Flight school near Denver?

[cstone]

I got my private back on the east coast and haven't flown since I moved here 10 years ago. The airport in Erie, CO (EIK) is where I would go. It is just north of E470 and Broomfield. Here is a link to the FBO: http://www.vectorair.net/Flt.htm

[Hoser]

HAH!!! Just the product of doing it for 19 years now. Which only means I'm getting old.

Getting?

[TriggerHappy]

Getting?

[ColoWyo]

Dang Ho, that's just mean. I'm not 40 YET.

Were you guys out doing touch and go's on Tuesday? Had to slow down on final for a herc?

[patrick0685]

there were not many delays when I worked APA not if you had your shit together now if you sucked you might wait for a bigger whole

[cstone]

Derail - We once shot a PAR into Dulles on a weekday evening in an OH-58. As we crossed the thresh hold and executed the missed approach, I started counting the commercial traffic sitting on the taxiway lined up and waiting. The three 747s must have been burning well over a thousand dollars an hour as we were barely moving faster than a walk.

This was back in the mid 1980s and I am reasonably certain that between the FAA and the DOD, we would never get away with that today.

Before you point out what an inconsiderate bastard I was, all I can say is that I told the PIC that it didn't seem like a good idea and we were going to piss off a lot of people.

Back to the thread. Avoid Cat X airpspace in single engine non-complex aircraft. There are plenty of smaller airports with towers to practice your radio work and learning to fly comes before talking on the radio. IMO your priority should be finding an instructor you will learn from, then working on reasonable rates.

Be safe.

[DeusExMachina]

Any private pilots out there that want to share their experience with flight schools near Denver? I'm looking up schools around now and plan on making a few visits - just looking for any information you locals might have good or bad to help along my decision.

I was working on my private pilot cert back in Boston before life got in the way and I packed up and moved to Denver. Now that i'm more than well settled in and have some free time and cash i'm looking to pick it up again.

I've got 20 hours and change in a 172, but that was a few years ago. I'm open to flying pretty much anything so it's not like I have to stick with Cessna.

Cheers

And I thought I had too many expensive hobbies.

[TriggerHappy]

If it flys, floats, or f*cks its gonna cost you money!!!

[adamking84]

And I thought I had too many expensive hobbies.

I figure it can sit there and earn .00005% in the savings account, or I can go have some fun.

Vector air looks crazy cheap - no tower at Erie though. Although I was flying out of Hanscom AFB back east, although i'm a little rusty talking to the tower was never a big deal for me. I'll have to swing by and see what the deal is up there too, only 20 mins from work.