philipnz

I've just completed my microlight license in NZ (a week ago) and it would appear that it is the most hours licence to get of them all. The NZ PPL license requirements are 50 hours total, 15 hours solo. The Microlight license requires 35 hours solo before you can be passenger rated. In practice you need at least 35 hours dual to cover the syllabus so there is no way you will get it under 70 hours plus flight test time. Our license has no restrictions (than vfr day only) and controlled airspace is something that we spent about 5 hours on. Our cross country (2 dual, 2 solo of at least 2 hours flying time each) has to be done without GPS and include 2 outlandings and diversions We do one less exam that PPL (human factors) When I tell people i have my license I add microlight and feel a little bit second rate. I'd say most people regard the microlight license as something well short of a PPL. Thats a shame as the requirements here are very similar

yeah, i did all the arranging direct with the factory although the agent here was great once it arrived. i probably pestered them quite a bit ;) the numbers are the serial numbers in order of production. the agents was 155, yours is 221 and mine is 228. That means ours were built about 2 weeks apart and certainly shared the factory floor at some point. :thumb_up:

Great stuff. I must try taking the doors off while there's still a bit of summer left. I'm only using Mogas in mine although at some point i fully expect to have to top up with 100LL if i'm away touring. The new shell oil is reported to be able to deal with that better i certainly haven't noticed any stick vibration in either of the two aircraft I have flown. sometimes the nose wheel continues spinning after takeoff on ashphalt which can be felt for a few seconds There are photo's of ZK-PRH in my gallery

I saw and fell in love with the NZ agents Remos back in September last year. Ordered one in October and commenced my training in his. Solo'd 7th November, then took a break mid December after 35 hours (15 solo) as the agent wanted his aircraft back Mine arrived at the end of February and yesterday, 10th April, I passed my flight test after 80 hours, all in a Remos (45 hours solo) In NZ you have to do 35 hours solo to get a passenger rating. I flew 45 hours in 6 weeks once my own Remos arrived I love it Where are you and how did you go about getting yours?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1PX7G0u0yI

Nope - but there are two in New Zealand, the Australasian agent's and mine, Just arrived last week Really nice