Bennyboy320

This was my first Oshkosh, I have to say that it exceeded all my expectations, extremely well managed & outstanding flying displays, everyone was just so friendly, I can honestly understand how folks come here every year.

My personal favorites were the Blue Angels, the Apollo astronauts, the light sport a/c & the home builds.

There's a long list, this mob is at the top of my no fly list.

Just looked at our (RAAus) web site, we have 9,657 members, all hard working tax payers & voters, I can't belie we don't have more political clout, like the NRA or EAA in the US.

Political correctness & red tape seems to sum up Australia these days.

Been planning this trip for a few years now, can't believe it's finally happening, going to be a boys trip with 3 mates, we have booked 2 RV's & camping on site.

Can't believe my luck, I'm a bit of a Blue Angels tragic, wanting to see them for years & I have every Apollo book written, so when I found out that the Blues are there as well as all the surviving Apollo astronauts I couldn't believe my luck.

Folks one word of advice, the definition of pprune=toxic. Avoid that site like the plague. Just my humble opinion.

What an inspirational story, love it, well done sir.

Don't forget ON a flying carpet.

You'll love retirement, get out as early as you can, if you are driving a 'bus' then you know it's boring!

The C152 at Royal Newcastle Aero Club in 1980 & then the CT4 with the RAAF, only 3,077 days to go & counting till I retire & become a full time grey nomad flying my Foxbat with my wife around this great brown land.

Costs are permitted provided that the cost are shared equally between pilot & pax, reference VFRG page 1.14, page 37 of CARs CAR2. (7)(d) i to viii & CAR 206:plane:

Ya gotta remember Journo's & I use that term loosely report mostly to the general public who really have no idea about aviation in general hence they dramatize it to make it more 'news-worthy'

Welcome back to the forum Dazza:cheers: sorry about the thread divergence.

Was an awesome trip.

If you need or want to fly in CTA go with a RPL, if not & you want to fly for fun without the added cost of a class 2 medical defiantly RAAus.

But I think I will now never buy the line that aviation is a technological wonder.

That photo even made the local paper here in Hong Kong yesterday.

the other mob at YRED

CASA=Empire building, you just have to look at the medical & ASIC threads on this site, reminds of that classic tv series Yes Minister.

Just a heads up, as the rules change & ASIC holders are required to have a face to face interview for a renewal WEF August security id have put in place various people at aero clubs, flying schools, airports etc that can verify or certify your ID, so the process can still be all done online with in 7-10 days.

I use windytv to track typhoons up here in HKG, it's usually better at predicting the track than the met office, good for SA.

Keep safe, hangars & can always be replaced.

Just wandering what is the best, cheapest (in that order of priority) way to go about this.

On the downside being in the military is not for everybody, training is tax payer funded therefore failure rates very high, you must progress at the rate that is expected otherwise you get scrubbed, also its a 12 year commitment once you graduate, he'll be early 30's & looking very good for the airlines if thats what he wants.

Only wanted for solo flights of not more than fuel allows! 5 yes five hour's flight with adequate reverse's,

As CASA licences do not expire surely you would only have to hold a current CASA BFR (or instrument renewal) and maybe Aust medical?

CASA have set a precedent by allowing RAAus students to operate in CTA i.e. Class D, therefore they will have to grant us CTA approval with the relevant training for those that don't or haven't held a RPL, PPL etc.

I for one hold a current class one medical & ATPL, minor problem it's from an overseas authority, all my Australian licenses apart from RAAus expired in 1999, so I'm in the same boat, waiting.................hopefully it will happen this year.