chris498

Hi Phil,

Welcome and good luck with the training.

Just remember.......

.......... Try to stay in the middle of the air. Do not go near the edges of it. The edges of the air can be recognized by the appearance of ground, buildings, sea, trees and interstellar space. It is much more difficult to fly there.

Chris

I worked on 11 Sqdn Lightnings....... Don't recall Large flat pans full of kitty litter.

Chris . This may look like an ambush. It's not, but the "situation" is very worthy of discussion and examination of what factors affected your decision.. A time to learn..... Normally anything you aren't happy with during a landing that AFFECTS SAFETY to an unacceptable level may be responded to by aborting the landing and having another try. You may recall during the early part of taxiing out you do an idle check and IF it's not satisfactory (ie the engine stops) the plane is considered unsafe for flight. During some landings with a jabiru since they often float a bit some pilots stop the engine to reduce the fast idle extended float effect. Of course you would only do this IF you are sure you won't need to go around. Nev

Lack of experience mixed with adrenaline etc alters a newbies perceptions on things.

Who would have expected those circumstances........ I for one didn't.

I try to "stay ahead of the aircraft" wherever I can now......

Taxing out, idle check was fine...

I wouldn't dream of stopping the engine voluntarily.

My instructor said "well done" regarding the restart. Without it, who knows how big a dent I would have maybe put in it.....

So at about 60yrs of age, I got to do my first solo in a Jab ......

The emotions and elation of doing that 1st solo stays in your memory data brain box forever.

The Full stop. Told to go out on your own is so well told by everyone.

I did mine and did all the the same things I had usually done with my instructor next to me, but now only with his words continually buzzing in my brain. Perhaps he was sitting on my shoulder.

As I kissed the Tarmac for my 1st solo circuit landing, I felt so proud.

But as floated down the runway, I felt sure the prop shouldn't have decided to take a rest. It stopped. Not anything I had specifically expected or trained for in that circumstance.

Restarted and powered up and managed a climb out. Heart restarted then too.

I was so nervous I had probably pulled power off with too much gusto.

A few more memorable circuits were trouble free.

I'll never forget the moment !

On a trip to Duxford in UK I saw this Nazi autogyro.

Feeling sure it was used for observation purposes of its mother UBoat.

You can download Biggles on iBooks. Not expensive at all.

Chris

Hi Chezza,

Welcome.

I'm even newer on here than you

Been in Oz from UK about 5 and half years now.

With 4 & half yrs in NSW.

Now after just over a yr travelling on the road as a Grey Nomad.

Stopped in Murray Bridge for 5 weeks to get my Pilot Cert .... Yippee got that last Thursday.

Flying is good here, so it looks like am here to stay :-)

But I came from Lincolnshire too. Near to Wickenby.... At Cherry Willingham.

Lived there for about 30 yrs. Small world aye ?

Hi All

Only been flying 5 weeks. At Murray Bridge....

Having a ball.

Just got my Pilot Cert on Thursday :-)

Jabiru J170

Love it ALL !