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At what age did you start logging time towards your first pilot license?

I saw the following poll at Doug Reeve’s "Van’s Airforce" and was mildly
surprised to see almost 70% first logged time under the age of 30 (at least
at the time I last looked):

http://www.vansairforce.com/community/showthread.php?t=22591

So I wonder how many of you I can get to (reasonably) honestly answer the
following three questions:

(1) In which age range below did you start logging time towards your first
pilot certificate?
[< 16] [16 - 20] [21 - 30] [31 - 40] [41 - 50] [51 - 60] [61 - 70] [> 70]

(2) In which age range below did you acquire your (non-student) pilot
certificate?
[< 16] [16 - 20] [21 - 30] [31 - 40] [41 - 50] [51 - 60] [61 - 70] [> 70]

(3) How old are you now?
[< 16] [16 - 20] [21 - 30] [31 - 40] [41 - 50] [51 - 60] [61 - 70] [> 70]

(4) What is your favorite color?

My own answers:
(1) [51 - 60]
(2) Working on it.
(3) [51 - 60] Some days it feels like on the upper side of that range,
others on the lower side.
(4) Arrest-me-red.

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  1. admin says:

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    Jim Logajan wrote:
    > I saw the following poll at Doug Reeve’s "Van’s Airforce" and was mildly
    > surprised to see almost 70% first logged time under the age of 30 (at least
    > at the time I last looked):

    > http://www.vansairforce.com/community/showthread.php?t=22591

    > So I wonder how many of you I can get to (reasonably) honestly answer the
    > following three questions:

    > (1) In which age range below did you start logging time towards your first
    > pilot certificate?
    > [< 16] [16 - 20] [21 - 30] [31 - 40] [41 - 50] [51 - 60] [61 - 70] [> 70]

    > (2) In which age range below did you acquire your (non-student) pilot
    > certificate?
    > [< 16] [16 - 20] [21 - 30] [31 - 40] [41 - 50] [51 - 60] [61 - 70] [> 70]

    > (3) How old are you now?
    > [< 16] [16 - 20] [21 - 30] [31 - 40] [41 - 50] [51 - 60] [61 - 70] [> 70]

    > (4) What is your favorite color?

    > My own answers:
    > (1) [51 - 60]
    > (2) Working on it.
    > (3) [51 - 60] Some days it feels like on the upper side of that range,
    > others on the lower side.
    > (4) Arrest-me-red.

    1] 21-30
    2] 21-30
    3] 61-70
    4] Blue

    Regards, Ross
    C-172F 180HP
    KSWI

  2. admin says:

    On 2007-10-18 13:52:09 -0700, Jim Logajan <Jam…@Lugoj.com> said:

    > (1) In which age range below did you start logging time towards your first
    > pilot certificate?
    [41 - 50]

    > (2) In which age range below did you acquire your (non-student) pilot
    > certificate?

    [41 - 50]

    > (3) How old are you now?

    [51 - 60]

    > (4) What is your favorite color?

    White


    Waddling Eagle
    World Famous Flight Instructor

  3. admin says:

    1)   [<16]
    2 )  [16-20]
    3)  [51-60]  (Could pass for 40 on good days)
    4)  Blue

    "Jim Logajan" <Jam…@Lugoj.com> wrote in message

    news:Xns99CD8D5B69510JamesLLugojcom@216.168.3.30…

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    > I saw the following poll at Doug Reeve’s "Van’s Airforce" and was mildly
    > surprised to see almost 70% first logged time under the age of 30 (at
    least
    > at the time I last looked):

    > http://www.vansairforce.com/community/showthread.php?t=22591

    > So I wonder how many of you I can get to (reasonably) honestly answer the
    > following three questions:

    > (1) In which age range below did you start logging time towards your first
    > pilot certificate?
    > [< 16] [16 - 20] [21 - 30] [31 - 40] [41 - 50] [51 - 60] [61 - 70] [> 70]

    > (2) In which age range below did you acquire your (non-student) pilot
    > certificate?
    > [< 16] [16 - 20] [21 - 30] [31 - 40] [41 - 50] [51 - 60] [61 - 70] [> 70]

    > (3) How old are you now?
    > [< 16] [16 - 20] [21 - 30] [31 - 40] [41 - 50] [51 - 60] [61 - 70] [> 70]

    > (4) What is your favorite color?

