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I thought it was more :) oh well :) Thanks BP2469R

Crashing at high speed :)

Howdy All, I was wondering if anyone had a link through to a Good P92 or Similar Setup High Wing, that works with FSX, I've found a few, but the rendering or controls are a little unbelievable (I love with one that you need no Right rudder at all to take off, fire wall it, and wait for the airspeed to build and it takes off by itself, no trim in flight, nothing .. not very believable :)!) If anyone has any thoughts or directions please let me know, I need to log some couch hours and the yoke and pedals are calling me, and the default planes that come with FSX(Extended) are to GA for my liking :) Thanks all! Mark

Its helped me understand things that I wouldnt have understood easily without the course, I honestly wish I had more time to study at home, I've started flight training after a LOT of stuffing around earlier in the year with a great school, It will help, Dont know how the whole thing will come together at the end, but thats the fun bit... Currently going around in rectangles, and making a general mess of things, I can only say thank god the instructors have sense of humor! I am doing some navigation exercises, of which I get and understand, just no time to do it today, and sadly, like with everything its due tonight...

Thats not such a silly idea is it... couple of weeks in nz, rack up some hours, if you could organise 3-4 blokes and a good cfi/training crowd you could quite easily get 10+ hours for everyone concerned if the weather is good, and there is no ash... or eathquakes ... or tsunami's ... But still a bloody great idea :) (is it just me or is the weather in general conspiring against humanity in general of late..)

GST inc. prices are going up $10 soonish to cover, you guessed it fuel. Wow they are cheap some of these prices...

198 Dual and 168 Private for a Tecnam P92 at YCAB.

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Doesnt Look good for this weekend, that low seems to be moving off, but forecasts are for bad weather again, Most upsetting! Tomo, what does 16 days without flying make?

:) Hitting the books today, bloody man colds!

No more listening to the GA guys... just us bug smashers now hey.. the few the proud ;)

Survived another 3 hours over the last two weeks! I've heard that redcliffe is changing CTAF? Great day for Flying Last Weekend and the Weekend before!

Of to YCAB tomorrow for Hour 8/9, hopefully be able to consolidate all of the various training ideas that have been placed in my head by various schools. Have a good weekend all, hope the air gods are kind to us all!

Congratulations! Like above, Reading all this makes me look forward even more to flying tomorrow! A Very hearty congratulations! Mark

I undertook a structured class at TAFE, Backed up with 2-3 hours per week, that was before I started formal training, and I still have LOTS to learn, I've found that while the course it great (Passed all my exams, except for Met and BAK, which I have to do.. sometime soon... before my brain bleeds all of that knowledge out... I've got a Several Text's which I am working through :- Jim Davis Bob Taits Delta Avaitions RA Training Manuals - Good Read Plus a couple of others that Where passed to me by a good friend, which I have to get to .. one day... I think for my humble 7 hours in the air so far I've put in about 70 hours in theory so far ... Lots of 4 hour lectures at tafe, followed up but even more at home answering lots of questions... red

Very Cool :) The Foxbat 22AL Its tight, but I can get into it, the new one, the LSA sadly is to small, the centre console and main instrument panel have intruded on the void where your place your legs, and sadly, I cant get to the rudder without some serious contortioning, hence I had to go find a new school !

Howdy, Yes I am flying up in caboolture Both the P92-S and P92-Super Echo fit very nicely. Only problem is the P92-S My head rubs on the roof with my headset on, but honestly, you cannot have it all, just happy to have found a place to learn !

Would like to add I've done my theroy course, and am now attending the RA version run by the instructor/lecturer, I'm having a blast understand about 1/2 of it, and keeping about 1/2 of that in my head, LOTS to learn, but definately some of the best money I've spent in a bit!

Very True, there is also a panel power version apparently, so I am assuming its a phantom power or an extra connector on the indicator panel to plug it in, but its a very good point, the batteries last for ages, and really, I keep spare in my flight bag anyway, as most of the things in there run of AA's (My little GPS, My tourch, My headset, I am pretty sure if you look hard enough, the flight bag itself will run off a box of AA's) red

And there a good price as well!

