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What a day! I think I'm grinning more than when I got my cert. Nothing big really, just an exercise Nav I planned inside my 25nm radius, but so much fun! Warnervale, up to my sisters house in Newcastle, Catherine Hill Bay, Barrenjoey, over a mate's place at Bar Point and back home. When I was planning, I used Google Earth to find the Lat and Lon of her & my mate's houses and used that to work out the headings. No GPS, just good old map and compass the whole way. I couldn't recognise her suburb so I just turned when my watch said I should be over her place. Looked at the GPS trace on Google Earth tonight and I turned 800m from her place. Barrenjoey and Broken Bay looked fantastic. Talk about stoked!

They're great, thanks!

Hmmm..... Darky. Somehow, I don't think that's just limited to YLIL

Ah, but the trick is to find such a kind individual, isn't it? :) I guess that's the nub of the problem. Is there a directory somewhere (sorted by location) of a/c that may be accessible for periods longer than a day, or is it just a case of who you know? (I will be discussing this with my CFI, but as the school is a single a/c operation, I'm sure that it's not an option).

Apologies if this is a dumb question or if it's been discussed before, but is it possible to hire for the purposes of touring, or is touring limited to those who own their own plane? I mean, I can understand that the schools need to keep their plans available for lessons, but are there any less utilised planes that can be hired?

Thanks Darky & Slarti. Could I have three - "Frequent Flyer", "Defy Gravity - Fly" and "Look down on your friends - Go Flying", all with user name. I expect that the last one is too long to fit on one line without squashing up too much, but maybe the "Go Flying" could be on a second line, right justified. If it looks like it isn't going to work well then just tell me and we'll find something else. Thanks again.

Thanks everyone for the welcome. Yes, BlackRod, that looks like 'my' plane in your avatar! We've probably met during lesson change-over some time.

A few more suggestions Had a bit of a brainstorm with my smarter half. How about Rise above it all... Fly Look down on your friends - Fly (I like that one ) Rise to the challenge - Fly She also suggested that Jet propelled or Wind Assisted would be appropriate for me, but that's just being cruel I haven't made my mind up yet, but there'll be a couple to add to the order some time soon.

Hi. I've been lurking for a while, but the thought of getting a bumper sticker has brought me out in the open. I got my certificate at the beginning of December, and have been working towards the cross country & passenger endos since then. What started as a birthday present is rapidly taking over my life. I keep thinking that if I cleaned out the garage then perhaps there's enough room for a little building project?? Gnome