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I live in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne, close to moorabin airport. But I dont think it's such a good idea to train there as it costs more and I can not fly from there. I was think I might as well train and fly from the same airport. But which airport? Tyabb, Tooradin, Lilydale, Coldstream? They are all fairly much the same distance from me, are there any other airports out east of Melbourne I can train at?

I'll ask/search around for more info

If I get a raa licence and a cross country endorsement, my min flight time is 40 hours. The same min time required for ppl. So what is then involved in getting a ppl out of this?

Regional France are overly friendly, go figure. What's the deal with using class D airports, e.g. moorabbin to Camden?

I usually get public transport, taxi or rent a car from the major airports.

That must make me Rambo as I totally stuck at shooter games

Not yet. Next year possibly

Same, always wanted to be a pilot but discounted it always thinking it costs way too much. It's actually a rather affordable form of fun. I will get my licence eventually.. :)

Well then assuming you catch 10 fish shouldnt they worth $2,000 each?

I have a motorbike, I enjoy it so much that unless I go 4wding, it takes me about 2 months before I need to refuel it BTW shouldnt the $67 reference be 67c? and isnt that estimate a bit excessive, but I am not so concerned with how cost efficient using a plane is. Just that is it feasible to fly around instead of drive around, i.e. could I drive to gippsland for the weekend instead of drive What I meant by more practical Is that to get anywhere in a boat takes a much longer time, and I could only go somewhere connected by water. e.g. For a day trip I'm pretty much limited to the bay. Boats are also subject to bad weather not to the same extreme but they need some or they also use fuel.

Howdy, thanx and good to know that this class of plane will suite my plans Foldup bikes, didnt think of that one, good idea. I take it a plane would be more useful and practical then a boat

Hi I'm so new I haven't even started any training yet, so thought I'd post some questions first before I start. For starters I live in Melbourne. I plan to get an RA-Aus licence and eventually my own plane. Now for some questions. I understand with enough training and endorsements/certifications, I can fly anywhere in Australia and it's islands with certain restrictions of course. So lets say I wanted to fly to some place along the great ocean road or some town near the border. What happens when I land, how would I get into town? I cant walk if the airport is a long way from town. Next question, is it feasible to fly in a RA-aus approved plane from an airport near Melb to one near Syd 360nm. What would be easier, driving or flying myself there? Ignore the above statement as I have relatives that live 10 mins away from a suitable airport. Thanx