Hello all, I recently purchased myself a headset, as I was getting a little over some of the headsets used in schools, so I thought I would offer my rough opinions on the different models I've tried, I've had on and finally the one I purchased. Now I have a largeish head, finding hats that fit me can be hard from time to time, and the old saying of One Size Fits all, really doesnt work for me, so after a lot of reading and even more time in the aviation stores around brisbane and western australia, I thought I might put up some of my experiences with different headsets. There pro's and Cons, and what I Personally thought about them. A little about me so you can make a comparison for yourself, I am 6ft7 and 110kgs, I'm a large solid guy, and as such finding things that fit can be hard, so if your in the same boat as me, read on, if your a 5ft6 70kg Average Guy, take what I say with a grain of salt.. Flightcom 4DX Headset One of the first schools that I went to had these headsets in them, from the get go I wasnt really impressed with them, I had noticed that the seals around the cups where not all that tight, and there was a large amount of Noise from the cabin coming into the headset through these seals, I suspect that since they where the day to day headset for the students, that with a little TLC they could have been brought up to scratch. The price that I found out later on was reasonable, but you really do get what you pay for! Online they seem to range from $180-220AU, They where a reasonable comfortable fit after I adjusted the sides, but the construction seemed a little to 'cheap', they seemed to me that if they where thrown around a little they would be a little to easy to damage, but never the less, if you want to own your own headset, and dont want to spend any money, and just want a BASIC set, they seem to be okay... but thats about it... Microphone worked as you would expect, noise came out when you spoke! During the flight there was no where for the sweat to go, so it pooled in the cups and where the seals where pressing against my head and ears, it pooled there as well, something I've learned since this early tender step into flight, is that every so often, air them out, pop open one cup and then air it out for a tick, helps a lot! Bose X20 I got the fly with one of these VERY VERY Expensive headsets when I was in South Australia, these where the personal set of the CFI, and I asked very nicely if I could fly with them on our lesson, Immediately I felt where the 1800+ dollars came from, they where VERY comfortable, They didnt clamp the sides of my head like a lot of others and provided very good PNR noise reduction, without the ANR enabled, the ANR is a dream for me, it was the lightest headset and easiest to wear besides the Zulu that I've ever worn, Highly recommended. BUT! The ear cups are to small, towards the end of the lesson, since I head to bend the tips of my ears in, inside the headset cup, they where getting a little sore, so this was the only real negative, besides the price. PNR was excellent and ANR was even better! Was very tempted to purchase this unit, very tempted indeed, but the cost stayed my hand, Its hard to justify the cost, when there is a very close second unit that is very very close, and for me a better fit! Microphone Clarity is excellent, though again it didnt seem to pick up my W's and M's unless I over empasied them, besides that it seemed to pick up my mumbles and put them through the intercom without to much problem. The other drawback, though very minor is that I had to wear the headset just off centre, there isnt a place for the small nipple on your hat to be put into, not any problem, but I suspect that if your in the aircraft for a long period of time, it may become a problem... I only suspect this, if anyone can put there 10c's in for this I would love to hear it. At the end of the flight, I cleaned the headset quickly and handed them back to the CFI, Much better than the david clark's that he was wearing, but I do thank him for affording me the chance to use them! David Cark H10-13.4 The Green Machine, I've flow a few times with these headsets, and what can I say, from everything that I've read and experience myself, what they say is true, they are a comfortable headset, after some adjustment, I found them a little tight on the side of my head, but I am pretty sure after looking on the website and the parts list that there would be a way of adjusting this or an after market accessory to make them more comfortable. Microphone Clarity was good, the Jabiru that I flew in had a Lot of noise (I felt) in the cabin, and the vox was turned up high to combat this, so you really had to speak lowdly to get it to kick in, though after a bit of time I got the hang of it and away we went! I tried one without the plush headset top and one with, the one with was a great fit, the normal headset top was a little worn and you could feel the metal of the headset topband on your head, and again, since there was no space for your hats 'button/nipple', I REALLY felt it on my head, and a couple of times I had to adjust it to make it more comfortable. With the top plush covering (Lambswool I think its called or something similar), this was alleviated, and the unit was very nice, I was tempted to purchase one of these as there a lot of them on sale on Ebay for less than $200 AU, and with the AU$ at a high, its temting :) But I wanted to geek it up a little and got ANR, as I just love the sound of silence! The PNR of all of the david clarks that I've worn are excellent, the wearing (well an hour each time) after some adjustment for my head was great, and a lot of places selling them get you a nice bag to bring them around in, I personally like the hard covers, as they're expesive items to get damaged! Pilot Avionics ANR Model I cant seem to find a lot of information on these little units, I can honestly say that I didnt like them, They where tight on my head, though they where new, they didnt seem to seal all that well around my head, after a bit of jigging around I eventually got them to sit on properly, the nice plush top that was on this headset was welcome, but I can say for a ANR headset they where not all that great at there job, the units that I had had plastic cups, and didnt do a great job of cancelling anything, Though a few stores seem to be selling them at a reasonable price, my 2c's are save some more money and get yourself a better PNR headset, it will do you better than these. It may of been a low battery on the kit, or just some other factor that I wasnt aware of at the time, but they didnt carry much for me! Microphone Clarity was okay, The unit that I had on the day didnt have its little microphone cover, and the vox really needed to be turned up a little, as it was cutting in and out a LOT, The cover might have helped out. Lightspeed Zulu The headset that I purchased, I got to try these out with a school in SA a few weeks ago, and one of the my old instructors has a set as well, I am very impressed with them, when I shot them out between the X20 and the Zulu at two different stores, though the X20 offers more (Except for my ears) the Zulu offered the same for half the price, my only complaint is that for me, the PNR just seems a little less than that of the x20. Microphone Clarity is excellent, though again it didnt seem to pick up my W's and M's unless I over empasied them, I suspect the VOX may have needed to be adjusted, but I'm mearly the student, and will learn more about the radio in the future. The unit that I have fits very well, the stereo function is great, hearing in both ears is great, you cant change the location of the mike, or replace the connection cable, which I think may be a bit upsetting for some people, as a lot of other headsets have this option, but from everything that I've read, and my first hour in the air, they are a Great headset. My old instuctor had a problem with is after about 5 hours, but had them repaired without question or query, and The local repair agent is in Brisbane about 30 minutes from me, so I cant complain about that!! The ear cups are excellent, and one of the first things that I noticed about the unit, it clamped my head great, and while I was walking around the pilot store with sunglass's hat and headset on, ANR on, it was a surreal experience, watching tv without hearing to much, another funny thing is when you closed your mouth, it was even more quiet! Another great reason to listen twice as much as you speak! I wish the Mike Boom was just a little longer, it wraps to about 4/5 the centre of my mouth, Just be nice to have it in front of my mouth rather just off to one side, doesnt seem to upset the unit, just a whine I think.. Constuction quality is less than the bose, and I feel the David clark (They are indeed build like tanks), I would LOVE to see the ability to swap out the leads yourself in field, as this is where the most problems will happen In my opinion, but everyone that owns one seems to say very nice things, including this happy purchaser. Its a welcome addition to my pilot bag. I hope this small review can help someone in there purchase in the future, and welcome any comments, and if Bose or Lightspeed or Even David Clark would like me to review there headsets... I wont say no! Mark - ReD