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Wambli SkaWambli Ska Posts: 5,422 Senior Member
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After separating from the Air Force my daughter is now fast tracking her way to becoming a commercial pilot.  Yesterday she did her first solo and I could not be more proud of her!!!  I can't WAIT to get on a plane with her at the yoke.

Her first time in the cockpit was only about 2 months ago.  She is on a schedule where she flies almost every day (sometimes multiple flights) so she can crush this and get all her required ratings including her instructor license in less than 2 years and then join a regional as a FO to complete her training.  Her fiancé already flies an Airbus A320 for Delta so we'll have two airline pilots in the family.

My girl is a rock star!  <3


It’s a °IIIII° thing 😎

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  • Big Al1Big Al1 Posts: 8,814 Senior Member
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    That's awesome. quite a gal!! 
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  • sakodudesakodude Posts: 4,882 Senior Member
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    Congrats to her for making her dream a reality. What is she flying in the photo?
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  • Gene LGene L Posts: 12,817 Senior Member
    #4
    Way to go!  Pride is justified.

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  • Wambli SkaWambli Ska Posts: 5,422 Senior Member
    #5
    Big Al1 said:
    That's awesome. quite a gal!! 
    She makes me smile a lot!

    It’s a °IIIII° thing 😎

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  • PFDPFD Posts: 1,900 Senior Member
    #6
    Proud indeed!!!
    Was she always interested in aviation or did she catch the bug from her fiance?
    That's a heck of a vocation to jump into but since she's an Enzette, I have no doubt it's as good as done!
    Good parents make good kids. 🇺🇸👍
    That's all I got.

    Paul
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  • Wambli SkaWambli Ska Posts: 5,422 Senior Member
    #7
    sakodude said:
    Congrats to her for making her dream a reality. What is she flying in the photo?
    She doing it the same way she approaches everything, at 120% effort!

    She's flying a Diamond DA-20 Katana

    It’s a °IIIII° thing 😎

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  • Wambli SkaWambli Ska Posts: 5,422 Senior Member
    #8
    Gene L said:
    Way to go!  Pride is justified.

    Thank you sir!

    It’s a °IIIII° thing 😎

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  • Diver43Diver43 Posts: 12,759 Senior Member
    #9
    Well done, well done indeed.
    Delta huh?  Wonder if we have been on any of his flights?
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  • Wambli SkaWambli Ska Posts: 5,422 Senior Member
    #10
    Diver43 said:
    Well done, well done indeed.
    Delta huh?  Wonder if we have been on any of his flights?
    Probably!  He’s flying his wings raw because of the damn pilot shortage!!!  🤣

    It’s a °IIIII° thing 😎

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  • jaywaptijaywapti Posts: 5,116 Senior Member
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    Enzo, As a retired airline person it always brought a smile when i heard " this is your captain speaking" and ya just knew it was another lady that made it , Congrats, and wish her well from me and Jen.

    JAY
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  • Wambli SkaWambli Ska Posts: 5,422 Senior Member
    #12
    jaywapti said:
    Enzo, As a retired airline person it always brought a smile when i heard " this is your captain speaking" and ya just knew it was another lady that made it , Congrats, and wish her well from me and Jen.

    JAY
    I certainly will!  Thanks Jay

    It’s a °IIIII° thing 😎

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  • PFDPFD Posts: 1,900 Senior Member
    #13
    Now I feel a little bad that when I was boarding I would glance at the cabin and think "Alright, we're flying with Captain Hottie today".
    Never even entertained that she was less of a Captain.
    That's all I got.

    Paul
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  • jbp-ohiojbp-ohio Posts: 10,942 Senior Member
    #14
    Well, they will know who curbshot the rims on the Dornier........



    Seriously... that will definitely be an in demand job!
    "The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not." Thomas Jefferson
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  • Wambli SkaWambli Ska Posts: 5,422 Senior Member
    #15
    PFD said:
    Now I feel a little bad that when I was boarding I would glance at the cabin and think "Alright, we're flying with Captain Hottie today".
    Never even entertained that she was less of a Captain.
    I’ve done that 😎

    It’s a °IIIII° thing 😎

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  • Wambli SkaWambli Ska Posts: 5,422 Senior Member
    #16
    jbp-ohio said:
    Well, they will know who curbshot the rims on the Dornier........



