shu77 Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 Hi Everyone I've been reading these forums for the past few weeks and thought I would take a moment to introduce myself. I'm Dan, I'm currently Sydney based. I started flying GA on Tomahawks back in the 90's and got as far as Area Solo. After a 16 year break I got back into RA-Aus earlier this year. I've been flying J-170's to date (which I've found to be a great little plane) and completed my certificate along with Nav & Pax endorsements at the start of last week. At the moment I'm looking for an aircraft on the NSW Central coast to rent and am thinking of converting to the Tecnam P2002. I'd be interested in any insights into the pros and cons of the Tecnam over the Jabiru. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnarly Gnu Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 Welcome shu77! I've not flown a Tecnam but I understand they are considered easier to fly than a Jabiru, I'm sure others with hands-on experience in them will chime in. I'd say go for it.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vsgcanberra Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 Just joined. Used to glide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eightyknots Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 Just joined. Used to glide. Welcome to the Friendly Forum VGScanberra and shu77! I trust we'll see a lot more of you on here.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest nunans Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 Hi EveryoneI've been reading these forums for the past few weeks and thought I would take a moment to introduce myself. I'm Dan, I'm currently Sydney based. I started flying GA on Tomahawks back in the 90's and got as far as Area Solo. After a 16 year break I got back into RA-Aus earlier this year. I've been flying J-170's to date (which I've found to be a great little plane) and completed my certificate along with Nav & Pax endorsements at the start of last week. At the moment I'm looking for an aircraft on the NSW Central coast to rent and am thinking of converting to the Tecnam P2002. I'd be interested in any insights into the pros and cons of the Tecnam over the Jabiru. Welcome Dan, May I ask why after the break you didn't decide to continue with GA lessons as you were in the 90's? Or maybe I should ask the other way, ie. when you initially started in the tomahawks did you give any consideration to flying ultralights maybe learning in a thruster or similar? Enjoy the forums and the frienship, Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfGnome Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 At the moment I'm looking for an aircraft on the NSW Central coast to rent and am thinking of converting to the Tecnam P2002. I'd be interested in any insights into the pros and cons of the Tecnam over the Jabiru. Welcome Dan. If you're hiring, then I'd say rent and fly anything you can. The more types you fly, the more proficient you'll be IMHO. Having said that, I'm in the process of buying a Tecnam, having done most of my flying on various Jabs. No argument with the Jabs, but the Tecnam is really nice to fly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooby Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 Welcome Dan! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Wales Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 Hi Dan & welcome. Congrats on your pilot certificate + endorsements Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JabiruWeekendWarrior Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 Welcome aboard Dan... Also welcome back to the flying........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shu77 Posted September 13, 2012 Author Share Posted September 13, 2012 I actually started originally with Cadets. Flying was good but I ended up going off to army Reserves and then it got slightly expensive. When I started looking into it a couple years ago and found how far the ultralight industry had come, flyin a jabiru seemed to tick all the boxes for me while being quite a bit cheaper than a Cessna. I'm actually quite looking forward to the tecnam now so thanks for the feedback Gnome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shu77 Posted September 15, 2012 Author Share Posted September 15, 2012 Well just got back from my first flight in the Tecnam, very nice aircraft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyingejk51 Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 Hi EveryoneI've been reading these forums for the past few weeks and thought I would take a moment to introduce myself. I'm Dan, I'm currently Sydney based. I started flying GA on Tomahawks back in the 90's and got as far as Area Solo. After a 16 year break I got back into RA-Aus earlier this year. I've been flying J-170's to date (which I've found to be a great little plane) and completed my certificate along with Nav & Pax endorsements at the start of last week. At the moment I'm looking for an aircraft on the NSW Central coast to rent and am thinking of converting to the Tecnam P2002. I'd be interested in any insights into the pros and cons of the Tecnam over the Jabiru. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyingejk51 Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 Hi I have flown both the Tecnam 2002 and the Jabiru, it is a personal choice but I found the Tecnam to be more fun and easier to fly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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