Paul Freeman: Pilot

Planes I’ve flown

Revised 10/02

I've logged a total of 394 hours & 577 landings since 1993.

I've flown eight different types of aircraft,

and I've flown a total of 67 different passengers so far.

 

Go here for a look at some of the 108 airports in 10 states where I've taken off or landed so far.

 

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Cessna CitationJet

I’ve recently logged my first time at the controls of a jet, a Cessna CitationJet,

during flight testing at the Flight Research Laboratory of the National Research Council, Ottawa, Canada,

for the NLX Corporation.

 

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Diamond Star DA40-180

I’ve recently logged my first flight in a prototype of the new Diamond Star DA40-180,

the 4 seat descendent of the Diamond Katana.

 

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Diamond DA20 Katana

 

My current mount.

I flew the Diamond Katana DA20-A1 out of Dulles Aviation in Manassass, VA, from 1996-2000,

and I'm currently flying a brand new 132-knot Katana DA20-C1 from Av-Ed in Leesburg, VA.

I logged a total of 166 hours in the Katana so far.

 

 

As displayed by the Katana's GPS: I recently got 171 knots groundspeed,

thanks to a strong tailwind on the way back to Leesburg.

 

 Unobstructed view through the canopy while I was climbing through 9,000 ft over Williamsburg, VA.

 

My most frequent copilot, my wife Terry, on a summertime hop to Easton, MD.

 

The original DA20A-1 version.

 

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Piper PA44 Seminole

I logged my first two flights in a twin in 1999,

receiving dual instruction in a Piper Seminole out of Leesburg, VA.

 

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Piper PA28-161 Warrior

I’ve flown a new Piper Warrior III from Av-Ed in Leesburg, VA from 1999-2001.

I've logged 57 hours in the Warrior so far.

 

Flying the Warrior to Crewe, VA, 2002.

 

My wife & daughter after I recently had the honor of taking up Caroline for her very 1st airplane ride.

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Piper PA28-140 Cherokee

I was recently given the chance to log my first time at the controls of a Piper Cherokee.

 

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Cessna 172 Skyhawk

I’ve flown the 172, 172RG & the new 172R

from Manassass VA, Leesburg VA, Gaithersburg MD, and Jacksonville NC,

logging 69 hours in 1994-1999.

 

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Cessna 152

I learned to fly and soloed in the 152 from Manassass, VA, in 1993-1994,

and I've flown them from Gaithersburg, MD, & Fresno, CA, in 1994,

logging a total of 88 hours.

 

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