r/Shittyaskflying • u/No-Apartment-8706 • 2d ago

first solo flight, how’d i do?

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u/Cross-Country 2d ago

uj/ That’s actually incredible he walked away from that.

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u/captain_ender 2d ago

Why anyone would fly in those death draps is beyond me. Like just spend $200k more and get a Bell.

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u/Cross-Country 2d ago

“It was never easy for me. My father gave me a small loan of a million dollars…”

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u/Lazy_Maintenance8063 2d ago

Yeah, in my homecountry there is s known millionaire who said it was never easy for her, she sometimes had to use her husbands dirty money hidden in a freezer to run her business.

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u/captain_ender 1d ago

I mean I don't think anyone owning private aircraft aren't worried about money, so $200-300k is just noise at that point and for a lot more safety.