    > My own answers:
    > (1) [51 - 60]
    > (2) Working on it.
    > (3) [51 - 60] Some days it feels like on the upper side of that range,
    > others on the lower side.
    > (4) Arrest-me-red.

  4. admin says:

    On Oct 18, 2:52 pm, Jim Logajan <Jam…@Lugoj.com> wrote:

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    > I saw the following poll at Doug Reeve’s "Van’s Airforce" and was mildly
    > surprised to see almost 70% first logged time under the age of 30 (at least
    > at the time I last looked):

    > http://www.vansairforce.com/community/showthread.php?t=22591

    > So I wonder how many of you I can get to (reasonably) honestly answer the
    > following three questions:

    > (1) In which age range below did you start logging time towards your first
    > pilot certificate?
    > [< 16] [16 - 20] [21 - 30] [31 - 40] [41 - 50] [51 - 60] [61 - 70] [> 70]

    > (2) In which age range below did you acquire your (non-student) pilot
    > certificate?
    > [< 16] [16 - 20] [21 - 30] [31 - 40] [41 - 50] [51 - 60] [61 - 70] [> 70]

    > (3) How old are you now?
    > [< 16] [16 - 20] [21 - 30] [31 - 40] [41 - 50] [51 - 60] [61 - 70] [> 70]

    > (4) What is your favorite color?

    > My own answers:
    > (1) [51 - 60]
    > (2) Working on it.
    > (3) [51 - 60] Some days it feels like on the upper side of that range,
    > others on the lower side.
    > (4) Arrest-me-red.

    25
    26
    57
    Orange

  5. admin says:

    > (1) In which age range below did you start logging time towards your first
    > pilot certificate?

    [21 - 30]

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    > (2) In which age range below did you acquire your (non-student) pilot
    > certificate?
     [21 - 30]

    > (3) How old are you now?
    [41 - 50]

    > (4) What is your favorite color?
    > Blue… no Green!  Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh………..

  6. admin says:

    "Jim Logajan" <Jam…@Lugoj.com> wrote in message

    news:Xns99CD8D5B69510JamesLLugojcom@216.168.3.30…

    > My own answers:
    > (1) [51 - 60]
    > (2) Working on it.
    > (3) [51 - 60] Some days it feels like on the upper side of that range,
    > others on the lower side.
    > (4) Arrest-me-red.

    16-20
    16-20
    51-60
    Blue Green

  7. admin says:

    On Oct 18, 1:52 pm, Jim Logajan <Jam…@Lugoj.com> wrote:

    > I saw the following poll at Doug Reeve’s "Van’s Airforce" and was mildly
    > surprised to see almost 70% first logged time under the age of 30 (at least
    > at the time I last looked):

    > http://www.vansairforce.com/community/showthread.php?t=22591

    > So I wonder how many of you I can get to (reasonably) honestly answer the
    > following three questions:

    What is the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow?

    -Robert

  8. admin says:

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    > (1) In which age range below did you start logging time towards your first
    > pilot certificate? [41 - 50]
    > (2) In which age range below did you acquire your (non-student) pilot
    > certificate?  [41 - 50]
    > (3) How old are you now? [51 - 60]
    > (4) What is your favorite color?  Low Lead Blue

  9. admin says:

    "Robert M. Gary" <N70…@gmail.com> wrote:

    > On Oct 18, 1:52 pm, Jim Logajan <Jam…@Lugoj.com> wrote:
    >> I saw the following poll at Doug Reeve’s "Van’s Airforce" and was
    >> mildly surprised to see almost 70% first logged time under the age of
    >> 30 (at least at the time I last looked):

    >> http://www.vansairforce.com/community/showthread.php?t=22591

    >> So I wonder how many of you I can get to (reasonably) honestly answer
    >> the following three questions:

    > What is the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow?

    Pseudochelidoninae or Hirundininae?

  10. admin says:

    > (1) 18
    > (2) 18
    > (3) 51
    > (4) Red

    BT

  11. admin says:

    In article <Xns99CD8D5B69510JamesLLugoj…@216.168.3.30>,
     Jim Logajan <Jam…@Lugoj.com> wrote:

    > (1) In which age range below did you start logging time towards your first
    > pilot certificate?
    > [< 16] [16 - 20] [21 - 30] [31 - 40] [41 - 50] [51 - 60] [61 - 70] [> 70]

    [21-30]

    > (2) In which age range below did you acquire your (non-student) pilot
    > certificate?
    > [< 16] [16 - 20] [21 - 30] [31 - 40] [41 - 50] [51 - 60] [61 - 70] [> 70]

    [21-30]

    > (3) How old are you now?
    > [< 16] [16 - 20] [21 - 30] [31 - 40] [41 - 50] [51 - 60] [61 - 70] [> 70]

    [41-50]

    > (4) What is your favorite color?

    don’t have one


    Bob Noel
    (goodness, please trim replies!!!)

