DarkSarcasm

So Tomo, how much are you going to charge them to fly their planes?

I'd imagine there would also be insurance issues

/quote]Excuse me? (moderator - sorry Darkie, editing this thread to remove the gender slur)

If you go out in the boat with him, who cleans the fish?

Maybe pretend your looking for landmarks and you need his help.

Speaking of seasickness, I get seasick, which he's delighted about since he doesn't get seasick at all

round and round we go DS...if u want to instruct....................do something about it....

No, you could be the instructor!

Teach him to fly. The people that get airsick / carsick rarely do when they are controlling it themselves, mostly happens as a passenger.

white or yellow gold, solitare or cluster type of honour Darks...(Get with the program city girl!....)

Either that or say flying is actually a girl's thing, you totally understand if he can't handle it. That's OK, he can stay home and bake some scones for you for when you return.

He might be willing to fight forhis honour, but what's he done about yours?

Thanks for the replies guys :)

Also, to those who (1) offered themselves as a replacement and/or (2) suggested I trade him in, he, and I quote, challenges you to "the manly art of fisticuffs"

Hi all,

I'm looking for tips about how to deal with airsick pax and, mainly, try to prevent it or help them get used to it. My boyfriend gets airsick, which is kind of unfortunate since I'm a pilot, and while he's keen to come flying, I always feel terrible (and nervous for the fate of me having to clean the aircraft) when he starts feeling airsick partway through the flight. He's reluctant to try airsickness pills in case they make it worse.

Does anyone have tips about how to deal with, or preferably, prevent airsickness? I always carry sick bags, and have air vents open and try to fly smoothly etc, but if anyone has tips, I'd welcome them.

I went through a flying school at Paraparaumu Airport on the west coast of the North Island. If I had of wanted to do a check ride I could have hired the plane but wasnt interested in ongoing flying so just took one of their FI along for the ride.

Next step is to plan where in NZ we intend to go so I know what airfields to contact I spose!

Hi all,

I'm considering going to NZ for a couple of weeks in Dec and was wondering whether I'd be able to fly there.

I'm assumed an Australian PPL would be valid in NZ?

Would it be more sensible to fly with an FI since I don't have lots of experience flying in mountainous areas and all the fun that comes with that?

Suggestions about where to fly are also welcome :)

Cheers!

To those who want to ask CASA for a CTA endo, all I can say is be careful how far you push them. As I understand it, RA operates because CASA have granted them exemptions. They can just as easily take those exemptions away if you push them too far.

RA does NOT need CTA. VFR lanes perhaps, I can see the logic behind those, but not full CTA. The purpose of RA is cheap fun flying. I honestly don't understand how you can even remotely think you have a chance of getting a CTA endo for RA - it hardly fits in with what RA was designed for. Either continue flying RA, with the sacrifices that involves, or go to GA. It's not difficult.

The biggest problem Darky that I see is that a lot of us need to drive an hour to get to an airfield that isn't CTA.

I drive 40 mins to my field and would drive an hour if I needed to. The distance doesn't outweigh the joy I get from flying.

If you want CTA, go GA.

I don't see why people are so determined that RA should have the privileges (in this case, the word is correct) of GA without the extra requirements of GA. You choose RA because you want cheap fun recreational flying, which is fantastic, but you also choose it knowing that along with that benefit comes some restrictions. If you don't like those restrictions, then clearly RA, as it's designed, isn't for you.

You can't have the best of both worlds. It's either cheap and fun or more expensive but with more options.

Hi all,

One of my plans for the summer is to try flying a Drifter (and maybe get my LP endo if I like it).

Does anyone know of anywhere around Melbourne that trains with Drifters?

I know the school at Sunbury has a Drifter, but does anyone know of anywhere with one on the eastern/northern side of the city?

Cheers!

1. Headset

2. Maps (VTC, VNC, PCA, WAC x 3, ERC-L)

3. ERSA

4. Sunnies

5. Fuel tester

6. Whizzwheel

7. Protractor

8. Ruler

9. Pens/pencils/whiteboard marker

10. Licence

11. Sick bags

12. ASIC

13. Spare batteries for headset and cord to connect my iPod to my headset

14. Water bottle

15. Stale tiny teddies

16. Phone/iPod/purse/car keys

17. Kneeboard

18. Blank flight plan forms

19. Blank SARTIME forms

20. Warrior checklist

21. Torch

I can sympathise with you Red. If you take a look at my blog you'll find quite a few posts with me bemoaning about whether I'll ever learn to land. I still do some absolute shockers too - best one in the last few months was during a PPL training flight where I tried to do a flapless landing with a final approach speed of 100kts (I wish I was joking)...luckily I realised before I got below 50ft and tried to actually land the thing! My FI just looked bemused

The thing that fixed me was putting a cushion under me, but I'm not sure if you're as vertically challenged as I am so may not have the same problem.

Another thing I did was to 'fly' circuits in my backyard - I walked endless circles around my lawn making the calls at each corner and doing my downwind checks etc - it definitely helped me get it cemented in my head so I didn't have to think about it so much while I was flying.

A final thought is, what is your mental attitude when you come in to land? For a while I was always thinking 'oh no, time to land, I wonder what I'll mess up this time etc' and knowing that my FI was mentally (and sometimes physically) getting into the 'ready position' didn't help, then (after my solo I admit, but hopefully the advice/idea is still valid), I started thinking instead 'ok, time to land, let's do this thing!' and not doubting whether or not I *could* land it, just getting on with it. Just a thought anyway :)

Lets hope they don't get hold of your facebook page darks...:)

I got this my copy of this months magazine last night. Idly flicking through it this morning, I noticed that most of the 'letters to the editor' had familiar names (including mine, which was a surprise since I didn't recall sending a letter to an editor).

Do they count as 'letters to the editor' when they're taken from a forum?

I have heard another incident of this exact same thing occurring in a Sporty. Perhaps there is an issue with the latches on some of them? (not casting blame/liability, just posing a thought)

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