XC Endorsed

[slartibartfast]

slartibartfast and family have much pleasure in announcing the arrival of a healthy baby cross country endorsement.

 

The baby weighed in at 212Nm and 141 minutes. Apart from a little jaundice (well - green actually) all are well.

 

Had a great flight Tumut-Corowa-Tumut today. The forecast trough had nothing in it and it was a beautiful day aloft. Every mark was hit en-route out, and a little adjustment required on return (I blame the aforementioned non-event trough). Got back, passed the exam, and can now go to Narromine.

 

Pretty stoked really.

 

See you all on weekend visits (fly-in rather than like yesterdays Oaks drive in).

 

Ross

 

 

[slartibartfast]

Thanks Chris. Depends - when do you start counting?

 

1 day if you count the scare Sunny gave me in the drifter - "watch me get to that strip we are 2000' above in 800 yards"

 

8 days if you start from when I said "now what do I do to get my XC?"

 

5 months if you start from my return to flying after WoW.

 

30 years if you count my early forays into Blaniks and hang-gliders.

 

Ross

 

 

[slartibartfast]

Oh. Did the mandatory 3 hour dual and 2 hour solo.

 

I first did a practice run on 5 legs within my 25nm limit around Cooma. That helped me get organised in the cockpit.

 

Ross

 

 

[maxamos]

Congratulations from me as well. It's a beautiful thing having an unrestricted licence.

 

By the way, noticed that you are flying out of Cooma and in an LSA-55. Is that hired out of Polo Flat ? If so is the Jab available for general hire and what is the rate and contact details ?

 

Thanks

 

Kirk

 

 

[Guest Fred Bear]

Well done again Ross ;) May you become another familiar place at The Oaks.

 

 

[Guest pelorus32]

Congratulations Ross. I did my XC and Passenger recently and it's a great feeling to get them. Looking forward to seeing you around the traps.

 

I thoroughly agree with you about a practise being a good idea before the actual endorsement test. I did an extra couple of hours XC and it was a very positive thing to have done.

 

Regards

 

Mike

 

 

[slartibartfast]

Congratulations from me as well. It's a beautiful thing having an unrestricted licence.By the way, noticed that you are flying out of Cooma and in an LSA-55. Is that hired out of Polo Flat ? If so is the Jab available for general hire and what is the rate and contact details ?

 

Thanks

 

Kirk

Thanks Kirk. That Jab is out of the Snowy Mountains airport on the Jindabyne side of Cooma. It is available for $90 per hour through Adrain Menhennitt.

 

I also fly Peter Wilson's J160 out of Tumut.

 

I'll PM the contact details.

 

Ross

 

 

[Admin]

Well done Ross - just when I was going to keep clear of Cooma now you can go almost anywhere

 

Oh well, I suppose I will just have to wind the CT up to keep away from you

 

Seriously, well done and a big achievement - perhaps you can let me know how to navigate without a GPS again

 

 

[leestanley]

my congratulations as well Ross! you mentioned the regulation 5 hours... thats is great - i had expected, based on other posts, that the XC requirement might have been raised to 10 hours. if it is still 5 i better hustle and get my certificate (only 1.7 solo hours to go)!

 

cheers,

 

lee.

 

 

[slartibartfast]

Thanks again everyone.

 

Lee - I was talking about the 3 hour dual nav and 2 hour solo nav requirements.

 

I can't remember what the minimum solo hour requirement is, or even if there is one.

 

Ross