  12. admin says:

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    Jim Logajan wrote:
    > (1) In which age range below did you start logging time towards your first
    > pilot certificate?
    > [< 16] [16 - 20] [21 - 30] [31 - 40] [41 - 50] [51 - 60] [61 - 70] [> 70]

    39
    > (2) In which age range below did you acquire your (non-student) pilot
    > certificate?
    > [< 16] [16 - 20] [21 - 30] [31 - 40] [41 - 50] [51 - 60] [61 - 70] [> 70]

    41
    > (3) How old are you now?
    > [< 16] [16 - 20] [21 - 30] [31 - 40] [41 - 50] [51 - 60] [61 - 70] [> 70]

    43
    > (4) What is your favorite color?

    blue, no wait
    > My own answers:
    > (1) [51 - 60]
    > (2) Working on it.
    > (3) [51 - 60] Some days it feels like on the upper side of that range,
    > others on the lower side.
    > (4) Arrest-me-red.

  13. admin says:

    On 18 Oct, 21:52, Jim Logajan <Jam…@Lugoj.com> wrote:

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    > I saw the following poll at Doug Reeve’s "Van’s Airforce" and was mildly
    > surprised to see almost 70% first logged time under the age of 30 (at least
    > at the time I last looked):

    > http://www.vansairforce.com/community/showthread.php?t=22591

    > So I wonder how many of you I can get to (reasonably) honestly answer the
    > following three questions:

    > (1) In which age range below did you start logging time towards your first
    > pilot certificate?
    > [< 16] [16 - 20] [21 - 30] [31 - 40] [41 - 50] [51 - 60] [61 - 70] [> 70]

    > (2) In which age range below did you acquire your (non-student) pilot
    > certificate?
    > [< 16] [16 - 20] [21 - 30] [31 - 40] [41 - 50] [51 - 60] [61 - 70] [> 70]

    > (3) How old are you now?
    > [< 16] [16 - 20] [21 - 30] [31 - 40] [41 - 50] [51 - 60] [61 - 70] [> 70]

    > (4) What is your favorite color?

    > My own answers:
    > (1) [51 - 60]
    > (2) Working on it.
    > (3) [51 - 60] Some days it feels like on the upper side of that range,
    > others on the lower side.
    > (4) Arrest-me-red.

    Bunyip years, human or whatever the time is in Anthony’s dimension?

    Bertie

  14. admin says:

    Bertie the Bunyip <bertie_the_bun…@hotmail.com> wrote:

    > Bunyip years, human or whatever the time is in Anthony’s dimension?

    Human, if possible please. Alternate realities, imaginary realms, and
    subspace dementia aren’t things I grok.

  15. admin says:

    Jim Logajan wrote:
    > So I wonder how many of you I can get to (reasonably) honestly answer the
    > following /_*three*_/ [Emphasis added] questions:

    1. <16 (Dec. 9, 2001)
    2. 16-20 (Mar. 26, 2003)
    3. 16-20 (only just)
    4. Midnight Blue

    > (4) What is your favorite color?

    Tut tut, you only asked for three! :D

    TheSmokingGnu

  16. admin says:

    TheSmokingGnu <anonymityisavir…@1111011010011.com> wrote:
    > Jim Logajan wrote:
    >> So I wonder how many of you I can get to (reasonably) honestly answer
    >> the following /_*three*_/ [Emphasis added] questions:

    > 1. <16 (Dec. 9, 2001)
    > 2. 16-20 (Mar. 26, 2003)
    > 3. 16-20 (only just)
    > 4. Midnight Blue

    >> (4) What is your favorite color?

    > Tut tut, you only asked for three! :D

    I meant to do that. :-)

  17. admin says:

    "Jim Logajan" <Jam…@Lugoj.com> wrote in message

    news:Xns99CDBCD32BFE2JamesLLugojcom@216.168.3.30…

    > TheSmokingGnu <anonymityisavir…@1111011010011.com> wrote:
    >> Jim Logajan wrote:
    >>> So I wonder how many of you I can get to (reasonably) honestly answer
    >>> the following /_*three*_/ [Emphasis added] questions:

    >> 1. <16 (Dec. 9, 2001)
    >> 2. 16-20 (Mar. 26, 2003)
    >> 3. 16-20 (only just)
    >> 4. Midnight Blue

    >>> (4) What is your favorite color?

