Morning ladies/gents!
Just thought I’d drop a quick introduction as I plan on sticking around for a while now.
My name’s Marc and I’m based in Shepparton, Vic, Australia. I began flying 10 years ago in a little Tecnam P52 Echo Super under RAAus. From memory, I finished all my theory and received my RPC with PAX endorsement about 12 months later.
My original intention was to continue on through my RPL/PPL and eventually CPL to begin a career in aviation. As it happens, I managed to secure an apprenticeship as a Powerline Worker (Linesmen), so flying took a bit of a back seat and I decided to leave it as a hobby while I completed my apprenticeship.
Unfortunately the cost of flying at the time wasn’t viable while I was completing my apprenticeship, so I generally only flew enough to stay current over the following few years. After a while doing the same old flying around my local aerodrome was getting boring, and with the arrival my two little girls, I couldn’t justify the cost of completing my navs.
Anyway, fast forward to around 4 months ago, I began flying regularly again (typically once a week), and I just completed my first nav! I plan on doing one a week (where work permits) until I have my cross county endorsement, and then I’ll convert straight to RPL. I hope to have my full RPL sorted by the end of the year at the latest, and preferably be well into my PPL conversion.
I’m also looking at purchasing a Jabiru J230 or maybe even a VH registered 430 as they look to be a great all rounder for what I plan to use it for; that will be be a mix of cross country as well as general local flying and hour building.
Anyway, thanks for taking the time to read my backstory. After re-discovering my passion for flying, I’m looking forward to what the next 12 months has in store!