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I liked it overall. It's a good first effort. Maybe the new editorial staff will settle in to their new project. The main things that annoyed me for this first issue were: 1) I like looking at ads - seeing all the wonderful stuff I might be able to afford one day, however TWO double pages just for ads is a bit cheeky! 2) If I was selling in the classifieds and I saw the picture(s) I provided cropped so heavily that one can't even see whether it has spats or winglets, I'd be very disappointed!

Nothing today...

It's taken me a couple of hours' flying since my test to build up the courage to tackle crosswind operations. I gave it a go the other day. Had to go around the first time... While lowering the into wind wing during the flare, I managed to balloon quite a bit. The second time wasn't so bad and I was able to affect a safe (not pretty) landing. Must work on that!

Hehe ... Awesome fun!

Great stuff Tomo! What was the big biplane you went on? That's a good little video setup you've got there! Is it on some sort of sprung arm mechanism? It seems to move slightly with the aircraft! (Edit) Oops, just saw the same question and answer in the other thread!

Do you tap the screen as the ducks fly past? Or do you have to direct the crosshairs here and there then hit a separate 'fire' button? Just curious, that's all...

How does Duck Hunt work on a touch screen device?

Wow... Hybrid electric/unleaded design... Very interesting! Electric takeoffs and landings...

I'm looking forward to it!

Yeah, I know that feeling!! My play money was all eaten up with getting across the line for the flying test. Now I can only do one flight per pay cycle!! Sounds like an excellent plan! Party in Flinders Island!

Congrats Graham! It must be a great feeling to go somewhere, and not just stick around the local area! Where have you planned to go first with your new found freedom?

It's quite funny for me watching my wife (a thoroughly entrenched iPhone fangirl) trying to use my Samsung with resistive. She doesn't quite understand that you just can't pinch to zoom - even though I remind her - it doesn't stop her trying over and over again while getting very frustrated!

As a current owner of a smart-phone with a resistive touch screen (a bit frustrating), I'm glad you are pushing for a capacitive one Ian. Good choice!

That's why I've only flown RC aircraft on the simulator! Check out this guy in a Mosquito. A very good example of an auto-rotation landing (or at least I think it is!).

Wow, that would be cool! Do you guys clear the engine periodically?

Wow! Would love to see that for myself one day!! I've only been there once - it was at night, though! Darwin to Melbourne... Didn't see a thing!!!

That sounds like a smart move - knock it all over in one go! I have a list as long as my arm of people wanting to go flying... However, I've given the first option to my Wife. She's moderately ok with it (I think!). When I finally get my endorsement, it will be interesting to see who ACTUALLY comes flying with me! I suspect the list will dwindle when they realise I can't fly them over to King Island for 'crays and cheese - until the cross country comes through... I have a woman that I work with that has (quote) "a distrust of fixed-wing aircraft, and would much prefer to be in a rotary any day". To me that's really unusual, because most people can't even conceive a auto-rotation landing - they think that a helicopter simply falls out of the sky!

Exactly what I was thinking!

Congratulations Scott! :thumb_up: I'm looking forward to my Pax endorsement! 3.5 hours to go!!! Who has agreed to be your first passenger?

Looks great Ian. The Android EFB sounds very exciting to me!!!! *waits with baited breath* Wait a minute - I need to do my cross country endorsement before I have a real need for an EFB... Count me in for one when I finally pass that!

I look forward to seeing the doco!

Congratulations Phil! It's a wonderful feeling that is still fresh in my mind. My instructor said, "Even if you never get to fly again, you can now call yourself a pilot." I'm also glad that I'm not the only one that was shaking after the event! I had so much adrenaline flowing through my veins that I couldn't even do simple maths - I had to check my logbook entries three times! Thank you for sharing... I look forward to hearing about your future adventures!

Yeah, Melbourne is a very pretty city. But, then again, Sydney is too! I also had a wonderful time walking and photographing around Hobart. ...Perth is nice... And Darwin, and Brisbane, and even Adelaide ( oh, and don't forget Canberra!!). I guess you could say that any capital city in Australia is pretty. Each of them has a totally different persona... All likeable in their own way. Canberra is interesting to visit - not only is it the capital - but also because it was a completely pre-planned city, whereas the others grew from large port towns. I live a little over an hours' train ride West of Melbourne in Ballarat. It has a great aerodrome on the outskirts of town. I'm only new to the flying community, but everyone I have met so far has been very friendly. If you make it out this way, I'd love to show you first-hand what the flying is like around here! There are also several other airports that cater for ultralights in the vicinity of Melbourne; Lilydale, Tyabb, Tooradin, Melton, Penfield, Bacchus Marsh, just to name a few. Tomo's offer is very generous! I am finding that the flying community here in Australia is very much like that wherever you go!

Hi GDL! Both Melbourne and Sydney have their charms... I have lived and worked in Melbourne since 1997, and really love it. It has a vibrant art and food scene. It is also the referred to as the sporting capital of Australia. It is the centre for Australian Rules Football (otherwise known as the AFL). Check out some of these links for more information about Melbourne itself: http://www.visitmelbourne.com/displayobject.cfm/objectid.0006117E-D615-1A6B-B64F80C476A901F2/ and, the state of Victoria: http://www.visitvictoria.com/displayobject.cfm/objectid.0C87B211-7571-4281-844BFBDBCED941F0/ Melbourne is a very pretty city: http://www.flickr.com/groups/melbourne/pool/ Hope this helps!