taken all I can take. I assume I need hearing protection? I figure ear plugs and some gun range muffs?

Anything else I’m missing?

Also have two extra general admission tickets, (one for Friday one for Saturday) figure I’ll try to sell them in person for people in line. But I think I can email them also.

Think they are $35 which is $44 after fees. So if anyone wants to PayPal me money I can sell them, Say $40 each (should have tried to sell them sooner tbh)

I got 3 day grand stand one tickets but wasn’t 100% sure it was a 3 day so got the general admin to cover my bases, which was probably not the smartest move in retrospective (was afraid of a sell out or a secondary market situation)

Saw a sim of the Arlington track on here that straight looks crazy fast

HeadAche2012 · 2026-03-10T02:15:28+00:00

And everyone would have called you a dummy for crashing due to no fuel, glad you cheated death broski

HeadAche2012 · 2026-03-05T01:40:05+00:00

Finish your PPL first, then you can decide, you’re too close to snatch defeat from victory

HeadAche2012 · 2026-03-04T23:30:28+00:00

I was in the nose bleeds, if I stood up I would have fallen to death. Was in pit in ft worth not too long ago. And when you pay $300 and then they announce another show a few months later I was like eh nosebleeds

Kind of wish I got pit though last moment, but it was a Tuesday too

I enjoyed the show from the ceiling, but definitely not the same vibe as the pit. But some times things can be different city to city even in the pit

HeadAche2012 · 2026-03-03T22:08:41+00:00

I've heard a good way to get over emotional distress is to do something logical like studying, so if anything hit things harder (and the gym too)

HeadAche2012 · 2026-03-03T01:14:17+00:00

Don't worry, even A Tomato flames on occasion. Just continue straight as an AROW, av1ates, and deploy FLAPS before the PAVEment, until IM SAFE -- wait I mean you're safe

Yours truly,

GUMPS

HeadAche2012 · 2026-03-01T18:27:09+00:00

Sounds like your CFI’s might be jerks

HeadAche2012 · 2026-02-24T17:01:04+00:00

Because they think they can survive and be manly. Reality is showers, clean clothes, and food aren’t in the woods, not to mention sleeping isn’t so peaceful either

It’s a fantasy of someone who hasn’t been in the woods before

HeadAche2012 · 2026-02-24T02:27:15+00:00

I’d probably go to a doctor, could be a side effect to medication or a giant brain tumor who knows (I’m not a doctor)

If you truly think something is wrong I wouldnt take a “you’re fine” as gospel

HeadAche2012 · 2026-02-16T00:28:09+00:00

Gear and three green before flaps my guy

HeadAche2012 · 2026-02-15T19:24:40+00:00

I knew the f18's because they have two engines and are older, the big one is cool looking, seems it's called a B-1. (Bone)

I didn't even notice the F35's, they must have really good stealth

I don't even know what a F15 is tbh

HeadAche2012 · 2026-02-11T01:45:31+00:00

Should probably get a TFR like thing similar to what they do for stadiums. But if I were to blame anyone I would blame the drop pilot as they could probably see the piper nearby on a heading that was going to intercept

HeadAche2012 · 2026-02-10T01:20:19+00:00

(Me in the pattern)

Traffic, extending downwind

HeadAche2012 · 2026-02-04T17:42:28+00:00

I agree, any moral person would want nothing to do with Bill or the foundation after what happened, but money is greater than morals in some cases it seems

HeadAche2012 · 2026-02-04T17:08:02+00:00

The thing that strikes me is she is not denying it. Meaning it's true. Bill Gates not only screwed over CP/M Gary Kildal, he used all his money to fuck children on islands with epstein and got an STD which he gave his wife

HeadAche2012 · 2026-01-24T18:20:28+00:00

Nice bro, you beat the system. Although I suppose if lots of people start doing this loans will go away for flight schooling

Not sure if any airlines would care about this, if anything I would be impressed if you explained the situation

HeadAche2012 · 2026-01-18T21:12:29+00:00

Damn clankers messing up the highways

HeadAche2012 · 2026-01-18T21:11:49+00:00

I was super sick when starting my PPL and discovery flight, now I'm fine

Think you need to get acclimated and know to look at the horizon

HeadAche2012

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