MattSR

I had a great time and I didn't mind coming second to Ben Brazier in Graduate either. In the end there was only 2% between us, but hey... theres always next time :)

Hi Finny, I did the rating through Curtis aviation - the syllabus is on average 5 hours. We did it in about 4.5. Its a great challenge and you learn a lot about what the aircraft is doing and how secondary effects of controls work. Give it a go, i'm sure you'll have a blast. Cheers, Matt

Myself and some mates are taking a 182 down from Sydney. Cant wait for the night show!

Hi guys, Thought I would try posting up some photos for the first time - i've put my pics in the air to air gallery but im not sure how to just post up my photos only... The link is here - http://theaussieaviator.net/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=519 Myself and one of the instructors I flew with while doing my PPL have wanted to get out formation rating for quite a while now and we finally got around to doing it last month. This was the final checkride before getting signed off and it was quite a fun trip. The two planes were Curtis aviations Citabrias - quite a fun little airplane indeed! We started off at Camden, then headed north over the training area to practice some turns and break-rejoins. As we approached Penrith we realised that Richmond was a CTAF so we could wander in and get some photos over there. Next we headed down Victor 1 to Wollongong then back to Camden where we met up with Tim in the T6 Texan. Since this was too good an opportunity to pass up we put Tim in the lead and the two Citabrias went left/right echelon which made a nice "flying V' formation. Anyways, I hoper you guys enjoy the pics :) Cheers, Matt

Thanks for the warm welcome guys! Dave, I joined the AAC and i'll definitely be at Parkes over Easter. Have been doing a little bit of Pitts training at Maitland too, but not sure if i'll be helping on the ground or competing yet :) Cheers, Matt

Hi Guys, Long time reader, first time poster here. My name is Matt and I am an aviation enthusiast form Camden, NSW. I currently hold a private pilots license with CSU and tailwheel endorsements and about 100 hours experience or so. At the moment I'm transitioning into the Pitts S2B at YSCN and im having a heap of fun... At the moment i'm interested in flying aerobatics and maybe obtaining a CPL down the track (no hurry though) Cheers, Matt