    Seriously... that will definitely be an in demand job!
    They are predicting a serious shortage of pilots that’ll go on for at least the next 5+ years.  During Covid a whole generation of pilots hung up their uniforms for good and retired leaving a huge gap.  

    My daughter’s fiancé made Captain in a big hurry based on his military experience and flat out cut out the regional experience and went straight to the mother ship.  From application to job offer was 2 hours and can you start on Monday.

    And it’s not like you can manufacture them quickly and the barrier to entry is the horrendously high expense of the training unless you go military and they are not even meeting their quotas.

    My daughter is lucky that she can swing the cost of the training and more important, the flight time.  Not many can swing to take off every day to train, even less multiple times a day.  But that’s the only way you can do it in such a short period of time as she’s doing it.

    It’s a °IIIII° thing 😎

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  • Wambli SkaWambli Ska Posts: 5,422 Senior Member
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    PFD said:
    Proud indeed!!!
    Was she always interested in aviation or did she catch the bug from her fiance?
    That's a heck of a vocation to jump into but since she's an Enzette, I have no doubt it's as good as done!
    Good parents make good kids. 🇺🇸👍
    Her Fiancé has been a huge influence in picking this career and cheerleading the effort but she absolutely loves it on her own.  Mom beat…. ahhh… TAUGHT good work ethics from childhood and I just provided the genetics with the stupidly hardheaded no-quit attitude.

    The gold wings are as good as on her chest already 🤣

    It’s a °IIIII° thing 😎

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  • jbp-ohiojbp-ohio Posts: 10,942 Senior Member
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    Wambli Ska said:
    jbp-ohio said:
    Well, they will know who curbshot the rims on the Dornier........



    Seriously... that will definitely be an in demand job!
    They are predicting a serious shortage of pilots that’ll go on for at least the next 5+ years.  During Covid a whole generation of pilots hung up their uniforms for good and retired leaving a huge gap.  

    My daughter’s fiancé made Captain in a big hurry based on his military experience and flat out cut out the regional experience and went straight to the mother ship.  From application to job offer was 2 hours and can you start on Monday.

    And it’s not like you can manufacture them quickly and the barrier to entry is the horrendously high expense of the training unless you go military and they are not even meeting their quotas.

    My daughter is lucky that she can swing the cost of the training and more important, the flight time.  Not many can swing to take off every day to train, even less multiple times a day.  But that’s the only way you can do it in such a short period of time as she’s doing it.

    Friend of my wife has a son in the Air Force Reserve. He was a crew Chief on a C-130. He just re-upped and changed his MOS to C-130 pilot.
    "The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not." Thomas Jefferson
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  • Wambli SkaWambli Ska Posts: 5,422 Senior Member
    #19
    jbp-ohio said:
    Wambli Ska said:
    jbp-ohio said:
    Well, they will know who curbshot the rims on the Dornier........



    Seriously... that will definitely be an in demand job!
    They are predicting a serious shortage of pilots that’ll go on for at least the next 5+ years.  During Covid a whole generation of pilots hung up their uniforms for good and retired leaving a huge gap.  

    My daughter’s fiancé made Captain in a big hurry based on his military experience and flat out cut out the regional experience and went straight to the mother ship.  From application to job offer was 2 hours and can you start on Monday.

    And it’s not like you can manufacture them quickly and the barrier to entry is the horrendously high expense of the training unless you go military and they are not even meeting their quotas.

    My daughter is lucky that she can swing the cost of the training and more important, the flight time.  Not many can swing to take off every day to train, even less multiple times a day.  But that’s the only way you can do it in such a short period of time as she’s doing it.

    Friend of my wife has a son in the Air Force Reserve. He was a crew Chief on a C-130. He just re-upped and changed his MOS to C-130 pilot.
    Very smart move!

