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[Guest garrett81]

Hi all, just a quick message to introduce myself. i have just started my training in an tecnam p92 echo super at boonah in queensland. which is a long way from my home opposite the gold coast international airport. i have basically no experience at all. i had always had a dream of flying but i never did anything about it, that was until a mate at the hospital i work at took me up one day in a cessna 172 out of coolangatta airport. it took me about 6 months to find out how i could get up their without the class 2 aviation medical required for ga licensing. i love it, i just want to get back up there! i am really looking forward to becoming a part of the aviation community. and hopefully oneday working within it! :)

 

 

[facthunter]

We all started with no experience at all. With a bit of luck you might get paid to do, what you would pay to do. That's our secret,( don't tell anyone, or you might not get any pay.) Nev...

 

 

[Guest Redair]

Greetings Garrett, well, you've got the jump on me... I've just joined the forum a couple of days ago, but as yet, I haven't got off the ground... soon, soon I tell you!

 

I have been made welcome though, and have already had quite a bit of useful advice from the others in here.

 

Good luck with the flying, and if you are to shy to ask daft questions on here... just look for my posts because I will already have asked them!

 

Redair.

 

 

[Ben Longden]

Way to go!

 

And you will loooove flying in the Tecnam..

 

Ben

 

 

[Guest David C]

Garrett,

 

Welcome mate . Have a great time in the Tecnam . Enjoy every minute .

 

Looking forward to your posts .

 

Dave

 

 

[Guest Vigilant]

Hello Garrett, welcome to the forums and enjoy your flying - keep the momentum going. Look forward to hearing about your progress.

 

Stuart

 

 

[Guest Paul Phelan]

Paul Phelan

 

Hi folks, being new to this forum I may or may not be filing this in the wrong place.

 

I'm an aviation writer who's also done a lot of commercial GA and regional airline flying. At the moment I'm preparing a feature for Australian Flying on what home building an aeroplane is all about, and would welcome hearing from anyone who is currently involved in such a project, whom I can quote as an example.

 

It will cover: Kit planes: the various options to build your own aircraft;build options – from plans and raw materials to bolt-together kits; How much do they cost?How easy/complicated does it need to be?How long does it take? What tooling and expertise you need? Regulatory issues; And everything else you need to know to get started and eventually get airborne.

 

An e-mail to [email protected] with your phone number would bring a prompt phone response. I already have lots of notes but it would help to refer to some current projects that people are actually working on. However I need to file the copy this week.

 

 

[PaulN]

Hi Paul,

 

Many of us on this forum enjoy your articles in the Aust Flying mag, including the regular "Backlash".

 

I have taken the liberty of copying your post onto a couple of other locations on this forum where it should get better exposure. Hope this helps.

 

Keep up the good copy ,

 

Paul

 

 

[Guest Paul Phelan]

Thanks Paul

 

 

[Deskpilot]

Hey Redair, what part of SA are you in? We might be able to get you into the air sooner than you think.

 

Welcome to both you and Garrett.

 

Doug

 

 

[cazza]

Hi Garrett, welcome to the forum. There are a lot of flyers out of boonah. Several stopped in Temora on their way back from Avalon. Brian Melbourne flies a nice light wing and his mates fly light wings and things that look like drifters (forgotten the name, old age is getting me). So don't feel bad about wandering around and meeting the RA-Aus blokes up there.

 

CAzza