Helicopter Dreams

A journey from an office to the sky

So this is me
My name is Markus Andersson. I'm a 34 year old dreamer that have realized that life is too short for not fulfilling these dreams. One of my dreams is to learn to maneauver a helicopter so that I can fly whenever and wherever I want. I will here share my thoughts and reflections and hopefully I can inspire you to fulfill your dreams.

Posted by admin on January 27, 2009

Mission completed, I’m now a certified helicopter pilot!

I will quote my instructor “It won’t be the best flight you’ve done!” and it wasn’t but I don’t give a shit, because I passed the flight test! I’m since about 4 hours ago a proud owner of a PPL(H) certificate. The weather was OK even though the cloud base was a bit low from time to time, about 600-700 feet.

I started my certification at Västerås Hässlö Airport (ESOW) about 2 PM going through my files, my flight planning for the navigation part of the test, some various question etc. Then we went out on a 1,5 hours sweaty flight going through all part of my flight training. Felt a bit tense but overall the exercises went well. At 4 PM I could put my curiosity aside, the flight inspector told me that I had passed the examination….ahh, finally!

So, what happens now when “Mission 1″ is completed, CPL(Commersial Pilot License)? Right now I’ll just grab a beer and celebrate, cheers!

4 Responses to “Mission completed, I’m now a certified helicopter pilot!”

  1. Johan Nilsson Says:
    March 21st, 2009 at 10:04 pm

    Hej! Och STORT GRATTIS! Hoppas du får mycket kul. Det tror jag du får…

  2. Markus Andersson Says:
    March 22nd, 2009 at 9:06 pm

    Tack för det! Grymt skönt, nu är det bara att checka ut kärran och flyga. Sitter faktiskt just nu och planerar var man hinner på en fre-sön tur med helikoptern, funderar på att flyga till Jämtlandsfjällen, landa på Åreskutan och lapa lite vårsol ;-)

  3. Johan Nilsson Says:
    March 25th, 2009 at 3:16 am

    Mmm. Retas du bara… Hör gärna av dig om du har vägarna förbi Ludvika. Skulle va kul att få titta lite. Är det en 22:a?

  4. Alexander Says:
    March 31st, 2009 at 10:13 am

    Hello Markus, I’ve been reading the througout your helicopter course and it’s amazing you have achieved it. I have completed the ground course via online with an american school but I will be going back to my country (Venezuela) to do the CPL(H).

    Do you have an email address where to contact you?

    Fly safe,

    Alexander.

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