TheBFA

Haha, which one are you on there?

I would LOVE to be able to get in as a rescue crewman for work while doing flight training. I originally wanted to go rotary wing but it seemed like helicopter pilots tend to sit on their jobs for awhile and there isn't much turnover.

Howzit? I just moved here a few months ago after getting out of the US Navy. I was living in Hawaii and met my wife who lives here in Sydney and moved out here to live permanently. I have been in Aviation since 2000 starting out as a helicopter crew chief/door gunner/sensor operator/ and Rescue Swimmer (H-60 Seahawks) I later transitioned to the Gulfstream IV as a crew chief/ flight engineer where I was a cockpit crewman. I want to transition in being a pilot as my career and started my PPL in the US and have 35 hours and only have one CC solo left before doing a proficiency check and then check ride. I'd like to mention I have over 2100 flight hours as a crewman, 1100 of them as a cockpit crewman. I decided not to finish my PPL in the US because to transfer it to an Aus PPL, I would need (as I have been told) to do a proficiency flight, and then do a check ride, and a written exam, which is basically all I need to do to finish my PPL other than the last solo CC and I didn't want to have to pay for it twice. I'm working now to take care of a few debts before getting into flight training again, but I will be starting shortly to finish up my PPL and have been interested in getting a tablet for flying. I haven't done much searching on here yet but I wanted to see what everyone was using. I don't know what it is, but I am so against getting any Mac products. I have a feeling that I might have to give in and get an ipad given the aftermarket support they have. I have been using Android based OS since it first came out on the first Droid phone in the US and love the feel of the OS. I know even the aviation app support is better for the Mac but it seems there are very usable apps on the Android. The biggest thing I want it for is for VFR sectionals and runway diagrams. I don't necessarily NEED the moving maps right now, but it wouldn't hurt. I don't know if I want to trust it enough to use as my note taking such as clearances and freqs, but I wanted to get an idea of what other pilots are using it for.