Bass playing pilots -- Anybody?

bassist11 · #1 04-15-2011, 09:53 AM

Just curious if there are any other pilots on this forum. There's got to be at least one of you out there.

As for myself, I just finished my instrument check ride and moving on to my commercial training. Currently attending the University of North Dakota as an Unmanned Aerial Systems major.

Seems like a lot of the aviation majors here have some sort of musical interest. It's like there's some sort of correlation between flying and music..

Anyways... Post up if your a pilot!

Jim Campbell · #2 04-15-2011, 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted by bassist11

Just curious if there are any other pilots on this forum. There's got to be at least one of you out there.

As for myself, I just finished my instrument check ride and moving on to my commercial training. Currently attending the University of North Dakota as an Unmanned Aerial Systems major.

Seems like a lot of the aviation majors here have some sort of musical interest. It's like there's some sort of correlation between flying and music..

Anyways... Post up if your a pilot!

the only one i can think of would be jason long,and he can be found on youtube

Linas · #3 04-15-2011, 11:42 AM

Is this a division of the alcoholic bassists club?

WorkinOnIt · #4 04-15-2011, 12:53 PM

Congratulations on getting your Instrument rating!

I am a private pilot and just flew as a hobby. I am currently inactive though - my last flight was taken in Feb of 2007. I just felt the cost was getting to be too much for me. From the time I started the cost of flying was far surpassing simple inflation and I was priced out.

I look back on my hours of flying with great fondness though. I will be back in the air in a heartbeat when I win the lottery.

Best of luck to you in your flying career. Unmanned aerial systems sounds fascinating and I would think it will be in high demand for the foreseeable future.

RosieB · #5 04-15-2011, 03:53 PM

Took ground school in college. Single mom and couldn't afford my rent at the time, so the rest never happened. Always regretted it. The one flight we each did get to make was awesome.

Unmanned arial systems sounds like fun. Best of luck!

bassist11 · #6 04-15-2011, 04:24 PM

Thanks!

It's safe to say I have a few dollars out on loans right now. And that amount will likely double by the time I'm finished.. But, I just keep thinking of that high salary job when I graduate. *hopefully* haha

Still -- nothing quite compares to being able to jump in an airplane and go places.

**Staccato** · #7 04-15-2011, 05:33 PM

Congrats on wrapping up your instrument rating!

I'm an MEI Instructor, and ATP.

dannylectro · #8 04-15-2011, 11:36 PM

ASEL here. VFR only. Not current, anymore....

bassist11 · #9 04-16-2011, 09:20 AM

Very cool. I knew there had to be a few of you out there.

And an ATP nonetheless.

JC10255 · #10 04-16-2011, 12:49 PM

Hi Guys,

This is JC10255 from youtube. I am a professional, full time pianist and bassist on the East Coast. I also flew professionally for close to ten years. Most of my work as a pilot was jet charter and corporate. However, I retired from aviation last fall to be home with my family more. I am now back to performing and teaching music full time. I am an ATP/CFII and have PIC type ratings in Lears and Citations and have an SIC type in a Falcon 50/900. Do all you guys on this thread fly?

EdHunter · #11 04-16-2011, 04:47 PM

I have 2hr on a Diamond DA40. Hope one day to join the RAF. Failing that, the one thing I want to get out of life is a pilot's license.

And fly the Vulcan

**nutdog** · #12 04-16-2011, 06:19 PM

ATP/CFMEII

I grew up at a small airport, flew corporate and small airline for a while and now putt around in a 172 2 or 3 times a month.

bassist11 · #13 04-16-2011, 06:51 PM

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Originally Posted by JC10255

Do all you guys on this thread fly?

Welcome!

Basically what you read is what you get. Seems like there are few people on the forum that fly or flew in recent years at least.

I understand your retirement to be closer to family. That's one of the biggest reasons I don't plan on flying for a living. The unmanned pilot route seems a bit more stable for trying to raise a family.

Don't get me wrong though, I love flying. Hopefully some day I can afford to buy my own airplane.

Jimbob Jones · #14 04-17-2011, 03:13 AM

I'm teaching bass to a guy who flies helicopters.

**Staccato** · #15 04-17-2011, 10:03 AM

Speaking of an instrument rating, remember to practice partial panel on a frequent basis (cover a flight instrument with smaller aircraft, or failed in the case of a simulator). With a qualified instructor in the next seat, cover a gyro (or vacuum instrument) during a training flight, and leave the passengers at home.

I've seen single instruments fail on flights in actual IMC, and after a choice cussword, you rely on your training, experience, and the remaining-working instruments become your data sources. Continue to scan without fixating, and keep the shiny side up/dirty side down.

bassist11 · #16 04-17-2011, 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Stacatto

Speaking of an instrument rating, remember to practice partial panel on a frequent basis

We're required to shoot a partial panel approach nearly every time we go out for a lesson. We fly glass 172's though so that means they cover up our PFD and we're still left with standby airspeed indicator, attitude indicator, altimeter, and compass. Really not much of challenge as you still have all the necessary instruments.

I can only imagine how difficult it would be to actually lose a necessary instrument in IMC.

totallyfrozen · #17 04-17-2011, 12:18 PM

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Originally Posted by CDweller

...My advice to anyone is to stay away from aviation unless you decide to work for the Federal Government as a professional murderer (military pilot)...

Shame on you for even saying that!
That's worse than if I said all airline pilots are alcoholics and speed freaks. The US military does a lot of humanitarian work around the world and those pilots work alot of long hours in dangerous conditions to do it. There are so many things wrong with what you said that I don't even know where to begin.

Sounds like someone couldn't meet the military standard and got rejected from being a military pilot and now that person is bitter.

JC10255 · #18 04-17-2011, 06:28 PM

Cool guys! Now that we learned that a bunch of us are ATP's and such, let's get back to talking about the bass! James Jamerson, Chuck Rainey, Will Lee, Joe Osborn, Louis Johnson! Much more interesting than talking about flying

(I mean that in the kindest way possible...)

bmc · #19 04-18-2011, 04:28 AM

In active private license. I do have some fun entries in the log book, including time in C180 on floats, back seat T-6, right seat Ford Tri-motor, Grumman Goose, Waco UIC among the usual Cessna, Piper, Beech spam cans.

WorkinOnIt · #20 04-18-2011, 07:50 AM

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Originally Posted by bmc

In active private license. I do have some fun entries in the log book, including time in C180 on floats, back seat T-6, right seat Ford Tri-motor, Grumman Goose, Waco UIC among the usual Cessna, Piper, Beech spam cans.

Nice! As of 2008, there were only 18 in existence and only 6 of those were flyable. Probably even fewer today. They were offering rides in one at the Kalamazoo Air Zoo museum. I was tempted to pay $200 just for a passenger ride. Heck, if they were offering right-seat lessons, oh yeah I would have paid dearly. Cool plane and essentially marked the beginning of the airline industry.