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I'm at 40 hours and 10k already. easily get to 12k, 15k is possible - struggling with PFL's at least these guys are honest and up-front about the hours. I see so many advertise it as 25 hours, I know its possible - but wonder what the true average is

tried to continue a taxi, when the wheel went flat

Maybe they are just scared about mucking up their call's -no radio, means no mistakes

difference between rule of law, and enforcement

looking at the Mens shed it seems like a great environment. would love to join one. and learn off others experiences - as a 28yr old I reckon it would be an invaluable thing Unfortunetly I work way too much looking at the local chapters. only get Sundays free

Are aircraft engines running an Nikasil bore? with modern car and motorcycle engines, the revs come at the expense of being rebuildable (in an economical manner). the old top end rebuild is a rare thing now

you would be surprised, an modern alloy block V8 is about the same weight as an old iron 4 cylinder. especially with the internals being forged and alloy too. hmm, only vehicles I can think of that get set to 100% or cruise at 75% are boats, where weight isn't an issue. Or Jet-skis, most are running a motorcycle derivative engine with the revs reduced. the main issue is cooling, they normally use pressure and water from the jet pump. the exception is Seadoo... which is BRP (aka Rotax) they run a closed loop system... and have reliability issues because of it

I don't know what to add. there is so much to say, it really is comparing apples to oranges. I remember there was a joke that statistically you have a better chance of not getting cancer if you owned a budgie. I think that sums up this thinking too.

Went up on Saturday, had a call from the instructor an hour before to warn of conditions bumpy as anything, plenty of wind. didn't have the nose pointed straight for any part of the circuit, crosswind was about 45* off the direction traveled. first time back in the air for 2 months and learning departure and joining procedures. controls felt sloppy and had no resistance - and the turbulence meant trying to remember the proper calls while flying the Jabiru had me feeling task saturated. Good to have the instructor there to save my ass, he grabbed the controls momentarily a few times in the flight, once during Base when it dropped a lot of speed very quickly. I lasted 45 minutes in the air before I called it quits.... and loved every second of it, even if it took me all night to get rid of the migraine afterwards

thought we should give the bike stuff its own thread https://www.recreationalflying.com/threads/the-bike-shed.72392/

Iraq, I question how much of that is grants from the USA. But Israel is a surprise, expected them to be higher. Almost constant threats and the constant need to upgrade/innovate and to deal with their neighbors effectively.

can I just say, while we often complain about over regulation and all of the limitations. how cool is it that we can have a talk about max speeds achieved openly. no need to add "in private airspace" or "under controlled conditions" even the lakes and waterways are increasingly having speeds limited.

yes and no, would be nice to see it tarted up a bit. but its been a point of interest for me since I was a child. remember looking for it every time I visited aunts and uncles on the side of the road. seemed so out of place, and there just wasnt the opportunity to see helicopters like that. only other time I saw them was between fences and buildings picking dad up from the airport. or the odd westpac/police flyover

learning to fly J160's. so think I'm still yet to beat my record of 130knts on a Suzuki Bandit 1200 Admittedly was just a fast taxi, with crosswind being a limiting factor from applying more power, and reducing throttle

Yeah, at the moment I am glad I didn't rush in and waited. I think that it will take a little while to settle down, and there will be limited new investments. with the staff levels held down to suit. Think I read somewhere that the acceptance age for pilot training in the RAAF is 45, so I may look in that direction. Flying or even a load-master on a Herc has an appeal. Be interesting to see what happens to the international students after all this is over.

Never knew about the golden caterpillar club, but dont think he qualifies as the airplane wasn't disabled

may have found who bought some of these, don't know who follows the military side of things but the USAF is going to private contractors for a lot of their training. and I found this bit in an article about Blue close air support buying some OV-10 Broncos "the company also recently bought a half dozen ex-Royal Australian Air Force PC-9 turboprop trainers. All of these aircraft are suitable for training personnel on the ground, such as JTACs, to call in airstrikes and otherwise coordinate with aerial assets. "

And my flight school is closed... time to buy an RC plane and fly it from the backyard:roflmao:

I was out flying yesterday, and about to book another lesson for next week, as long as work doesn't stop paying me - I'll keep flying.

How often are you flying? this makes a big difference. I can only fly once every 2 weeks, its not enough at the circuit stage, as the first 30mins are wiped out getting re-familiar with the controls and inputs. I took a chance and added an additional lesson each week in... It blew my budget and wasn't sustainable. but I improved alot as I kept a feeling for the controls. I then cut that to a morning and afternoon flight every 2 weeks. (thats the mental limit I can take, and the max the Instructors would reccomend. its a necessary evil - normally they dont advise two sessions on the same day for circuits as its fatiging no matter the experience level) another thing is the more we experience, the harder we are on ourselves. i made a landing yesterday that was garbage... but would have been great 10 hours ago. its all competency, it was 12 months and 30 hours before I soloed

edit: RPC not RPL

Thanks for the offer, But I'm still a year at a guess from seriously contemplating it. I'm still going through training for my RPL, was only solo last month. And would still need to get a tail-wheel endorsement size wise Im just on 6ft and 85kg There is just something about the Corby that grabs my attention and imagination

True, but it doesn't cost 10K to get a license to use the Boat... almost all of my family has a boat license, its a $300 one-off cost. Any tradie can purchase a boat on a whim and take it out the next weekend plus its seen as family and friend time - not a selfish activity like flying. I was raised in a family where we always had a boat in the front yard. the fuel bill for the 350 Chev was similar, the old 34ft fly-bridge cruiser was a liter per minute at full throttle when it had the twin 250? outboards

the cost of storage is a huge factor. Im 28, by no means in a well paying industry (60k P.A.) but Id happily buy a 15k-30k for an older Jabiru or Corby (a man can dream) I could sell my Amarok and a motorcycle to pay for it (company car at the moment) self maintenance could make it reasonable to afford the upkeep. but I don't think I could take the cost to have it parked on the airfield. we are like boats now. where its not a matter of affording the boat, but the mooring fees. If they aren't being bought, why sell?

any advantage to buying online? I assume I can get one at the gate