Guest veloman Posted July 11, 2010 Share Posted July 11, 2010 Greetings all. Started to learn in the early 50s at Dirranbandi (Qld), only had about 5 hours (never soloed), had to give it up due to financial considerations (recently married!) and earning too few pounds a week including overtime . . . (sob, sob!) Dirran was a sort of out-club of Darling Downs and training was sposmatic due to floods, (dirt runway) so recency suffered. Still have my Gosport helmet and Mk v(?) goggles and old logbook! My instructor said I had "good hands", so I must have been on the right track. Days of Tigers and Austers, straining petrol through chamois, anti-spin strakes, cheese-cutters, leading edge slats, no brakes or radio, - ex-RAAF instructors complete with impressive moustaches and all the jargon! Still run outside on the sound of a lighty flying over, especially if it sounds like a Tiger! Best regards Veloman :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixtiesrelic Posted July 11, 2010 Share Posted July 11, 2010 You're ten years in front of me. Still goggles and helmets, no radio or brakes when I started. Now they were the days... no new age bulldust like Human resources, ASIC cards, golden bars on your shoulders... YOU learned to FLY an aeroplane properly. Maybe you should continue where you left off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chainsaw Posted July 11, 2010 Share Posted July 11, 2010 Gday Veloman, Welcome to TAA. Oh I can see you and Sixties getting on just fine. Two peas in a pod :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Glenn Posted July 11, 2010 Share Posted July 11, 2010 Welcome Veloman. Hope you enjoy it here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest veloman Posted July 11, 2010 Share Posted July 11, 2010 Thanks, fellers. I've often thought of re-starting, but I don't think my ears would pass the test - too many years of diesel and gas-turbine power stations (of course, my Velocettes couldn't have anything to do with it . . . ) Grandkids shouted me a ride in a Tiger a couple of years ago. When the pilot asked me if I'd like to try to steer it a bit, I mentioned that I'd once started to learn. "When was that?" "1953". "Blimey, I wasn't even born then!" Cheeky bugger . . . Veloman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixtiesrelic Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 I'm told you can learn to fly ultralights if you hold a car license. They're a bl00dy side more realistic than CASA. Even if you just go and do a couple of solos and give it away you'll have gotten the biggest thrill aviators experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Darren Masters Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 G'day Veloman and welcome to TAA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest veloman Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 Thank you all for the welcome. It looks as if there are plenty of interesting places to visit here, once I learn how to navigate around. Veloman:smile: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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