    >> Tut tut, you only asked for three! :D

    > I meant to do that. :-)

    OMG! Have we fallen for a social experiment???????

  18. admin says:

    "Jim Logajan" <Jam…@Lugoj.com> wrote in message

    news:Xns99CD8D5B69510JamesLLugojcom@216.168.3.30…

    - Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -

    > I saw the following poll at Doug Reeve’s "Van’s Airforce" and was mildly
    > surprised to see almost 70% first logged time under the age of 30 (at
    least
    > at the time I last looked):

    > http://www.vansairforce.com/community/showthread.php?t=22591

    > So I wonder how many of you I can get to (reasonably) honestly answer the
    > following three questions:

    > (1) In which age range below did you start logging time towards your first
    > pilot certificate?
    > [< 16] [16 - 20] [21 - 30] [31 - 40] [41 - 50] [51 - 60] [61 - 70] [> 70]

    > (2) In which age range below did you acquire your (non-student) pilot
    > certificate?
    > [< 16] [16 - 20] [21 - 30] [31 - 40] [41 - 50] [51 - 60] [61 - 70] [> 70]

    > (3) How old are you now?
    > [< 16] [16 - 20] [21 - 30] [31 - 40] [41 - 50] [51 - 60] [61 - 70] [> 70]

    > (4) What is your favorite color?

    Me
    (1) [21-30]
    (2) [21-30}
    (3) [41-50]
    (4) Green (the color of money)

    SWMBO
    (1) [<16]
    (2) [16-20]
    (3) [41-50]
    (4) Red


    *H. Allen Smith*
    WACO – We are all here, because we are not all there.

  19. admin says:

    > So I wonder how many of you I can get to (reasonably) honestly answer the
    > following three questions:

    > (1) In which age range below did you start logging time towards your first
    > pilot certificate?

    [21 - 30]

    > (2) In which age range below did you acquire your (non-student) pilot
    > certificate?

    [21 - 30]

    > (3) How old are you now?

    [51 - 60]

    > (4) What is your favorite color?

    …Four shalt thou not count, neither count thou two…

    Jose

    You can choose whom to befriend, but you cannot choose whom to love.
    for Email, make the obvious change in the address.

  20. admin says:

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    "Maxwell" <luv2fl…@cox.net> wrote:
    > "Jim Logajan" <Jam…@Lugoj.com> wrote in message
    > news:Xns99CDBCD32BFE2JamesLLugojcom@216.168.3.30…
    >> TheSmokingGnu <anonymityisavir…@1111011010011.com> wrote:
    >>> Jim Logajan wrote:
    >>>> So I wonder how many of you I can get to (reasonably) honestly answer
    >>>> the following /_*three*_/ [Emphasis added] questions:

    >>> 1. <16 (Dec. 9, 2001)
    >>> 2. 16-20 (Mar. 26, 2003)
    >>> 3. 16-20 (only just)
    >>> 4. Midnight Blue

    >>>> (4) What is your favorite color?

    >>> Tut tut, you only asked for three! :D

    >> I meant to do that. :-)

    > OMG! Have we fallen for a social experiment???????

    Naw. It’s just a bit of mixed humor – I definitely appreciate the replies
    though. (The one extra item over the alleged count and favorite color
    question are concepts borrowed from Monty Python scripts.)

  21. admin says:

    1. 51-60
    2. 51-60
    3. 51-60
    4. blue

    "Jim Logajan" <Jam…@Lugoj.com> wrote in message

    news:Xns99CD8D5B69510JamesLLugojcom@216.168.3.30…

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    >I saw the following poll at Doug Reeve’s "Van’s Airforce" and was mildly
    > surprised to see almost 70% first logged time under the age of 30 (at
    > least
    > at the time I last looked):

    > http://www.vansairforce.com/community/showthread.php?t=22591

    > So I wonder how many of you I can get to (reasonably) honestly answer the
    > following three questions:

    > (1) In which age range below did you start logging time towards your first
    > pilot certificate?
    > [< 16] [16 - 20] [21 - 30] [31 - 40] [41 - 50] [51 - 60] [61 - 70] [> 70]

    > (2) In which age range below did you acquire your (non-student) pilot
    > certificate?
    > [< 16] [16 - 20] [21 - 30] [31 - 40] [41 - 50] [51 - 60] [61 - 70] [> 70]

    > (3) How old are you now?
    > [< 16] [16 - 20] [21 - 30] [31 - 40] [41 - 50] [51 - 60] [61 - 70] [> 70]

    > (4) What is your favorite color?

