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Thanks Gents. I think I have the right mental approach its just the aerial attitude I have to work on I have had a look at the local strip about 12 months ago and after seeing and working around many PNG Strips and a fair number of RAAF ones, I am severely underwhelmed. Although I do realise that ~1 movement a month or less doesn't really justify 60" of reinforced concrete. I will have another look over the next weeks or so but from memory it resembles a corrugated iron roof.

 

I believe there is only 1 aircraft using the strip. Although I recckon that 60% of the Council would qualify a Balloonists, the amount of hot air that emanates from them is astounding.

Hi GuysAfter some thoughts on my options once I get my pilots certificate. I live up the Northern Beaches of Sydney, I've been learning out at Bankstown on a Jab170 and a Tecnam golf. Once I get my certificate and want to hire and fly around. What are my options? I can't fly out of Bankstown or Camden. I drove up to Warnervale the other day of a fly in a Foxbat, It was 1hr 10mins to get there. Then there is Wedderburn, I typed that into google maps and it came up as 1hr 45mins. Then there is The Oaks, I think that was 1hr 30mins away. Am I missing any? What is at Somersby? Can I fly there?

This there anyone else up this way? What do you guys do? Am I being a princess and should just suck it up and do the long drive?

 

Thanks guys

 

Cheers

 

Rick

One thing that might help is to download ozrunways on the free trial and look for ALAs close by? Just maybe there might be some private strips that you can fly out of which are closer. Long shot I know but worth a try.

Best of luck

I have just removed the chocks and have barely got past the "Clear Prop" stage ;-)I did quite a bit flying around PNG in the 1970s as a pax and chartering lots of aircraft in the Highlands, then was the IT bod at 2FTS at RAAF Pearce 2001-2004 and running their Flight Scheduling and Training Database. I have been aloft in the PC9s, hence the suffix to my name. So, being retired, I decided that I would try my hand at formalising lots of little bits that I have seen and done and see if it was as effortless as all those people with 100s, and 1,000s of hours in their logs.

 

I have started at Lone Eagle, at Clifton on the Darling Downs. So far I have got up ~4 hours and am getting the hang of "Straight and Level". I quickly worked out that the "effortless" bit required quite a bit of "effort" to become so.

 

I am scaring myself in a Drifter and probably frightening the crap out of my FI. But he keeps asking me back, so I hope its more of the potential than personality ;-)

 

I have just finished building my own house out of Insulated Concrete Formwork (bloody large Lego blocks) and people keep asking my "What will you do now that the house is done to stop you getting bored?" Being retired, time is not of the essence.

Hi all my names pete.Im from south australia.

Hopeing to start training soon for my ra aus certs.

 

Thanks for having me here.

Just joined. Student pilot yet to go solo (soon). Wanted to fly since I was 15. I'm older than that now.

Called the 'false horizon effect. To counter this your aim point is further up the strip, plus you carry a bit more speed &/or, less flap - in order to avoid stalling too early in the roundout. Once you touchdown - brakes are not usually necessary on the strips with >5% slope - on the steeper ones you actually need to dump flap and add heaps of power to get to the top parking bay. Go-rounds are possible - but only from a certain point on the approach to each and every strip. This you are taught during your 'route & strip' endorsing, (x5 to each strip & each route for commercial ops). happy days,

One of the best ones, loved hearing about his experiences in PNG!!

Great interview Adam, all I can say is nerves of steel for landing on those short strips.

Don't mean to thread hijack, but people interested in this might also enjoy this series we had in the UK last yearhttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/the-filter/11041485/The-most-dangerous-place-in-the-world-to-be-a-pilot.html

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Today on the show I talk with Matt McLaughlin about his experiences flying general aviation aircraft in one of the most dangerous flying environments in the world – Papua New Guinea. Matt would regularly fly into the Fane strip shown in the below youtube video.

Would you fly in Here?

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hiI'm Jimmy and from the UK where I am currently partway through my NPPL/LAPL. We are hoping to move to Perth in the next couple of years so thought it an idea to get some idea of the aviation scene out your way!

 

I'll probably post multiple questions in the various sub-forums over the next few days, so prepare yourselves

 

Look forward to contributing to the forum!

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Great listen, and what a fantastic route!! You going to go up in one now Adam?

Great listen, and what a fantastic route!! You going to go up in one now Adam?

Thanks Russ. I tend to agree.

I had no idea the new Auto Gyros were so capable until I did this interview. The interesting part for me was the fact that they are quite capable in strong crosswinds and turbulence in comparison to light fixed wing aircraft.

Thanks Russ. I tend to agree.

I had no idea the new Auto Gyros were so capable until I did this interview. The interesting part for me was the fact that they are quite capable in strong crosswinds and turbulence in comparison to light fixed wing aircraft.

Has anyone flown any of these modern Autogyros? What did you think?

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Summary: Today on the show we are going to be talking about all things related to Autogyros with Pilot John McDermott. In the interview John and I talk about his recent 5000 nautical mile trip where he flew with Rick and Kay from Berowra in a pair of Cavalon Autogyros from Nowra in NSW to the Gulf of Carpentaria, across to the Kimberleys returning home via Lake Ayre and the Flinders Ranges.

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Has anyone flown any of these modern Autogyros? What did you think?

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Summary: Today on the show we are going to be talking about all things related to Autogyros with Pilot John McDermott. In the interview John and I talk about his recent 5000 nautical mile trip where he flew with Rick and Kay from Berowra in a pair of Cavalon Autogyros from Nowra in NSW to the Gulf of Carpentaria, across to the Kimberleys returning home via Lake Ayre and the Flinders Ranges.

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Well done Adam, great episode.

Also this episode is now on youtube:

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John talks about flying near thunderstorms in the interview, has anyone flown through one and survived?

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Summary: Today we going on a journey to the South Pacific to talk with John Laming about his experiences as a pilot for Air Nauru. John recounts some interesting stories about his time as a Captain flying a 737-200 with Air Nauru including many interesting tales of passengers he was able to carry over the years.

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Welcome!