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 XPost: rec.aviation.student 
 From: rich+rec-aviation-student@lafferty.ca 
  
 In 2000 I started towards my PPL at the Montreal Flying Club. I soloed 
 in mid-November, and shortly after that a combination of money issues 
 and difficulty getting to the club (a 1h commute on public transport) 
 during daylight hours grounded me for the winter, and I never quite 
 got going again after that. 
  
 I'm now in Ottawa and ready to start again once I find a flying 
 school here. I spoke with the chief instructor at my old school; 
 they still have my old Pilot Training Record, which is an official 
 copy of my logbook in which my instructor logs my hours of instruction 
 in the air and on the ground. 
  
 I'm trying to figure out if I need/want to get my PTR. I had about 
 fifteen hours in the air when I stopped, and I'd completed ground 
 school. It's been four years since I've flown. Picking up the PTR 
 would involve going to Montreal to get it in person. I still have 
 *my* logbook; it's just not good enough for Transport Canada on 
 training issues. 
  
 Is there any reason why I *should* go out of my way to go down to 
 Montreal (~2h drive) and pick it up? 
  
 Once I have an instructor I'll just ask him or her, of course, but 
 I don't yet, and if I'm down that way prior to finding one I might 
 as well swing by the old club. 
  
 Thoughts? 
  
   -Rich 
  
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 Rich Lafferty -- Ottawa, Ontario, Canada -- rich+usenet@lafferty.ca 
  
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