onedayifly

Thanks planey for the tip. My birthday is in the autumn so the weather should be perfect for flying....Cheers.

Thanks fellas. I'm a regular visitor to the RAA site and have been reading the flight theory section so I can learn to understand the lingo vne,mtow etc, and learn some of those not so common sense things. I think I'll put a trial instructional flight on the birthday list! Thanks again.

Well Decca, I don't have any formal training. What I have learnt from my rc flying and crashing (I can now take off, fly a ciruit or six, set up an approach and land.And repair a balsa model!) is a lot of the common sense stuff like when not to fly and always have a plan, and a backup plan. Also I've got pretty good at reading the weather. Reedy Creek is near Broadford in victoria.

Thanks for the welcome. If I start lessons now, how long can I take to complete training and testing? It may be some time before can afford to finish. also how often would I need to hire a plane to maintain currency?. ............... Ta onedayifly

G'day everyone as you can see by my username I'm a bloke with a dream. While I work out how to raise the cash for my own aircraft I've been learning about flight via a couple of rc planes and researching the net and friends who fly when I get the time. I'm interested in fixed wing and for now will surf forums here and find out a little more about some planes I think might suit my purposes. I reckon while I'm not flying I can be learning. .............Thanks!