    It’s a °IIIII° thing 😎

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  • JayhawkerJayhawker Posts: 18,360 Senior Member
    #20
    Nicely done!
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  • ojrojr Posts: 1,344 Senior Member
    #21
    Well done to her
    It's great to feel proud, almost seems like your cheating on their success.
    But your not, your just Damn proud.
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  • FreezerFreezer Posts: 2,755 Senior Member
    #22
    Wambli Ska said:
    After separating from the Air Force my daughter is now fast tracking her way to becoming a commercial pilot.  Yesterday she did her first solo and I could not be more proud of her!!!  I can't WAIT to get on a plane with her at the yoke.

    Her first time in the cockpit was only about 2 months ago.  She is on a schedule where she flies almost every day (sometimes multiple flights) so she can crush this and get all her required ratings including her instructor license in less than 2 years and then join a regional as a FO to complete her training.  Her fiancé already flies an Airbus A320 for Delta so we'll have two airline pilots in the family.

    My girl is a rock star!  <3


    The smile says it all ,but I'm sure it only half the size as yours!

    Congrats to you and yours
    I like Elmer Keith; I married his daughter :wink:
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  • Wambli SkaWambli Ska Posts: 5,422 Senior Member
    #23
    Jayhawker said:
    Nicely done!
    Thanks!

    It’s a °IIIII° thing 😎

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  • Wambli SkaWambli Ska Posts: 5,422 Senior Member
    #24
    ojr said:
    Well done to her
    It's great to feel proud, almost seems like your cheating on their success.
    But your not, your just Damn proud.
    I've reached an age where living vicariously through my children is desirable and much easier on my bones...  :D

    But I AM, damn proud of her AND her brother.  

    Crazy, It's probably out in the news all over the world that the USA grounded the fleet of F-35s because of ejection seat "issues".

    My son is the guy sorting the "issues" out and getting them back flying  B).  Who knew that a kid who could not figure out where his dirty underwear belonged would be capable of such things and responsibility...  :D

    It’s a °IIIII° thing 😎

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  • sakodudesakodude Posts: 4,882 Senior Member
    #25
    Wambli Ska said:
    sakodude said:
    Congrats to her for making her dream a reality. What is she flying in the photo?
    She doing it the same way she approaches everything, at 120% effort!

    She's flying a Diamond DA-20 Katana

    That looks like a fun aircraft. I did a bunch of my training in a Piper Tomahawk, It was a T-tail design like that. Very responsive but slow which made it a like easier on gas for burning those solo hours away.
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  • Wambli SkaWambli Ska Posts: 5,422 Senior Member
    #26
    sakodude said:
    Wambli Ska said:
    sakodude said:
    Congrats to her for making her dream a reality. What is she flying in the photo?
    She doing it the same way she approaches everything, at 120% effort!

    She's flying a Diamond DA-20 Katana

    That looks like a fun aircraft. I did a bunch of my training in a Piper Tomahawk, It was a T-tail design like that. Very responsive but slow which made it a like easier on gas for burning those solo hours away.
    She loves that plane but she’s heavily invested in sunscreen!!!  

    It’s a °IIIII° thing 😎

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  • Jeff in TXJeff in TX Posts: 2,641 Senior Member
    #27
    Nicely done!  Congrats!
    Distance is not an issue, but the wind can make it interesting!

    John 3: 1-21
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  • Wambli SkaWambli Ska Posts: 5,422 Senior Member
    #28
    Jeff in TX said:
    Nicely done!  Congrats!
    Thanks, she’s a source of great pride to me 😍

    It’s a °IIIII° thing 😎

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  • CHIRO1989CHIRO1989 Posts: 14,852 Senior Member
    #29
    Always is a treat to see the kids succeed.
    I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that they turn away from their ways and live. Eze 33:11
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  • Wambli SkaWambli Ska Posts: 5,422 Senior Member
    #30
    CHIRO1989 said:
    Always is a treat to see the kids succeed.
    Yes it is and there’s quite e few parents here that share in that.  Makes me happy 😊 

    It’s a °IIIII° thing 😎

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  • jbp-ohiojbp-ohio Posts: 10,942 Senior Member
    edited August 2022 #31
    Wambli Ska said: They are predicting a serious shortage of pilots that’ll go on for at least the next 5+ years.  During Covid a whole generation of pilots hung up their uniforms for good and retired leaving a huge gap.  

    I assume because they refused to get vaccinated???

    "The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not." Thomas Jefferson
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