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Hey guys, Thought I might share an interesting article that I came across about someone who managed to get their Sports Pilot Licence (US equivalent to RA-Aus) in a week. The summarised article is: http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/air_space/2428121.html And the full webblog that he wrote is here: http://www.popularmechanics.com/blogs/outdoors_news/2073502.html I'm new here and stumbled upon these forums because I'm planning to go for my RA-Aus licence at the end of this year during my 6 week holiday break. I'm hoping to complete the licence (+ x-country & passenger endorsement hopefully), in that short time. I figured I have a better chance of doing it during that time as I can do it full time and devote everything to getting the licence then (and hopefully have good weather during summer). I had a lot of doubts about whether that was possible to do in that time, but this article has inspired me. Hopefully I can find an examiner who will share the same enthusiasm as me!

You're probably talking about the Breitling Emergency. It's about $5000AUD :confused: Be sure not to let your friends fiddle with it too much, just in case they accidentally activate the emergency transmission. I believe it's a US$10k fine by the FAA in the states, wonder what CASA will fine you here. Geoff, that's a nice looking watch!

I'm the complete opposite. I feel lost without a watch on! My two main criteria for watches are: it must have seconds display (to take pulses with) and it must have the date (I often forget the date...:D). I'm also a fan of automatic or solar powered watches. I'm quite interested in the Citizen eco-drive Skyhawks: Amazon.com: Citizen Eco-Drive Men's Titanium Skyhawk Chronograph Watch #JR3060-59F: Citizen: Watches Amazon.com: Citizen Eco-Drive Men's Skyhawk A-T Watch #JY0000-53E: Citizen: Watches

How'd your lesson go? Have you had it yet?

Does anyone have one of those "Pilot's watches" with a slide ruler in them? If so, do you find it handy?

Hey Guy, are you one of the sportstar instructors with Forsyth? If so, could you possibly shed some light on the questions from my previous post? That would be greatly appreciated :)

I imagine the initial workload will be higher when training at Parafield. However, I hope that this will be beneficial to your flying later down the track (e.g. with being comfortable with more traffic and more radio work). Bas, how does the RA-Aus training work at Parafield? Will you be doing the PAX & cross country endorsement at the same time as your training? How often are you planning to fly? Do they supply all the reading material that you'll need? Sorry for the all the questions, I hope I'm not being difficult!

Hey Bas, Great work on starting your training! I took a one hour TIF with Forsyth a few weeks ago as well and I'm looking to train with them too. I'd be very interested in your experience with them as you go. Any chance you could update this thread with your progress? :D I'm considering Forsyth for the same reasons as you. I live quite close to the city and driving out to Aldinga or Murray Bridge is just a bit too far to do so often. It'd be good to see if the curriculum out at Forsyth is any different, just because it's so close to controlled airspace. Have fun with it all and safe flying! Cheers, Kian