What was the first plane you ever flew?

Rudder Bug · Post by **Rudder Bug** » Sat Jan 27, 2007 1:09 am

I had the opportunity to fly a Loving's Love when I was young. The thing was kinda hot for my low time but I brouhgt her back all in one piece, not once but twice. I must have push the luck.

It was a Love story which started at the age of 12, sitting in the prototype cockpit in construction. I still smell the spruce and plywood.

Stayed in touch with Neal Loving for a few years, until he passed away peacefully, leaving us a heck of an aeronautical and human heritage.

Just like a dream...

Ronner · Post by **Ronner** » Sat Jan 27, 2007 7:58 am

Gruman AA-5 at the springbank airport in 94
Logable C-152 2004

Pencil Driver · Post by **Pencil Driver** » Sat Jan 27, 2007 7:32 pm

My second cousin's J-3. Held a death grip on the stick while sitting in the back seat. Couldn't shake the feeling that if I moved it the plane would lay over on its side and fall out of the sky.

Chemtech · Post by **Chemtech** » Thu Feb 08, 2007 7:29 pm

First Flight 172 i believe BNB
First Solo C-FUWO

Hey C-GPFG and Barrlow Beech Boy I own C-GYCX now

Northern Skies · Post by **Northern Skies** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 12:36 am

Cat Driver wrote:Northern Skies:

CF-FSE

nope. The one here is CF-KCB

disengage · Post by **disengage** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 1:27 am

c 152 C-GUZI//GONQ
c 172 C-GQPB

RFN · Post by **RFN** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 7:24 am

First flight was a CP or Pacific Western 737 YWG-YYZ (I think).
First Solo was C172 C-GTQL at YQF 1993.
First Solo into the bush PA32-300 C-FAJD YAV-PV7-YTL. Missed in PV7; had no idea what I was doing.

Flyinhigh: I think it was C-GUZW that you soloed in; I was the one who recommended you.

Dark Helmet · Post by **Dark Helmet** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 7:36 pm

First time in an Airplane ever (pax):
Canadian Airlines DC-10

First Aircraft flew was a glider, did my first solo in it as well:
SGS-233A C-GCLW

First powered aircraft, and did my first solo in it as well:
C-172N C-GCCP

N2 · Post by N2 » Sat Feb 10, 2007 8:04 am

First plane I ever flew was a peice of shit! Ahhh yeah those were the days, when lock wire fixed everything!

Pilot_adam · Post by **Pilot_adam** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 5:31 pm

First ever was cherokee 140 GQEQ with J.K in summer 2003 from Peninsulair.

First flight lesson was on C152 GZHI in Hamilton flying club ,April 2005

First solo was on Cherokee GXFR ,May 2006.

water wings · Post by **water wings** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 6:00 pm

RFN wrote:
Flyinhigh: I think it was C-GUZW that you soloed in; I was the one who recommended you.

YOU FOOL!!! what have you done!!!!!???? have you no shame???!!! ha ha kidding... i think...

Snow Monkey · Post by **Snow Monkey** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 9:48 pm

C172 C-GBWX Collingwood Air (1985)
first twin PA34 C-FDRW
first jet B727 C-FBWX (MAE)

pontius · Post by **pontius** » Sun Feb 11, 2007 12:56 pm

Hei Swede, you must be really old. I retired two years ago. I got my licences at Chinook when they were based at Calgary International and instructed for a few years for them when they moved to Springbank.

I remember VHM-didn`t it end up on its back at the Banff airstrip?

blewhead · Post by **blewhead** » Sun Feb 11, 2007 3:51 pm

The first plane I flew was C172 GVKH out of YBW, I also did my first solo in this plane, ALSO, my dad flew this plane when it was brand new back in '79, he was doing his private in YPE. The first plane I flew commercially was DHC-6 GFYN, and the first plane I was checked out on was BE20 GBYN.

ettw · Post by **ettw** » Sun Feb 11, 2007 4:33 pm

First flight was an AC DC9 YQT to YYZ around 77. Intro flight was in C-FBTO at Trentair in YPQ in 1990. First PPC 99 C-FEJL.

Cheers,

ETTW

C-FCFL · Post by **C-FCFL** » Sun Feb 11, 2007 6:54 pm

C-152 at CNC3

Howdy · Post by **Howdy** » Thu Feb 22, 2007 1:48 pm

PA28 C-GQFP at Peninsulair, First solo XFR.

Human Factor · Post by **Human Factor** » Thu Feb 22, 2007 6:49 pm

DHC-3T C-GVTO... Viking Air's 1st prototype Turbo Otter.

But I'm not a pilot...

C-GPFG · Post by **C-GPFG** » Thu Feb 22, 2007 7:07 pm

Chemtech wrote:First Flight 172 i believe BNB
First Solo C-FUWO

Hey C-GPFG and Barrlow Beech Boy I own C-GYCX now

Cool! Been 17 years since I did my first solo in it. It's in my book as a 150, but I remember it having a notched flap selector which I've never seen on any other 150.

MUSICMAAN · Post by **MUSICMAAN** » Thu Feb 22, 2007 8:45 pm

I think the first plane I ever flew was a Beaver. And then I moved on to a C-130 Hercules. But I was only 4 yrs old, so I couldn't log the time..... Damn!

Adiabatic · Post by **Adiabatic** » Fri Feb 23, 2007 9:22 pm

C172 GEKL at Shearwater Flight Centre in Summer of 2001
A heart surgeon later wheelbarrowed and flipped the a/c in the winter of 2002. I think she was restored and flying now.
Never forget the first hands on.

Last a/c flown, 1942 DC3, A beauty....

Nark · Post by **Nark** » Fri Feb 23, 2007 10:55 pm

First: C150 C-FWQC Abbotsford Flight Centre, 1997.

Rubberbiscuit · Post by **Rubberbiscuit** » Sat Feb 24, 2007 12:08 am

cyyz wrote:

did my multi ifr in that. PAG colors back then of course

F-16 · Post by **F-16** » Sat Feb 24, 2007 12:54 am

Well a C172 when i was 12, and a Mooney at 13 with other pilots, but it was all me babY! Damn, I forgot to log that time!

First real flight was way back in 1998 at PFC in B.C.. (Am I that old already???? Geez!)

A great little C152 named C-GPFE. Unfortunately it was lost in a mid-air about 3-4 years ago.

adhc2 · Post by **adhc2** » Sat Feb 24, 2007 3:15 pm

Ist plane flown in Lockheed super Conny 1957 Paris to Montreal

1st Plane Left seat Cessna OneFilthy june 1972 YYC