    > My own answers:
    > (1) [51 - 60]
    > (2) Working on it.
    > (3) [51 - 60] Some days it feels like on the upper side of that range,
    > others on the lower side.
    > (4) Arrest-me-red.

  22. admin says:

    On 2007-10-18 16:24:45 -0700, Jim Logajan <Jam…@Lugoj.com> said:

    > "Robert M. Gary" <N70…@gmail.com> wrote:
    >> On Oct 18, 1:52 pm, Jim Logajan <Jam…@Lugoj.com> wrote:
    >>> I saw the following poll at Doug Reeve’s "Van’s Airforce" and was
    >>> mildly surprised to see almost 70% first logged time under the age of
    >>> 30 (at least at the time I last looked):

    >>> http://www.vansairforce.com/community/showthread.php?t=22591

    >>> So I wonder how many of you I can get to (reasonably) honestly answer
    >>> the following three questions:

    >> What is the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow?

    > Pseudochelidoninae or Hirundininae?

    Pseudochelidoninae are river martins, not true swallows. Both African
    and European swallows are Hirundininae. Not to put too fine a point on
    it, it is generally accepted that all swallows are descended from
    African species.

    Both African and European species when unladen have a cruising airspeed
    of approximately 25 mph, but they can reach 40 or 50 mph in short
    bursts. Chinese swallows are about the same.

    Waddling Eagle
    World Famous Flight Instructor

  23. admin says:

    "Jim Logajan" <Jam…@Lugoj.com> wrote in message

    news:Xns99CD8D5B69510JamesLLugojcom@216.168.3.30…

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    >I saw the following poll at Doug Reeve’s "Van’s Airforce" and was mildly
    > surprised to see almost 70% first logged time under the age of 30 (at
    > least
    > at the time I last looked):

    > http://www.vansairforce.com/community/showthread.php?t=22591

    > So I wonder how many of you I can get to (reasonably) honestly answer the
    > following three questions:

    > (1) In which age range below did you start logging time towards your first
    > pilot certificate?
    > [< 16] [16 - 20] [21 - 30] [31 - 40] [41 - 50] [51 - 60] [61 - 70] [> 70]

    > (2) In which age range below did you acquire your (non-student) pilot
    > certificate?
    > [< 16] [16 - 20] [21 - 30] [31 - 40] [41 - 50] [51 - 60] [61 - 70] [> 70]

    > (3) How old are you now?
    > [< 16] [16 - 20] [21 - 30] [31 - 40] [41 - 50] [51 - 60] [61 - 70] [> 70]

    > (4) What is your favorite color?

    :
     (1) [< 16]
     (2) [16 - 20]
     (3)[41 - 50]
     (4) Black

            Frank

  24. admin says:

    C J Campbell <christophercampb…@hotmail.com> wrote:

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    > On 2007-10-18 16:24:45 -0700, Jim Logajan <Jam…@Lugoj.com> said:

    >> "Robert M. Gary" <N70…@gmail.com> wrote:
    >>> On Oct 18, 1:52 pm, Jim Logajan <Jam…@Lugoj.com> wrote:
    >>>> I saw the following poll at Doug Reeve’s "Van’s Airforce" and was
    >>>> mildly surprised to see almost 70% first logged time under the age of
    >>>> 30 (at least at the time I last looked):

    >>>> http://www.vansairforce.com/community/showthread.php?t=22591

    >>>> So I wonder how many of you I can get to (reasonably) honestly answer
    >>>> the following three questions:

    >>> What is the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow?

    >> Pseudochelidoninae or Hirundininae?

    > Pseudochelidoninae are river martins, not true swallows. Both African
    > and European swallows are Hirundininae. Not to put too fine a point on
    > it, it is generally accepted that all swallows are descended from
    > African species.

    > Both African and European species when unladen have a cruising airspeed
    > of approximately 25 mph, but they can reach 40 or 50 mph in short
    > bursts. Chinese swallows are about the same.

    AAAAaaaaaaaaaah……!!!

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorge_of_Eternal_Peril







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