chrisv.recfly

As much as I love the Tecnams, many would agree that flying jabs is a handful and is full on compared to the tecnam. Its all hands on deck when flying the jabs, taming the beast is much more rewarding because you are flying the aircraft.

how were the instructors paid? half yearly? surely they wouldn't do it for free or backpay.

i might see you there.... maybe taking up my navs there.... on usuall on Saturdays im next door at helisim

Correct again, I have until August 2017 to convert my GFPT to RPL or convert my RAAus Pilot Certificate to CASA RPL.

That is correct, before I can go out again by myself, I would need to do a check ride with an instructor, grade wise I am not sure which grade can do that. Either way I am up for a review anyways as my bi annual us up for my RAAus Pilot certificate in August.

How long did it take you to build the onex and cost landed in australia?

Hi Robbo, Yes, but not quite. I have until August 2017 to convert my CASA GFPT to RPL. But nevertheless, I do have both. And yes I have double dipped into my finances having done it that way, but it was just the timing and the finances at the time and other commitments. I now realize, that I should have just kept flying. Once an aviator, you will always will be one no matter what.

Which school is this? Wouldn't mind taking it for a spin... Just realized the school shut... Love the tecnams

I actually love this plane but none selling. Would have to build. If they only made the sonex the same. But it hasnt stopped some modfying their sonex to have folding wings...

The new GFPT is the RPL in the GA world. Its equivalent to the RAAus Pilot certificate. I just happen to have both. With my GFPT, I can fly out of both bankstown and camden in VH aircraft and carry more than 1 passenger and aircraft mtow of 1500kgs.

Wings dont fold?

Ive seen that ages ago and recently and I thought it was a stale ad and would have been sold. It would be a good option. Does it come with trailer? Currently registered? Whats the finalisation work required that you mentioned?

Hi Shafs! Thanks. I forgot to mention that I have both pilot cert and GA gfpt and have a valid class 2.

food for thought...thinking of buying a plane... I live close to bankstown, camden, the oaks and wedderburn airfields; Bankstown\Camden - Can fly out using my GFPT and I'm assumin aircraft hangarage is scarce The Oaks - Private Airfield and no longer accepts aircraft hangerage Wedderburn - need to be a member and unsure of the hangerage costs. This leaves me to think to purchase a plane with foldable wings or detachable wings and trailer it from home. Options: Aeropup - 2 seat, tail dragging, fabric covered aircraft. Onex - single seat tail/tri gear all alloy aircraft folding wing. Saphire - single seat, tail dragger detachable wings. not much of a choice I know.... perhaps just get a mosquito helicopter. I rarely fly with a passenger these days. But I love taking my kids along. Yes its 's' = kids which will force me to at the very least use my gfpt/rpl if I want to take both of them. buy a 2 seater, hire a a 4 seater if both kids want to come. :)

Got my GFPT on the Tecnam Sierra at Basair back in 2007. I am probably the only pilot who has not set foot in a Cessna for ab initio training. Tecnam's are awesome planes to fly. Would buy one if i had the money.