rcFLYBOY14

Hey guys, just for fun, when do you classify yourself an expert pilot???

Phil Cole

How about never?

Just when I start to think I'm getting good, something happens that puts me back in my place.

rcFLYBOY14

Although I would like to classify myself as an expert, I must agree with Phil. One can never stop learning and gaining more experience. Therefore, I shall clissify myself as inbetween intermediate and expert!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ram-bro

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I consider myself an expert flyer after I can determine the extent and the cost of the crash within $15.00 before I see the damage.

sfaust

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Well, thats a hard one. I've done everything on the list with the exception of being complimented by a club president, and formation turbine flying during a fly-in. I still have my RCU profile listed as an intermediate pilot and don't see changing it in the near future. On the other hand, I know quite a few pilots that haven't dont half the list that I consider ultimate experts. So who knows...

I like G-man-RCU's answer, that when you can total up the cost of a crash and be within $15 of the actual total, then you are indeed an expert. To be pro on the other hand, you need to do this while the plane is on its way to the crash, and not after

JetflyerJ

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Betcha David Reid has the answer to that one !!!!!!



Johnny Hernandez

Crazy4Flight

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Expert ??? Because.......
I instruct??? Landed a Trainer with failed ailerons ??
I dragged the wing tip of my SIG Wonder in the grass, continued flying and not cartwheel it?
I have iced the wings and prop of a Scat Cat and landed it safely to be deiced and flown again for a second icing and safe landing.
I have been asked to do maiden flights?
I have flown 1/4 scale?
I fly turbines??

NOT!!!!

I would consider myself a Student Pilot ......Allways learning

sideshow

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That is absolutely the truth......

Ram-bro

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Stephen like you said, I am only an expert .....I am working towards the professional ranks. Right now I am looking for a few good sponsors....."YOU DA MAN"

trumpetjet

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I have never thought of myself as a great pilot, however I was shocked one day at the field when another member of the club asked me to maiden his plane. I did not know what to say, he was concerned about his ability to correct for the torque on takeoff and he thought I could get it trimmed up. Everything went fine but that was the most nervous I have ever been flying a high wing trainer! I can stand in front of a thousand people and play the trumpet but that was something else.

Nathan

Razor-RCU

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What does "expert" mean in regards to RC flying? And who would care?

I am better than some and not as good as some-

I CAN estimate pretty well the damage cost of an airplane having only heard the impact-

Flyjets

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My 2 cents.

When things go wrong and your pulse goes up but you can stay calm and bring the plane home.

When winds or small runways don't phase you.

When other people want you to fly there aircraft.



Take Care
Ian

Steve S

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I would venture to say that most pilots dont & wont consider themselves experts.I have only been flying DF jets about 2 years myself & am about to take the plunge into my turbines in the next 2-3 months.I would consider myself a good pilot but I have still have plenty to learn to get where I want to be.I think every pilot has his/her forte'-mine is deadsticking.I have always been able to get them back home safely with a nice smooth landing-thats just my thing.But for me personally when I am flying I block everything else out & I totally get my mind on my plane & thats it.Nothing else goes thru my head at that time-I think alotta guys dont become "one with the plane" 100% when they are flying.I would venture too say that some guys get a little too complacent /comfortable at the sticks & think in their mind that nothing could go wrong cause they got it licked.Thats when it bites you in the ***.I always find myself thinking 3 steps ahead in case something does happen.The reality of it is that most everyone in this hobby never stops learning,we are always moving our way up & learning how to do things a little better/easier.Just my opinion at least


Steve

seanreit

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Expert: A person with a high degree of skill in or knowledge of a certain subject.


I am an expert.


Ignorant: Lacking education or knowledge.

You are ignorant.

Funny: Causing laughter or amusement. Intended or designed to amuse.

This post is supposed to be funny.


Sean

Doug Cronkhite

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When nobody ever has a problem with the way you fly your airplane.

sfaust

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Does that every really happen?
Some people always seem to have a problem with the way others fly, no matter who they are []

Carols Love

Being an expert pilot is knowing when its time not to fly!

CJ2002

Dunno what the Oxford English says but defined as it's syllables sound:

Expert: Ex = a has-been...spurt = a drip under pressure!

Cheers,

Dick
England

lov2flyrc

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..... Guess I fit into the Ex-Spurt catagory then........ I certainly have been a drip under pressure [sm=lol.gif], there are no "Experts" in this hobby...! Some may be more skilled than others but we all learn with every flight. I guess the correct term here would be "Professional Pilot" which are those whos skills are good enough to get paid to fly....

TyBryner

When I can fly a *real* FA-18 and catch the tailhook on an aircraft carrier runway that's only 500 feet long...

Actually I think those guys are beyond expert class.... Maybe "Elite" is a better word in that case.

Ok...now I'm babbling, my point is that I doubt I'll ever consider myself an expert unless I end up flying some sort of full scale plane, and only if I'm doing that for a living.

Countryboy

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When you inadvertently program in the wrong plane on your latest super radio ... only too find the mistake after you have taken off... then have the presence of mind to fly the socks off it and bring it home safely, all while whistling Dixie.

Gordon Mc

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I think the term "Expert" is a term you apply to others whose abilities you admire and aspire to, and never a term that you apply to yourself.

Gordon

mr_matt

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Well said.

TyBryner

I'd agree with that statement for the most part. Though I think "expert" can also be a relative word. For example I have no hesitation in calling myself an expert with computers and networks compared to the people that's it's my job to support. (and 99% of the general population).

But on the other hand, compared to the guy that's sitting here in the office next to mine, I'm an amateur.

Anyway, my point is that I think it's ok to sometimes refer to yourself as an expert, just don't let it go to your head.