pbatters Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 Hello all, I have just discovered the site. It looks well worth while from what I have seen so far. I have been flying for 25 years, about 15 in gliders and more recently ultralights. I purchased a Jabiru last year and was lucky enough to have the opportunity to go to Oshkosh which I had wanted to attend since I started flying. I will be going back again, it is really pilots nirvana! We are very fortunate to have such a great country to fly around, even if the avgas is more expensive! I look forward to joining in on the forums to share information, cheers Peter :thumb_up: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farri Posted May 4, 2008 Share Posted May 4, 2008 Peter, Good to have yet another recreational pilot on the forum.:thumb_up: Cheers, Frank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbatters Posted May 4, 2008 Author Share Posted May 4, 2008 Thanks Frank, I appreciate your welcome cheers Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
storchy neil Posted May 4, 2008 Share Posted May 4, 2008 :welcome:pblatters gliders avgas:hittinghead::sorry:just me reading wrong again that gliding thingy sounds like fun free air at the moment :im with stupid:the way the taxs are wont be long before they tax itbest of luck neil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbatters Posted May 5, 2008 Author Share Posted May 5, 2008 :welcome:pblatters gliders avgas:hittinghead::sorry:just me reading wrong again that gliding thingy sounds like fun free air at the moment :im with stupid:the way the taxs are wont be long before they tax itbest of luck neil Thanks Neil, I don't regret starting my flying in gliders, it was great training. I trained on a low performance glider (ES52 Short wing Kookaburra - 13-1 glide ratio) by winch launching. From memory I had over 100 flights before I experienced an extended flight time of more than 5 minutes. This made progress pretty slow. I later was able to complete a five hour flight in the same aircraft. It could thermal very well in narrow thermals and was a bit like an old sports car. I transitioned from that glider to a single seat Astir CS (38-1 Glide ratio) in which I was able to fly cross country. I later had a third share of an LS1f single seat glider with a 40-1 glide ratio. Gliding is great fun and I will probably do some more in the future. My ideal is a powered glider with good cross country performance. With 3 small daughters at home I found gliding not very family friendly as it entailed being at the field all weekend to help launch others. So a friend and myself went to Tocumwal and transitioned to a Quicksilver MX ultralight. We both soloed in under 5 hours. So have been flying hired aircraft until I was able to purchase my Jab. At least I can now go flying (weather permitting) when and where I want to go. I am looking forward to lots of cross country flying. Are you back in the air yet? cheers Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farri Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 Glider Time. Peter, I couldn`t help but reply when I read a flight time of 5 minutes. I taught a guy to fly who then went on to own a Sky Dart because his log book was half full of 5 minute flights in winch launched gliders. Cheers, Frank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
storchy neil Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 na playing roof painters on the mobile home rusty deceided to slip under the paint lame reconds its ready but i dont neil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cazza Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 Welcome fellow jab flyer. Bendigo is a great place (i'm an ex-victorian). Hope you make it up to Temora some time. Its a great place for gliders and recreational aviators (and warbird enthusiasts and VH lads). Cazza Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbatters Posted May 7, 2008 Author Share Posted May 7, 2008 Cazza, thanks for the welcome. I have been up to one of the Temora Airshows last year on a trip organised from Shepparton, you have a great airfield up there. I hope to visit in my own conveyance soon, cheers Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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