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Old 10-08-2013, 08:24 PM
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Default What % of flight time is you flying alone?

For those of you with airplanes, past or present, what percentage of your total personal flight time, would you estimate, is just you flying alone in a multi seat aircraft?
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Old 10-08-2013, 08:31 PM
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95%. Which is why to build the plane you want
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Old 10-08-2013, 08:36 PM
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Taking the phase 1 out of it, I would have to say only 10--15 %.

My wife loves to fly, and I choose to wait until she can accompany me on most flights.
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Old 10-08-2013, 08:39 PM
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15%; my wife Twany has been in the right seat for 85% of the hours after the initial 40 hours. That is why we built a 7A.
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Old 10-08-2013, 08:41 PM
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98.3% plus more characters
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Old 10-08-2013, 08:47 PM
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At least 98% or more.
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Old 10-08-2013, 08:50 PM
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10 to 20%! The rest of the time with buddies or students.
If not for students then it would be closer to 50%.
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Old 10-08-2013, 08:52 PM
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80%.

I generally prefer to fly solo, but I fly a few Young Eagles and generally carry a passenger to Osh...
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Old 10-08-2013, 08:59 PM
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95% solo. Wife is afraid, son isn't interested. I would fly more with company. Hoping wife will feel safer in RV as apposed to current Aeronca Chief. Heck, I have video of her skydiving! That was pre mom days.
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Old 10-08-2013, 09:08 PM
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98% of the time I am by myself.
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